Then I said to them, Each of you, throw away the abominations which are before his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am Jehovah your God.

Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Wash yourselves, purify yourselves. Put away the evil of your doings from My eyes; stop doing evil.

Learn to do good, seek justice, set straight the oppressor, judge for the orphan, plead for the widow.

You shall also defile the covering of your graven images of silver, and the ornament of your molten images of gold. You shall cast them away like a menstruous cloth. You shall say to them, Get away!

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Jehovah, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which is corrupted according to the deceitful lusts,

and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.

Be angry, but do not sin: do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.

Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: sexual perversion, uncleanness, passion, evil lusts, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.

Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his practices,

Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted Word, which has the power to save your souls.

as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance;

Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,

that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh in the lusts of men, but in the will of God.

In this regard, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same overflow of dissipation, blaspheming.

And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh,

I will also give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

And I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for their good and for the good of their children after them.

Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for a tree is known by its fruit.

Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.

Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently out of a pure heart,

Say to them: As I live, declares the Lord Jehovah, I take no delight in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why will you die, O house of Israel?

Behold, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil;

I call Heaven and earth to bear witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Therefore choose life, that both you and your seed may live;

But he who sins against me does violence to his own soul; all who hate me love death.

And to this people you shall say, Thus says Jehovah, Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

For I have not sent them, says Jehovah; yet they prophesy a lie in My name, so that I might drive you out, and that you might perish, you and the prophets who prophesy to you.

Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, It was necessary that the Word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you thrust it away, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.