Numbers 18:1-7 and John 13:21-30 (New Living Translation)

NUMBERS 18:1-7
DUTIES OF PRIESTS AND LEVITES

1  Then the Lord said to Aaron: “You, your sons, and your relatives from the tribe of Levi will be held responsible for any offenses related to the sanctuary. But you and your sons alone will be held responsible for violations connected with the priesthood.

2  “Bring your relatives of the tribe of Levi—your ancestral tribe—to assist you and your sons as you perform the sacred duties in front of the Tabernacle of the Covenant.

3  But as the Levites go about all their assigned duties at the Tabernacle, they must be careful not to go near any of the sacred objects or the altar. If they do, both you and they will die. 

4  The Levites must join you in fulfilling their responsibilities for the care and maintenance of the Tabernacle, but no unauthorized person may assist you.

5  “You yourselves must perform the sacred duties inside the sanctuary and at the altar. If you follow these instructions, the Lord’s anger will never again blaze against the people of Israel. 

6  I myself have chosen your fellow Levites from among the Israelites to be your special assistants. They are a gift to you, dedicated to the Lord for service in the Tabernacle. 

7  But you and your sons, the priests, must personally handle all the priestly rituals associated with the altar and with everything behind the inner curtain. I am giving you the priesthood as your special privilege of service. Any unauthorized person who comes too near the sanctuary will be put to death.”

JOHN 13:21-30

JESUS PREDICTS HIS BETRAYAL

21  Now Jesus was deeply troubled, and he exclaimed, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me!”
22  The disciples looked at each other, wondering whom he could mean.
23  The disciple Jesus loved was sitting next to Jesus at the table.
24  Simon Peter motioned to him to ask, “Who’s he talking about?”
25  So that disciple leaned over to Jesus and asked, “Lord, who is it?”
26  Jesus responded, “It is the one to whom I give the bread I dip in the bowl.” And when he had dipped it, he gave it to Judas, son of Simon Iscariot.
27  When Judas had eaten the bread, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus told him, “Hurry and do what you’re going to do.”
28  None of the others at the table knew what Jesus meant.
29  Since Judas was their treasurer, some thought Jesus was telling him to go and pay for the food or to give some money to the poor.
30  So Judas left at once, going out into the night.