and Moses told them, "Be ready by the day after tomorrow and don't have sexual intercourse in the meantime."

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.

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites!