and they commanded the people, saying, "When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God with the Levitical priests carrying it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it.

'Can mankind be just before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker?

Be gracious to me, O LORD; See my affliction from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,

With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.

He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood And has not sworn deceitfully.

by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; regarded as deceivers and yet true;

For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present you as a pure virgin. But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe.

the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, in all purity.

to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.

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