From thirty years old and older to fifty years old you will number them, all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ houses, the heads of the fathers’ houses as they were registered by the number of their names according to their head count, those doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and up.
Who goes to war at any time at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, but does not eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, but does not drink of the flock’s milk?
For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh. These are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.
This command I commit to you, my son Timothy, according to the prophecies that were previously given to you, that by them you might fight a good fight,