Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, [there is the] bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

But [it is] good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, That I may declare all Your works.

Therefore the LORD said: "Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their hearts far from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,

Their nobles shall be from among them, And their governor shall come from their midst; Then I will cause him to draw near, And he shall approach Me; For who [is] this who pledged his heart to approach Me?' says the LORD.

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

And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; his heart was not loyal to the LORD his God, as was the heart of his father David.

of Zebulun there were fifty thousand who went out to battle, expert in war with all weapons of war, stouthearted men who could keep ranks;

" As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.

"I know also, my God, that You test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these [things;] and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You.

To the Chief Musician. To [the tune of] "Death of the Son." A Psalm of David. I will praise [You,] O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.

Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all [you] upright in heart!

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

For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and glory; No good [thing] will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.

But judgment will return to righteousness, And all the upright in heart will follow it.

Praise the LORD! I will praise the LORD with [my] whole heart, In the assembly of the upright and [in] the congregation.

Blessed [are] those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart!

I will praise You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments.

With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!

Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law; Indeed, I shall observe it with [my] whole heart.

I entreated Your favor with [my] whole heart; Be merciful to me according to Your word.

The proud have forged a lie against me, [But] I will keep Your precepts with [my] whole heart.

Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, That I may not be ashamed.

I cry out with [my] whole heart; Hear me, O LORD! I will keep Your statutes.

My son, give me your heart, And let your eyes observe my ways.

"And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but in pretense," says the LORD.

'Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I [am] the LORD; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart.

"You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ;

Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,

So Jesus answered and said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' it will be done.

"And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."

"For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.

"Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive [them,] and you will have [them.]

in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.

But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.

And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.

Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.

And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh,

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than [that of] Abel.

"And he shall sprinkle it seven times on him who is to be cleansed from the leprosy, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose in the open field.

"Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purification on them, and let them shave all their body, and let them wash their clothes, and [so] make themselves clean.

'A clean person shall take hyssop and dip [it] in the water, sprinkle [it] on the tent, on all the vessels, on the persons who were there, or on the one who touched a bone, the slain, the dead, or a grave.

'The clean [person] shall sprinkle the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, wash his clothes, and bathe in water; and at evening he shall be clean.

So shall He sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths at Him; For what had not been told them they shall see, And what they had not heard they shall consider.

"Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.

elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

Then those who heard [it,] being convicted by [their] conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest [even] to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron,

For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

[concerned] only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.

"And Aaron and his sons you shall bring to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall wash them with water.

Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

"Then I washed you in water; yes, I thoroughly washed off your blood, and I anointed you with oil.

"Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.

"In that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.

"I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Peter said to Him, "You shall never wash my feet!" Jesus answered him, "If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me."

Jesus said to him, "He who is bathed needs only to wash [his] feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you."

And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,

not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

There is also an antitype which now saves us -- baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,