⁶ Take the Levites out from among the children of Israel and make them clean.

¹⁵ And he said to the people, Be ready by the third day: do not come near a woman.

¹¹ Away! away! go out from there, touching no unclean thing; go out from among her; be clean, you who take up the vessels of the Lord.

¹ Because God, then, will give us such rewards, dear brothers, let us make ourselves clean from all evil of flesh and spirit, and become completely holy in the fear of God.

⁸ Come near to God and he will come near to you. Make your hands clean, you evil-doers; put away deceit from your hearts, you false in mind.