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• Clean and UncleanBible

  Clean and unclean is the distinction in Old Testament law that determined whether persons, animals, or objects were in a fit state to approach God and take part in worship. The New Testament carries this distinction forward in terms of purity of heart and the cleansing accomplished through Christ.

• Leviticus 11Bible

  Leviticus 11 contains the dietary laws that distinguish creatures that may be eaten (clean) from those that may not (unclean), together with regulations on the uncleanness incurred by touching their carcasses. It closes with the words "ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy."

• Leviticus 15Bible

  Leviticus 15 is a chapter of purity law addressing the uncleanness caused by bodily discharges and the procedures for cleansing. It sets out, in turn, regulations for a man's running issue, an emission of semen, a woman's menstruation, and a prolonged flow of blood.

• Mark 7:21–23Bible Verses

  Mark 7:21–23 is a passage in which Jesus explains to his disciples that what defiles a person is not food entering from outside but evil coming from the heart, and he lists twelve evils. It is frequently cited in discussions of the origin of sin and of purity laws.

• LeviticusBible

  Leviticus is the third book of the Old Testament and the third book of the Pentateuch. It contains regulations concerning sacrifices, the priesthood, laws of purity, and holy living, and consists of 27 chapters.

• Leviticus 13Bible

  Leviticus 13 sets out the regulations by which the priest examined diseases of the skin and of the hair of the head and beard, as well as spots appearing on garments and leather, and pronounced them clean or unclean.

• Leviticus 16Bible

  Leviticus 16 contains the regulations for the Day of Atonement, when the high priest Aaron enters the Most Holy Place once a year to make atonement for himself, for the people, and for the sanctuary. It describes the rite in which one of two goats is sent into the wilderness for Azazel.

• Ceremonial LawDoctrine & Theology

  Ceremonial law is a theological term for the part of the Mosaic law that governed Israel's worship and religious rites, including the regulations concerning sacrifices, feasts, circumcision, food, and purity.

• Leviticus 22Bible

  Leviticus 22 contains the purity regulations that priests must observe when eating the holy things (sacred objects and food dedicated to God), together with the requirement that offerings presented to God be without blemish.

• Voluntary PovertyChristian Life

  Voluntary poverty is the choice to live simply and without desire for wealth, out of purity of heart. In Christianity, it denotes an attitude of faith that is not bound by possessions but relies on God and embraces a modest life.

• EssenesBible

  The Essenes were a Jewish sect active around the time of Jesus, known for their communal life and strict purity regulations. They are not named in the Bible and are known from extra-biblical sources such as Josephus and Philo.

• Bride of ChristDoctrine & Theology

  The Bride of Christ is a biblical image that likens the church to a bride united with Jesus Christ in a marriage covenant. It expresses the love between Christ and the church, the church's purity, and the eschatological consummation of their relationship.

• Purification after ChildbirthBible

  Purification after childbirth is an Old Testament ordinance under which a woman who had given birth, after completing a prescribed period, brought offerings to the sanctuary to have her ritual purity restored. It is set out in Leviticus 12, and in Luke 2 Mary observes it.

• Psalm 12Bible

  Psalm 12 is a lament that seeks the LORD's help in a world where the godly have vanished and falsehood and flattery have spread. It continues with the LORD's response and a confession of the purity of His words.

• Proverbs 30Bible

  Proverbs 30 contains the words of Agur the son of Jakeh. It consists of questions about the Creator, a declaration of the purity of God's word, a prayer asking for neither poverty nor riches, and observational sayings grouped in the pattern of "three things, yea, four."

• 1 Corinthians 5Bible

  1 Corinthians 5 addresses a case of sexual immorality in the church at Corinth. Paul instructs the church to remove the offender from the community and uses the images of leaven and the Passover to stress the church's purity.

• 1 Timothy 4:12Bible Verses

  A verse in which Paul urges his young coworker Timothy not to let anyone look down on him because of his youth, but to be an example to the believers in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity. It is frequently cited in discussions of the faith of young people and the qualifications of leaders.

• Leviticus 14Bible

  Leviticus 14 sets out the ritual for cleansing a person healed of leprosy (a serious skin disease) and restoring that person to the community, along with the regulations for inspecting and dealing with a plague that appears in a house.

• Leviticus 12Bible

  Leviticus 12 sets out the regulations governing the period of purification for a woman who has given birth and the offerings she brings when that period is completed. It also includes the command to circumcise a male child on the eighth day.