Joel 2:16

Conservative English Version

Make sure that everyone is fit to worship me. Bring adults, children, babies, and even bring newlyweds from their festivities.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 20:13

While every man, woman, and child of Judah was standing there at the temple,

2 Chronicles 29:5

and said: It's time to purify the temple of the LORD God of our ancestors. You Levites must first go through the ceremony to make yourselves clean, then go into the temple and bring out everything that is unclean and unacceptable to the LORD.

2 Chronicles 30:17

(SEE 30:15)

2 Chronicles 30:19

(SEE 30:18)

2 Chronicles 35:6

When the people bring you their Passover lamb, you must kill it and prepare it to be sacrificed to the LORD. Make sure the people celebrate according to the instructions that the LORD gave Moses, and don't do anything to make yourselves unclean and unacceptable.

Job 1:5

After each feast, Job would send for his children and perform a ceremony, as a way of asking God to forgive them of any wrongs they may have done. He would get up early the next morning and offer a sacrifice for each of them, just in case they had sinned or silently cursed God.

Psalm 19:5

It rises like a bridegroom and gets ready like a hero eager to run a race.

Exodus 19:10

Once more the LORD spoke to Moses: Go back and tell the people that today and tomorrow they must get themselves ready to meet me. They must wash their clothes

Exodus 19:15

He told them to be ready in three days and not to have sex in the meantime.

Exodus 19:22

Only the priests may come near me, and they must obey strict rules before I let them. If they don't, they will be punished."

Joel 1:14

Tell the leaders and people to come together at the temple. Order them to go without eating and to pray sincerely.

Matthew 21:16

The men said to Jesus, "Don't you hear what those children are saying?" "Yes, I do!" Jesus answered. "Don't you know that the Scriptures say, 'Children and infants will sing praises'?"

Matthew 9:15

Jesus answered: The friends of a bridegroom don't go without eating while he is still with them. But the time will come when he will be taken from them. Then they will go without eating.

1 Corinthians 7:5

So don't refuse sex to each other, unless you agree not to have sex for a little while, in order to spend time in prayer. Then Satan won't be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Joshua 7:13

Tell the people of Israel, "Tomorrow you will meet with the LORD your God, so make yourselves acceptable to worship him. The LORD says that you have taken things that should have been destroyed. You won't be able to stand up to your enemies until you get rid of those things.

Joshua 8:35

(SEE 8:33)

1 Samuel 16:5

"Yes, it is!" Samuel answered. "I've come to offer a sacrifice to the LORD. Get yourselves ready to take part in the sacrifice and come with me." Samuel also invited Jesse and his sons to come to the sacrifice, and he got them ready to take part.