⁵ Then he spoke to Korah and all his congregation, saying, “In the morning the Lord will make known who is his and who is holy and who will be allowed to approach him; the one whom he will choose he will allow to approach him.^(A)

⁵ And the staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout; thus I will put a stop to the complaints of the Israelites that they continually make against you.”^(A)

³ Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when he said,

And Aaron was silent.^(A)

¹⁹ But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who calls on the name of the Lord turn away from wickedness.”^(A)

³ They assembled against Moses and against Aaron and said to them, “You have gone too far! All the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. So why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”^(A)

⁹ They sing a new song:

⁶ and made us a kingdom, priests serving^[a] his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.^(A)

⁵ like living stones let yourselves be built^[a] into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.^{(A) 6} For it stands in scripture:

⁷ This honor, then, is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,^[b]

⁸ and

They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.^(D)

⁹ But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,^[c] in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.^(E)