¹³ And you shall set the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and shall offer them as ^(A)a wave offering to the Lord.

²¹ And ^(A)the Levites purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes, and ^(B)Aaron offered them as a wave offering before the Lord, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.

¹¹ and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering from the people of Israel, that they may do the service of the Lord.

¹⁶ to be ^(A)a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles ^(B)in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that ^(C)the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

A Living Sacrifice

12 ^(A)I appeal to you therefore, brothers,^[a] by the mercies of God, ^(B)to present your bodies ^(C)as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.^[b]

^6 (A)And behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the people of Israel. ^(B)They are a gift to you, given to the Lord, to do the service of the tent of meeting.