"But it shall be when eveningapproaches,he shall bathehimself with water,and at sundownhe may reenterthe camp.
Washme thoroughlyfrom my iniquityAnd cleanseme from my sin.
Purifyme with hyssop,and I shall be clean;Washme, and I shall be whiterthansnow.
"Then I will sprinklecleanwateron you, and you will be clean;I will cleanseyou from allyour filthinessand from allyour idols.
and whoeverpicksup anyof their carcassesshall washhis clothesand be uncleanuntilevening.
"It will be on the seventhdaythat he shall shaveoffallhis hair:he shall shavehis headand his beardand his eyebrows,even allhis hair.He shall then washhis clothesand bathehis bodyin waterand be clean.
Likewise, whomeverthe one with the dischargetoucheswithouthaving rinsedhis handsin watershall washhis clothesand bathein waterand be uncleanuntilevening.
Now whenthe man with the dischargebecomescleansedfrom his discharge,then he shall countoff for himself sevendaysfor his cleansing;he shall then washhis clothesand bathehis bodyin runningwaterand will becomeclean.
Now ifa manhasa seminalemission,he shall batheallhis bodyin waterand be uncleanuntilevening.
Anyone,moreover, whotoucheshis bedshall washhis clothesand bathein waterand be uncleanuntilevening;
a personwhotouchesany such shall be uncleanuntilevening,and shall not eatof the holy[gifts] unlesshe has bathedhis bodyin water.
"As for me, I baptizeyou with waterfor repentance,but He who is comingafterme is mightierthan I, and I amnot fitto removeHis sandals;He will baptizeyou with the HolySpiritand fire.
"Ifthere is among you anymanwhois uncleanbecauseof a nocturnalemission,then he must gooutsidethe camp;he may not reenterthe camp.
"You shall also havea placeoutsidethe campand goout there,
let us draw nearwith a sincereheartin full assuranceof faith,having our heartssprinkled[clean] from an evilconscienceand our bodieswashedwith purewater.
Correspondingto that, baptismnowsavesyou-- not the removalof dirtfrom the flesh,but an appealto Godfor a goodconscience--throughthe resurrectionof JesusChrist,
and from JesusChrist,the faithfulwitness,the firstbornof the dead,and the rulerof the kingsof the earth.To Him who lovesus and releasedus from our sinsby His blood--
