James 4:8 Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; and purify your [unfaithful] hearts, you double-minded...

4:8 AMP

逐节对照

Amplified Bible - Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; and purify your [unfaithful] hearts, you double-minded [people].
新标点和合本 - 你们亲近　神，　神就必亲近你们。有罪的人哪，要洁净你们的手！心怀二意的人哪，要清洁你们的心！
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 要亲近上帝，上帝就必亲近你们。有罪的人哪，要洁净你们的手！心怀二意的人哪，要清洁你们的心！
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 要亲近　神，　神就必亲近你们。有罪的人哪，要洁净你们的手！心怀二意的人哪，要清洁你们的心！
当代译本 - 你们亲近上帝，上帝就必亲近你们。有罪的人啊，洗净你们的手吧！三心二意的人啊，洁净你们的心吧！
圣经新译本 - 你们应当亲近　神，　神就亲近你们。罪人啊，要洁净你们的手；三心两意的人哪，要清洁你们的心。
中文标准译本 - 你们要亲近神，神就会亲近你们。你们这些罪人哪，当使你们的手洁净！心怀二意的人哪，当使你们的心纯洁！
现代标点和合本 - 你们亲近神，神就必亲近你们。有罪的人哪，要洁净你们的手！心怀二意的人哪，要清洁你们的心！
和合本（拼音版） - 你们亲近上帝，上帝就必亲近你们。有罪的人哪，要洁净你们的手；心怀二意的人哪，要清洁你们的心。
New International Version - Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
New International Reader's Version - Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners. Make your hearts pure, you who can’t make up your minds.
English Standard Version - Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
New Living Translation - Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.
Christian Standard Bible - Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
New American Standard Bible - Come close to God and He will come close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
New King James Version - Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
American Standard Version - Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.
King James Version - Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
New English Translation - Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.
World English Bible - Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.
新標點和合本 - 你們親近神，神就必親近你們。有罪的人哪，要潔淨你們的手！心懷二意的人哪，要清潔你們的心！
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 要親近上帝，上帝就必親近你們。有罪的人哪，要潔淨你們的手！心懷二意的人哪，要清潔你們的心！
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 要親近　神，　神就必親近你們。有罪的人哪，要潔淨你們的手！心懷二意的人哪，要清潔你們的心！
當代譯本 - 你們親近上帝，上帝就必親近你們。有罪的人啊，洗淨你們的手吧！三心二意的人啊，潔淨你們的心吧！
聖經新譯本 - 你們應當親近　神，　神就親近你們。罪人啊，要潔淨你們的手；三心兩意的人哪，要清潔你們的心。
呂振中譯本 - 你們親近上帝，上帝就親近你們。罪人哪，潔淨你們的手吧；心懷二意的人哪，使你們的心清潔吧。
中文標準譯本 - 你們要親近神，神就會親近你們。你們這些罪人哪，當使你們的手潔淨！心懷二意的人哪，當使你們的心純潔！
現代標點和合本 - 你們親近神，神就必親近你們。有罪的人哪，要潔淨你們的手！心懷二意的人哪，要清潔你們的心！
文理和合譯本 - 近上帝、上帝則近爾、干罪者淨乃手、二心者潔乃心、
文理委辦譯本 - 親上帝、則上帝親爾、惡者盥手、疑者洗心、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 近天主、則天主必近爾、爾有罪者當盥手、爾懷二心者當潔心、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 親近天主、則天主必殷勤相愛矣。吾願作惡者皆洗濯其手、而二三其德者皆純潔其心也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Acérquense a Dios, y él se acercará a ustedes. ¡Pecadores, límpiense las manos! ¡Ustedes los inconstantes, purifiquen su corazón!
현대인의 성경 - 하나님을 가까이하십시오. 그러면 하나님도 여러분을 가까이하실 것입니다. 죄인들은 과거의 잘못을 깨끗이 씻고 두 마음을 품은 사람들은 마음을 정결하게 하십시오.
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Matthew 27:24 - So when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but rather that a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands [to ceremonially cleanse himself of guilt] in the presence of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this [righteous] Man’s blood; see to that yourselves.”
Isaiah 13:15 - Anyone who is found will be pierced through, And anyone who is captured will fall by the sword.
Psalms 73:13 - Surely then in vain I have cleansed my heart And washed my hands in innocence.
Job 9:30 - If I were to wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye,
Jeremiah 4:11 - In that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A scorching wind from the barren heights in the wilderness [comes at My command] against the daughter of My people—not [a wind] to winnow and not to cleanse [from chaff, as when threshing, but]
Matthew 15:2 - “Why do Your disciples violate the tradition (religious laws) handed down by the [Jewish] elders? For Your disciples do not [ceremonially] wash their hands before they eat.”
