⁵⁰ He collected 1,365 pieces of silver^[a] on behalf of these firstborn sons of Israel (each piece weighing the same as the sanctuary shekel).

⁴⁶ There are 273 more firstborn sons of Israel than there are Levites. To redeem these extra firstborn sons, ⁴⁷ collect five pieces of silver^[a] for each of them (each piece weighing the same as the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs).

¹⁸ Christ suffered^[a] for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit.^[b]

¹⁸ For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value.

¹² With his own blood—not the blood of goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever.

¹⁴ He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

⁵ For,

This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time.

²⁸ For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”