James 4:8 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.

4:8 NLT

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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.
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.
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.
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].
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.
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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.
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Nova Versão Internacional - Aproximem-se de Deus, e ele se aproximará de vocês! Pecadores, limpem as mãos, e vocês, que têm a mente dividida, purifiquem o coração.
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Matthew 27:24 - Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. The responsibility is yours!”
Isaiah 13:15 - Anyone who is captured will be cut down— run through with a sword.
Psalms 73:13 - Did I keep my heart pure for nothing? Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?
Job 9:30 - Even if I were to wash myself with soap and clean my hands with lye,
Jeremiah 4:11 - The time is coming when the Lord will say to the people of Jerusalem, “My dear people, a burning wind is blowing in from the desert, and it’s not a gentle breeze useful for winnowing grain.
Matthew 15:2 - “Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat.”
Genesis 18:23 - Abraham approached him and said, “Will you sweep away both the righteous and the wicked?
Luke 11:39 - Then the Lord said to him, “You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and wickedness!
Luke 11:40 - Fools! Didn’t God make the inside as well as the outside?
Job 16:17 - Yet I have done no wrong, and my prayer is pure.
Acts of the Apostles 15:9 - He made no distinction between us and them, for he cleansed their hearts through faith.
Psalms 26:6 - I wash my hands to declare my innocence. I come to your altar, O Lord,
Isaiah 29:13 - And so the Lord says, “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote.
1 Peter 1:22 - You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart.
James 1:8 - Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.
Psalms 24:4 - Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies.
Psalms 18:20 - The Lord rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence.
1 Timothy 2:8 - In every place of worship, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy.
Job 17:9 - The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.
Matthew 12:33 - “A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad.
Psalms 51:10 - Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.
Psalms 73:28 - But as for me, how good it is to be near God! I have made the Sovereign Lord my shelter, and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.
1 Peter 3:21 - And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
1 Chronicles 28:9 - “And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
Matthew 23:25 - “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and self-indulgence!
Matthew 23:26 - You blind Pharisee! First wash the inside of the cup and the dish, and then the outside will become clean, too.
Ezekiel 18:31 - Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel?
2 Corinthians 7:1 - Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
Hebrews 7:19 - For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
Isaiah 1:15 - When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look. Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.
Isaiah 1:16 - Wash yourselves and be clean! Get your sins out of my sight. Give up your evil ways.
Jeremiah 4:14 - O Jerusalem, cleanse your heart that you may be saved. How long will you harbor your evil thoughts?
Psalms 51:6 - But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.
Psalms 51:7 - Purify me from my sins, 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. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols.
Ezekiel 36:26 - And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.
Ezekiel 36:27 - And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.
Hosea 6:1 - “Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces; now he will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds.
Hosea 6:2 - In just a short time he will restore us, so that we may live in his presence.
Isaiah 55:6 - Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.
Isaiah 55:7 - Let the wicked change their ways and banish the very thought of doing wrong. Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.
2 Chronicles 15:2 - and he went out to meet King Asa as he was returning from the battle. “Listen to me, Asa!” he shouted. “Listen, all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The Lord will stay with you as long as you stay with him! Whenever you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
Hebrews 10:22 - let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
Zechariah 1:3 - Therefore, say to the people, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.’
Malachi 3:7 - Ever since the days of your ancestors, you have scorned my decrees and failed to obey them. Now return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “But you ask, ‘How can we return when we have never gone away?’
Psalms 145:18 - The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth.