Genesis 18:23 - Abraham approached [the Lord] and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous (those who do right) with the wicked (those who do evil)?
Luke 11:39 - But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and plate [as required by tradition]; but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
Luke 11:40 - You foolish ones [acting without reflection or intelligence]! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?
Job 16:17 - Although there is no violence or wrongdoing in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
Acts 15:9 - and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith [in Jesus].
Psalms 26:6 - I will wash my hands in innocence, And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
Isaiah 29:13 - Then the Lord said, “Because this nation approaches [Me only] with their words And honors Me [only] with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me is a tradition that is learned by rote [without any regard for its meaning],
1 Peter 1:22 - Since by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves for a sincere love of the believers, [see that you] love one another from the heart [always unselfishly seeking the best for one another],
James 1:8 - being a double-minded man, unstable and restless in all his ways [in everything he thinks, feels, or decides].
Psalms 24:4 - He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to what is false, Nor has sworn [oaths] deceitfully.
Psalms 18:20 - The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness (moral character, spiritual integrity); According to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me.
1 Timothy 2:8 - Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger and disputing or quarreling or doubt [in their mind].
Job 17:9 - Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his ways, And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
Matthew 12:33 - “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is recognized and judged by its fruit.
Psalms 51:10 - Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.
Psalms 73:28 - But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God; I have made the Lord God my refuge and placed my trust in Him, That I may tell of all Your works.
1 Peter 3:21 - Corresponding to that [rescue through the flood], baptism [which is an expression of a believer’s new life in Christ] now saves you, not by removing dirt from the body, but by an appeal to God for a good (clear) conscience, [demonstrating what you believe to be yours] through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
1 Chronicles 28:9 - “As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever.
Matthew 23:25 - “Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of extortion and robbery and self-indulgence (unrestrained greed).
Matthew 23:26 - You [spiritually] blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the plate [examine and change your inner self to conform to God’s precepts], so that the outside [your public life and deeds] may be clean also.
Ezekiel 18:31 - Cast away from you all your transgressions which you have committed [against Me], and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! For why should you die, O house of Israel?
2 Corinthians 7:1 - Therefore, since we have these [great and wonderful] promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, completing holiness [living a consecrated life—a life set apart for God’s purpose] in the fear of God.
Hebrews 7:19 - (for the Law never made anything perfect); while on the other hand a better hope is introduced through which we now continually draw near to God.
Isaiah 1:15 - So when you spread out your hands [in prayer, pleading for My help], I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you offer many prayers, I will not be listening. Your hands are full of blood!
Isaiah 1:16 - “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Get your evil deeds out of My sight. Stop doing evil,
Jeremiah 4:14 - O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, That you may be saved. How long will your wicked and immoral thoughts Lodge within you?
Psalms 51:6 - Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part [of my heart] You will make me know wisdom.
Psalms 51:7 - Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Ezekiel 36:25 - Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your uncleanness and from all your idols.
Ezekiel 36:26 - Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you, and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:27 - I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My ordinances and do them.
Hosea 6:1 - “Come and let us return [in repentance] to the Lord, For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
Hosea 6:2 - After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up That we may live before Him.
Isaiah 55:6 - Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.
Isaiah 55:7 - Let the wicked leave (behind) his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion (mercy) on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.
2 Chronicles 15:2 - and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him, as your soul’s first necessity], He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will abandon (turn away from) you.
Hebrews 10:22 - let us approach [God] with a true and sincere heart in unqualified assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Zechariah 1:3 - Therefore say to the Jews, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts (armies), “Return to Me,” declares the Lord of hosts, “and I shall return to you.
Malachi 3:7 - “Yet from the days of your fathers you have turned away from My statutes and ordinances and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’
Psalms 145:18 - The Lord is near to all who call on Him, To all who call on Him in truth (without guile).

逐节对照

交叉引用

Amplified Bible - Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; and purify your [unfaithful] hearts, you double-minded [people].
