1 Corinthians 9:13

‘Every male among the sons of Aaron may eat it; it is a perpetual statute throughout your generations, from the offerings by fire to Yahweh. Whoever touches them will be set apart as holy.’”

‘The guilt offering is like the sin offering, there is one law for them; the priest who makes atonement with it shall have it.

‘He may eat the food of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy,

“The Levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel; they shall eat of the offerings to Yahweh by fire and of His inheritance.

“I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes.

Do you not know that when you go on presenting yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.

not because we do not have the authority, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you, so that you would imitate us.