let us draw nearwith a sincereheartin full assuranceof faith,having our heartssprinkled[clean] from an evilconscienceand our bodieswashedwith purewater.
He walkedin allthe sinsof his fatherwhichhe had committedbeforehim; and his heartwas not whollydevotedto the LORDhis God,like the heartof his fatherDavid.
Of Zebulun,there were 50,000who wentout in the army,who could drawup in battleformationwith allkinds of weaponsof warand helped[David] with an undividedheart.
"As for you, my sonSolomon,knowthe Godof your father,and serveHim with a wholeheartand a willingmind;for the LORDsearchesallhearts,and understandseveryintentof the thoughts.Ifyou seekHim, He will let you findHim; but ifyou forsakeHim, He will rejectyou forever.
"Since I know,O my God,that You trythe heartand delightin uprightness,I, in the integrityof my heart,have willinglyofferedallthese[things]; so nowwith joyI have seenYour people,who are presenthere,make[their] offeringswillinglyto You.
Praisethe LORD!I will givethanksto the LORDwith all[my] heart,In the companyof the uprightand in the assembly.
With allmy heartI have soughtYou; Do not let me wanderfrom Your commandments.
I criedwith allmy heart;answerme, O LORD!I will observeYour statutes.
How blessedare those who observeHis testimonies,Who seekHim with all[their] heart.
Giveme understanding,that I may observeYour lawAnd keepit with all[my] heart.
I soughtYour favorwith all[my] heart;Be graciousto me according to Your word.
The arroganthave forgeda lieagainstme; With all[my] heartI will observeYour precepts.
I shall givethanksto You with uprightnessof heart,When I learnYour righteousjudgments.
May my heartbe blamelessin Your statutes,So that I will not be ashamed.Kaph.
Be gladin the LORDand rejoice,you righteousones;And shoutfor joy,allyou who are uprightin heart.
Createin me a cleanheart,O God,And renewa steadfastspiritwithinme.
But as for me, the nearnessof Godis my good;I have madethe LordGODmy refuge,That I may tellof allYour works.
For the LORDGodis a sunand shield;The LORDgivesgraceand glory;Nogoodthingdoes He withholdfrom those who walkuprightly.
I will givethanksto the LORDwith allmy heart;I will tellof allYour wonders.
For judgmentwill againbe righteous,And allthe uprightin heartwill followit.
"Then you shall bringAaronand his sonsto the doorwayof the tentof meetingand washthem with water.
Giveme your heart,my son,And let your eyesdelightin my ways.
Then the Lordsaid,"Becausethispeopledrawnearwith their wordsAnd honorMe with their lipservice,But they removetheir heartsfarfrom Me, And their reverencefor Me consistsof traditionlearned[by rote],
ThusHe will sprinklemanynations,Kingswill shuttheir mouthson accountof Him; For whathad not been toldthem they will see,And whatthey had not heardthey will understand.
I will givethem a heartto knowMe, for I am the LORD;and they will be My people,and I will be their God,for they will returnto Me with their wholeheart.
"Yetin spite of allthisher treacheroussisterJudahdid not returnto Me with allher heart,but ratherin deception,"declaresthe LORD.
Their leadershall be one of them, And their rulershall comeforthfrom their midst;And I will bringhim nearand he shall approachMe; For whowould dareto riskhis lifeto approachMe?' declaresthe LORD.
"Then I bathedyou with water,washedoffyour bloodfrom you and anointedyou with oil.
"Then I will sprinklecleanwateron you, and you will be clean;I will cleanseyou from allyour filthinessand from allyour idols.
"He shall then sprinkleseventimesthe one who is to be cleansedfrom the leprosyand shall pronouncehim clean,and shall let the livebirdgofreeoverthe openfield.
"He shall puton the holylinentunic,and the linenundergarmentsshall be nextto his body,and he shall be girdedwith the linensashand attiredwith the linenturban(theseare holygarments).Then he shall bathehis bodyin waterand putthem on.
Then Moseshad Aaronand his sonscomenearand washedthem with water.
"In that daya fountainwill be openedfor the houseof Davidand for the inhabitantsof Jerusalem,for sinand for impurity.
"Thusyou shall doto them, for their cleansing:[sprinkle] purifyingwateron them, and let them usea razorovertheir wholebodyand washtheir clothes,and they will be clean.
"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.
Inasmuchas manyhave undertakento compilean accountof the thingsaccomplishedamongus,
Jesusanswered,"Truly,truly,I sayto you, unlessoneis bornof waterand the Spirithe cannotenterinto the kingdomof God.
When they heardit, they [began] to goout oneby one,beginningwith the older ones,and He was leftalone,and the woman,where she was, in the center[of the court].
Nowwhydo you delay?Getup and be baptized,and wash awayyour sins,callingon His name.'
"You have nopartorportionin thismatter,for your heartis not rightbeforeGod.
Suchwere someof you; but you were washed,but you were sanctified,but you were justifiedin the nameof the LordJesusChristand in the Spiritof our God.
Therefore,havingthesepromises,beloved,let us cleanseourselvesfrom alldefilementof fleshand spirit,perfectingholinessin the fearof God.
in whomwe haveboldnessand confidentaccessthroughfaithin Him.
sothat He might sanctifyher, having cleansedher by the washingof waterwith the word,
Slaves,be obedientto thosewho are your mastersaccordingto the flesh,with fearand trembling,in the sincerityof your heart,as to Christ;
by meansof the hypocrisyof liarssearedin their ownconscienceas with a branding iron,
He savedus, not on the basisof deedswhichwe have donein righteousness,but accordingto His mercy,by the washingof regenerationand renewingby the HolySpirit,
For the Law,since it has[only] a shadowof the good thingsto come[and] not the veryformof things,cannever,by the samesacrificeswhichthey offercontinuallyyear by year,make perfectthosewho draw near.
Therefore,brethren,since we haveconfidenceto enterthe holy placeby the bloodof Jesus,
By faithhe keptthe Passoverand the sprinklingof the blood,sothat he who destroyedthe firstbornwould not touchthem.
and to Jesus,the mediatorof a newcovenant,and to the sprinkledblood,which speaksbetterthan[the blood] of Abel.
Thereforelet us draw nearwith confidenceto the throneof grace,sothat we may receivemercyand findgraceto helpin time of need.
And we desirethat each oneof you showthe samediligencesoas to realize the full assuranceof hopeuntilthe end,
(for the Lawmadenothingperfect),and on the other handthere is a bringingin of a betterhope,throughwhichwe draw nearto God.
since they [relate] onlyto foodand drinkand variouswashings,regulationsfor the bodyimposeduntila timeof reformation.
For when everycommandmenthad been spokenby Mosesto allthe peopleaccordingto the Law,he tookthe bloodof the calvesand the goats,with waterand scarletwooland hyssop,and sprinkledboththe bookitselfand allthe people,
But he must askin faithwithout anydoubting,for the one who doubtsis likethe surfof the sea,drivenand tossed by the wind.
Drawnearto Godand He will draw nearto you. Cleanseyour hands,you sinners;and purifyyour hearts,you double-minded.
accordingto the foreknowledgeof Godthe Father,by the sanctifying workof the Spirit,to obeyJesusChristand be sprinkledwith His blood:May graceand peacebe yoursin the fullest measure.
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--