新标点和合本 - 你们亲近　神，　神就必亲近你们。有罪的人哪，要洁净你们的手！心怀二意的人哪，要清洁你们的心！
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 要亲近上帝，上帝就必亲近你们。有罪的人哪，要洁净你们的手！心怀二意的人哪，要清洁你们的心！
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 要亲近　神，　神就必亲近你们。有罪的人哪，要洁净你们的手！心怀二意的人哪，要清洁你们的心！
当代译本 - 你们亲近上帝，上帝就必亲近你们。有罪的人啊，洗净你们的手吧！三心二意的人啊，洁净你们的心吧！
圣经新译本 - 你们应当亲近　神，　神就亲近你们。罪人啊，要洁净你们的手；三心两意的人哪，要清洁你们的心。
中文标准译本 - 你们要亲近神，神就会亲近你们。你们这些罪人哪，当使你们的手洁净！心怀二意的人哪，当使你们的心纯洁！
现代标点和合本 - 你们亲近神，神就必亲近你们。有罪的人哪，要洁净你们的手！心怀二意的人哪，要清洁你们的心！
和合本（拼音版） - 你们亲近上帝，上帝就必亲近你们。有罪的人哪，要洁净你们的手；心怀二意的人哪，要清洁你们的心。
New International Version - Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
New International Reader's Version - Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners. Make your hearts pure, you who can’t make up your minds.
English Standard Version - Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
New Living Translation - Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.
Christian Standard Bible - Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
New American Standard Bible - Come close to God and He will come close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
New King James Version - Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
American Standard Version - Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.
King James Version - Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
New English Translation - Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.
World English Bible - Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.
新標點和合本 - 你們親近神，神就必親近你們。有罪的人哪，要潔淨你們的手！心懷二意的人哪，要清潔你們的心！
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 要親近上帝，上帝就必親近你們。有罪的人哪，要潔淨你們的手！心懷二意的人哪，要清潔你們的心！
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 要親近　神，　神就必親近你們。有罪的人哪，要潔淨你們的手！心懷二意的人哪，要清潔你們的心！
當代譯本 - 你們親近上帝，上帝就必親近你們。有罪的人啊，洗淨你們的手吧！三心二意的人啊，潔淨你們的心吧！
聖經新譯本 - 你們應當親近　神，　神就親近你們。罪人啊，要潔淨你們的手；三心兩意的人哪，要清潔你們的心。
呂振中譯本 - 你們親近上帝，上帝就親近你們。罪人哪，潔淨你們的手吧；心懷二意的人哪，使你們的心清潔吧。
中文標準譯本 - 你們要親近神，神就會親近你們。你們這些罪人哪，當使你們的手潔淨！心懷二意的人哪，當使你們的心純潔！
現代標點和合本 - 你們親近神，神就必親近你們。有罪的人哪，要潔淨你們的手！心懷二意的人哪，要清潔你們的心！
文理和合譯本 - 近上帝、上帝則近爾、干罪者淨乃手、二心者潔乃心、
文理委辦譯本 - 親上帝、則上帝親爾、惡者盥手、疑者洗心、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 近天主、則天主必近爾、爾有罪者當盥手、爾懷二心者當潔心、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 親近天主、則天主必殷勤相愛矣。吾願作惡者皆洗濯其手、而二三其德者皆純潔其心也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Acérquense a Dios, y él se acercará a ustedes. ¡Pecadores, límpiense las manos! ¡Ustedes los inconstantes, purifiquen su corazón!
현대인의 성경 - 하나님을 가까이하십시오. 그러면 하나님도 여러분을 가까이하실 것입니다. 죄인들은 과거의 잘못을 깨끗이 씻고 두 마음을 품은 사람들은 마음을 정결하게 하십시오.
Новый Русский Перевод - Приблизьтесь к Богу, и Он приблизится к вам. Грешники, омойте ваши руки , и вы, двоедушные, очистите ваши сердца.
Восточный перевод - Приблизьтесь к Всевышнему, и Он приблизится к вам. Грешники, омойте ваши руки , и вы, двуличные, очистите ваши сердца.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Приблизьтесь к Аллаху, и Он приблизится к вам. Грешники, омойте ваши руки , и вы, двуличные, очистите ваши сердца.
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La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Approchez-vous de Dieu, et il s’approchera de vous. Nettoyez vos mains, pécheurs, et purifiez votre cœur, vous qui avez le cœur partagé.
リビングバイブル - 神に近づきなさい。そうすれば、神も近づいてくださいます。罪ある人たちよ。罪の生活から足を洗いなさい。純粋で真実な心の持ち主だと認めてもらえるように、神への思いで心を満たしなさい。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἐγγίσατε τῷ θεῷ καὶ ἐγγιεῖ ὑμῖν. καθαρίσατε χεῖρας, ἁμαρτωλοί, καὶ ἁγνίσατε καρδίας, δίψυχοι.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἐγγίσατε τῷ Θεῷ, καὶ ἐγγιεῖ ὑμῖν. καθαρίσατε χεῖρας, ἁμαρτωλοί, καὶ ἁγνίσατε καρδίας, δίψυχοι.
