When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid; because of his crashings they are beside themselves.

And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments.

Let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to the Mighty God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me in the way which I have gone.

And Jehovah said to Moses, Go to the people and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes.

And he said, In peace. I have come to sacrifice unto Jehovah. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he consecrated Jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice.

Then the priests and Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

And the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went from the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.

And Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.

My voice shall You hear in the morning, O Jehovah; in the morning I will direct my prayer unto You, and I will look up.

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no work nor reasoning nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol where you go.

Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and My servant Job will pray for you; for I accept him; lest I deal with you according to your folly; because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.

And Noah built an altar unto Jehovah, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices unto God. And Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.

And he sent young men of the sons of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and slaughtered oxen for sacrifices of peace unto Jehovah.

If his offering is a burnt offering of the herd, let him offer a male that is whole; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tent of meeting before Jehovah.

He shall kill the young bull before Jehovah; and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tent of meeting.

And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Word of Jehovah had come, saying, Israel shall be your name.

Then Paul took the men, and the next day, having been purified with them, entered the temple to declare the fulfillment of the days of purification, until an offering should be brought for each one of them.

For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

However, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and will he not curse You to Your face!

Then his wife said to him, Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!

Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and this son of the Israelite woman and a man of Israel struggled together in the camp.

And they put him in confinement, that the mouth of Jehovah might be declared to them.

Take him who has cursed outside the camp; and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

And whoever blasphemes the name of Jehovah shall be executed to death. All the congregation shall stone him with stones, the sojourner as well as him who is born in the land. When he blasphemes the Name, he shall be put to death.

and seat two men, sons of worthlessness, before him to bear witness against him, saying, You have blasphemed God and the king. Then take him out, and stone him, that he may die.

And two men, sons of worthlessness, came in and sat before him; and the men of worthlessness testified against him, against Naboth, before the people, saying, Naboth has blasphemed God and the king! Then they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died.

And Jehovah saw that the evil of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all day long.

O Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil so that you may be saved. How long shall your vain thoughts lodge within you?

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?

I Jehovah search the heart, I examine the soul, even to give to each man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual perversions, murders,

All these evil things come from within and defile a man.

Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will be from God.

Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he always call upon God?

in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.

And shall God not avenge His elect who cry out day and night to Him, as He is patient with them?

praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;