⁶ “Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and cleanse them.

^8 (A)Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. ^(B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and ^(C)purify your hearts, ^(D)you double-minded.

7 Since we have these promises, beloved, ^(A)let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body^[a] and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.

¹⁵ And he said to the people, “Be ready for the ^(A)third day; ^(B)do not go near a woman.”