He said to them, ‘You are the heads of the Levite families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.
2 Chronicles 29:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He said to them, ‘Hear me, Levites. Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the temple of the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Remove everything impure from the holy place. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And said to them, Levites, hear me! Now sanctify (purify and make free from sin) yourselves and the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and carry out the filth from the Holy Place. American Standard Version (1901) and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites; now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place. Common English Bible “Listen to me, you Levites!” he said. “Make yourselves holy so you can make holy the temple of the LORD God of your ancestors by removing from the sanctuary any impure thing. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to them: "Listen to me, O Levites, and be sanctified. Cleanse the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and take away every uncleanness from the sanctuary. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to them: Hear me, ye Levites, and be sanctified: purify the house of the Lord the God of your fathers: and take away all filth out of the sanctuary. |
He said to them, ‘You are the heads of the Levite families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.
However, since there were not enough priests, they weren’t able to skin all the burnt offerings, so their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious , to consecrate themselves than the priests were.
Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the eastern public square.
Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your brothers to carry out the word of the Lord through Moses.’
After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the city gates, and the wall.
I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored there, along with the grain offering and frankincense.
and the Lord told Moses, ‘Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes
He said to the people, ‘Be prepared by the third day. Do not have sexual relations with women.’
I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
He stretched out what appeared to be a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the inner gate that faces north, where the offensive statue that provokes jealousy was located.
He said to me, ‘Son of man, do you see what they are doing here #– #more detestable acts that the house of Israel is committing #– #so that I must depart from my sanctuary? You will see even more detestable acts.’
Gather the people; sanctify the congregation; assemble the aged; , gather the infants, even babies nursing at the breast. Let the groom leave his bedroom, and the bride her honeymoon chamber.
And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, as God said: I will dwell and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people. ,
So then, dear friends, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.