and find pleasure in obeying him. He will not judge by appearance or hearsay;

he will judge the poor fairly and defend the rights of the helpless. At his command the people will be punished, and evil persons will die.

He will not break off a bent reed nor put out a flickering lamp. He will bring lasting justice to all.

Welcome those who are weak in faith, but do not argue with them about their personal opinions.

Show mercy toward those who have doubts;

save others by snatching them out of the fire; and to others show mercy mixed with fear, but hate their very clothes, stained by their sinful lusts.

If any of you have a sore on your skin or a boil or an inflammation which could develop into a dreaded skin disease, you shall be brought to the Aaronite priest.

But you are unfaithful, unworthy to be his people, a sinful and deceitful nation.

All of us often make mistakes. But if a person never makes a mistake in what he says, he is perfect and is also able to control his whole being.

(SEE 11:24)

(SEE 11:24)

And if any of you eat any part of the animal, you must wash your clothes, but you will still be unclean until evening; any of you who carry the dead body must wash your clothes, but you will still be unclean until evening.

You shall wash your clothes, shave off all your hair, and take a bath; you will then be ritually clean. You may enter the camp, but you must live outside your tent for seven days.

listen to their prayers. If any of your people Israel, out of heartfelt sorrow, stretch out their hands in prayer toward this Temple,

listen to their prayers. Hear them in heaven and give them victory.

None of us can see our own errors; deliver me, LORD, from hidden faults!

Can anyone really say that his conscience is clear, that he has gotten rid of his sin?

There is no one on earth who does what is right all the time and never makes a mistake.

Peter declared, "Never at any time will you wash my feet!" "If I do not wash your feet," Jesus answered, "you will no longer be my disciple."

Jesus said, "Those who have taken a bath are completely clean and do not have to wash themselves, except for their feet. All of you are clean---all except one."

All these promises are made to us, my dear friends. So then, let us purify ourselves from everything that makes body or soul unclean, and let us be completely holy by living in awe of God.

since they have to do only with food, drink, and various purification ceremonies. These are all outward rules, which apply only until the time when God will establish the new order.

So let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, with hearts that have been purified from a guilty conscience and with bodies washed with clean water.

But if we live in the light---just as he is in the light---then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from every sin.

But if we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing.