⁶ “Take the Levites from among all the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.^(A)

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

7 Therefore, since we have these promises,^(A) dear friends,^(B) let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness^(C) out of reverence for God.

¹⁵ Then he said to the people, “Prepare yourselves for the third day. Abstain^(A) from sexual relations.”