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交叉引用

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.
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.
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.
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].
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.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Приблизьтесь к Всевышнему, и Он приблизится к вам. Грешники, омойте ваши руки , и вы, двуличные, очистите ваши сердца.
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.
Nova Versão Internacional - Aproximem-se de Deus, e ele se aproximará de vocês! Pecadores, limpem as mãos, e vocês, que têm a mente dividida, purifiquem o coração.
Hoffnung für alle - Sucht die Nähe Gottes, dann wird er euch nahe sein. Wascht die Schuld von euren Händen, ihr Sünder, und gebt euch Gott von ganzem Herzen hin, ihr Unentschiedenen!
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Hãy đến gần Đức Chúa Trời, Ngài sẽ đến gần anh chị em. Người có tội, hãy rửa sạch tay mình và dâng lòng mình lên Đức Chúa Trời để Ngài ngự trị.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - จงเข้ามาใกล้พระเจ้า แล้วพระองค์จะเสด็จมาใกล้ท่าน คนบาปทั้งหลายจงล้างมือให้สะอาด คนสองใจจงชำระใจให้บริสุทธิ์
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - จงโน้มใจเข้าหาพระเจ้า และพระองค์ก็จะโน้มใจเข้าหาท่าน ท่านที่เป็นคนบาป จงชำระมือของท่านเถิด และท่านที่เป็นคนสองใจก็จงทำใจให้บริสุทธิ์เถิด

Matthew 27:24 - Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. The responsibility is yours!”
Isaiah 13:15 - Anyone who is captured will be cut down— run through with a sword.
Psalms 73:13 - Did I keep my heart pure for nothing? Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?
Job 9:30 - Even if I were to wash myself with soap and clean my hands with lye,
Jeremiah 4:11 - The time is coming when the Lord will say to the people of Jerusalem, “My dear people, a burning wind is blowing in from the desert, and it’s not a gentle breeze useful for winnowing grain.
Matthew 15:2 - “Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat.”
Genesis 18:23 - Abraham approached him and said, “Will you sweep away both the righteous and the wicked?
Luke 11:39 - Then the Lord said to him, “You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and wickedness!
Luke 11:40 - Fools! Didn’t God make the inside as well as the outside?
Job 16:17 - Yet I have done no wrong, and my prayer is pure.
Acts of the Apostles 15:9 - He made no distinction between us and them, for he cleansed their hearts through faith.
Psalms 26:6 - I wash my hands to declare my innocence. I come to your altar, O Lord,
Isaiah 29:13 - And so the Lord says, “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote.
1 Peter 1:22 - You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart.
James 1:8 - Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.
Psalms 24:4 - Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies.
Psalms 18:20 - The Lord rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence.
1 Timothy 2:8 - In every place of worship, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy.
Job 17:9 - The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.
Matthew 12:33 - “A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad.
Psalms 51:10 - Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.
Psalms 73:28 - But as for me, how good it is to be near God! I have made the Sovereign Lord my shelter, and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.
1 Peter 3:21 - And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
1 Chronicles 28:9 - “And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
Matthew 23:25 - “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and self-indulgence!
Matthew 23:26 - You blind Pharisee! First wash the inside of the cup and the dish, and then the outside will become clean, too.
Ezekiel 18:31 - Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel?
2 Corinthians 7:1 - Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
Hebrews 7:19 - For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
Isaiah 1:15 - When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look. Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.
Isaiah 1:16 - Wash yourselves and be clean! Get your sins out of my sight. Give up your evil ways.
Jeremiah 4:14 - O Jerusalem, cleanse your heart that you may be saved. How long will you harbor your evil thoughts?
Psalms 51:6 - But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.
Psalms 51:7 - Purify me from my sins, 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. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols.
Ezekiel 36:26 - And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.
Ezekiel 36:27 - And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.
Hosea 6:1 - “Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces; now he will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds.
Hosea 6:2 - In just a short time he will restore us, so that we may live in his presence.
Isaiah 55:6 - Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.
Isaiah 55:7 - Let the wicked change their ways and banish the very thought of doing wrong. Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.
2 Chronicles 15:2 - and he went out to meet King Asa as he was returning from the battle. “Listen to me, Asa!” he shouted. “Listen, all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The Lord will stay with you as long as you stay with him! Whenever you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
Hebrews 10:22 - let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
Zechariah 1:3 - Therefore, say to the people, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.’
Malachi 3:7 - Ever since the days of your ancestors, you have scorned my decrees and failed to obey them. Now return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “But you ask, ‘How can we return when we have never gone away?’
Psalms 145:18 - The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth.