He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.

Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

And you must not go up by steps to my altar, so that your nakedness is not exposed.’ ¹ 

He must not go where there is any dead person; ¹  he must not defile himself even for his father and his mother.

But the Kohathites ¹  are not to go in to watch while the holy things are being covered, or they will die.”

“‘Then the priest must present all these ¹  before the Lord and offer ²  his purification offering and his burnt offering.

Bright and early the next morning Joshua made Israel approach in tribal order ¹  and the tribe of Judah was selected.

He shrouded himself in darkness, ¹  in thick rain clouds. ² 

He shrouded himself in darkness, ¹  in thick rain clouds. ² 

Though a thousand may fall beside you, and a multitude on your right side, it ¹  will not reach you.

But approach, you sons of omen readers, you offspring of adulteresses and prostitutes! ¹ 

Now Jesus’ ¹  mother and his brothers ²  came to him, but ³  they could not get near him because of the crowd.

so that ¹  through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

Moses then said to Aaron, “Approach the altar and make your sin offering and your burnt offering, and make atonement on behalf of yourself and on behalf of the people; ¹  and also make the people’s offering and make atonement on behalf of them just as the Lord has commanded.”

But when you come close to the Ammonites, do not harass or provoke them because I am not giving you any of the Ammonites’ land as your possession; I have already given it to Lot’s descendants ¹  as their possession.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “The day of your death is near. Summon Joshua and present yourselves in the tent ¹  of meeting ²  so that I can commission him.” ³  So Moses and Joshua presented themselves in the tent of meeting.

For the law possesses a shadow of the good things to come but not the reality itself, and is therefore completely unable, by the same sacrifices offered continually, year after year, to perfect those who come to worship. ¹ 

God ¹  said, “Do not approach any closer! ²  Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ³  ground.” ⁴ 

When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone; ¹  and they were afraid to approach him.

He has brought you near and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, with you. Do you now seek ¹  the priesthood also?