⁶ For you are a holy people^(A) belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be his own possession^(B) out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

Forbidden Practices

14 ‘You are sons of the Lord your God;^(A) do not cut yourselves or make a bald spot on your head^[a] on behalf of the dead,^(B)

Old Covenant Ministry

9 Now the first covenant also had regulations for ministry and an earthly sanctuary.

⁶ With these things prepared like this, the priests enter the first room repeatedly, performing their ministry.^(A)