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พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - จงเข้ามาใกล้พระเจ้า แล้วพระองค์จะเสด็จมาใกล้ท่าน คนบาปทั้งหลายจงล้างมือให้สะอาด คนสองใจจงชำระใจให้บริสุทธิ์
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Matthew 27:24 - So when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but rather that a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands [to ceremonially cleanse himself of guilt] in the presence of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this [righteous] Man’s blood; see to that yourselves.”
Isaiah 13:15 - Anyone who is found will be pierced through, And anyone who is captured will fall by the sword.
Psalms 73:13 - Surely then in vain I have cleansed my heart And washed my hands in innocence.
Job 9:30 - If I were to wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye,
Jeremiah 4:11 - In that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A scorching wind from the barren heights in the wilderness [comes at My command] against the daughter of My people—not [a wind] to winnow and not to cleanse [from chaff, as when threshing, but]
Matthew 15:2 - “Why do Your disciples violate the tradition (religious laws) handed down by the [Jewish] elders? For Your disciples do not [ceremonially] wash their hands before they eat.”
Genesis 18:23 - Abraham approached [the Lord] and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous (those who do right) with the wicked (those who do evil)?
Luke 11:39 - But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and plate [as required by tradition]; but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
Luke 11:40 - You foolish ones [acting without reflection or intelligence]! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?
Job 16:17 - Although there is no violence or wrongdoing in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
Acts 15:9 - and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith [in Jesus].
Psalms 26:6 - I will wash my hands in innocence, And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
Isaiah 29:13 - Then the Lord said, “Because this nation approaches [Me only] with their words And honors Me [only] with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me is a tradition that is learned by rote [without any regard for its meaning],
1 Peter 1:22 - Since by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves for a sincere love of the believers, [see that you] love one another from the heart [always unselfishly seeking the best for one another],
James 1:8 - being a double-minded man, unstable and restless in all his ways [in everything he thinks, feels, or decides].
Psalms 24:4 - He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to what is false, Nor has sworn [oaths] deceitfully.
Psalms 18:20 - The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness (moral character, spiritual integrity); According to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me.
1 Timothy 2:8 - Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger and disputing or quarreling or doubt [in their mind].
Job 17:9 - Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his ways, And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
Matthew 12:33 - “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is recognized and judged by its fruit.
Psalms 51:10 - Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.
Psalms 73:28 - But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God; I have made the Lord God my refuge and placed my trust in Him, That I may tell of all Your works.
1 Peter 3:21 - Corresponding to that [rescue through the flood], baptism [which is an expression of a believer’s new life in Christ] now saves you, not by removing dirt from the body, but by an appeal to God for a good (clear) conscience, [demonstrating what you believe to be yours] through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
1 Chronicles 28:9 - “As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever.
Matthew 23:25 - “Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of extortion and robbery and self-indulgence (unrestrained greed).
Matthew 23:26 - You [spiritually] blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the plate [examine and change your inner self to conform to God’s precepts], so that the outside [your public life and deeds] may be clean also.
Ezekiel 18:31 - Cast away from you all your transgressions which you have committed [against Me], and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! For why should you die, O house of Israel?
2 Corinthians 7:1 - Therefore, since we have these [great and wonderful] promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, completing holiness [living a consecrated life—a life set apart for God’s purpose] in the fear of God.
Hebrews 7:19 - (for the Law never made anything perfect); while on the other hand a better hope is introduced through which we now continually draw near to God.
Isaiah 1:15 - So when you spread out your hands [in prayer, pleading for My help], I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you offer many prayers, I will not be listening. Your hands are full of blood!
Isaiah 1:16 - “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Get your evil deeds out of My sight. Stop doing evil,
Jeremiah 4:14 - O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, That you may be saved. How long will your wicked and immoral thoughts Lodge within you?
Psalms 51:6 - Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part [of my heart] You will make me know wisdom.
Psalms 51:7 - Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Ezekiel 36:25 - Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your uncleanness and from all your idols.
Ezekiel 36:26 - Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you, and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:27 - I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My ordinances and do them.
Hosea 6:1 - “Come and let us return [in repentance] to the Lord, For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
Hosea 6:2 - After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up That we may live before Him.
Isaiah 55:6 - Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.
Isaiah 55:7 - Let the wicked leave (behind) his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion (mercy) on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.
2 Chronicles 15:2 - and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him, as your soul’s first necessity], He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will abandon (turn away from) you.
Hebrews 10:22 - let us approach [God] with a true and sincere heart in unqualified assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Zechariah 1:3 - Therefore say to the Jews, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts (armies), “Return to Me,” declares the Lord of hosts, “and I shall return to you.
Malachi 3:7 - “Yet from the days of your fathers you have turned away from My statutes and ordinances and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’
Psalms 145:18 - The Lord is near to all who call on Him, To all who call on Him in truth (without guile).