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The Presumption of the Deliverer
11 [a] In those days,[b] when[c] Moses had grown up, he went out to his people[d] and observed[e] their hard labor, and he saw an Egyptian man attacking[f] a Hebrew man, one of his own people.[g] 12 He looked this way and that[h] and saw that no one was there,[i] and then he attacked[j] the Egyptian and concealed the body[k] in the sand. 13 When he went out[l] the next day,[m] there were[n] two Hebrew men fighting. So he said to the one who was in the wrong,[o] “Why are you attacking[p] your fellow Hebrew?”[q]
14 The man[r] replied, “Who made you a ruler[s] and a judge over us? Are you planning[t] to kill me like you killed that[u] Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid, thinking,[v] “Surely what I did[w] has become known.” 15 When Pharaoh heard[x] about this event,[y] he sought to kill Moses. So Moses fled[z] from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian,[aa] and he settled[ab] by a certain well.[ac]
16 Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and began to draw[ad] water[ae] and fill[af] the troughs in order to water their father’s flock. 17 When some[ag] shepherds came and drove them away,[ah] Moses came up and defended them[ai] and then watered their flock. 18 So when they came home[aj] to their father Reuel,[ak] he asked, “Why have you come home so early[al] today?” 19 They said, “An Egyptian man rescued us[am] from the shepherds,[an] and he actually[ao] drew water for us and watered the flock!” 20 He said[ap] to his daughters, “So where is he?[aq] Why in the world[ar] did you leave the man? Call him, so that he may eat[as] a meal[at] with us.”
21 Moses agreed[au] to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.[av] 22 When she bore[aw] a son, Moses[ax] named him Gershom, for he said, “I have become a resident foreigner in a foreign land.”[ay]
The Call of the Deliverer
23 [az] During[ba] that long period of time[bb] the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites[bc] groaned because of the slave labor. They cried out, and their desperate cry[bd] because of their slave labor went up to God. 24 God heard their groaning;[be] God remembered[bf] his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 God saw[bg] the Israelites, and God understood.[bh]
3 Now Moses[bi] was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert[bj] and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.[bk] 2 The angel of the Lord[bl] appeared[bm] to him in[bn] a flame of fire from within a bush.[bo] He looked,[bp] and[bq] the bush was ablaze with fire, but it was not being consumed![br] 3 So Moses thought,[bs] “I will turn aside to see[bt] this amazing[bu] sight. Why does the bush not burn up?”[bv] 4 When the Lord[bw] saw that[bx] he had turned aside to look, God called to him from within the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!”[by] And Moses[bz] said, “Here I am.” 5 God[ca] said, “Do not approach any closer![cb] Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy[cc] ground.”[cd] 6 He added, “I am the God of your father,[ce] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look[cf] at God.
7 The Lord said, “I have surely seen[cg] the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.[ch] 8 I have come down[ci] to deliver them[cj] from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up from that land to a land that is both good and spacious,[ck] to a land flowing with milk and honey,[cl] to the region of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.[cm] 9 And now indeed[cn] the cry[co] of the Israelites has come to me, and I have also seen how severely the Egyptians oppress them.[cp] 10 So now go, and I will send you[cq] to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.”
11 Moses said[cr] to God,[cs] “Who am I that I should go[ct] to Pharaoh, or that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” 12 He replied,[cu] “Surely I will be with you,[cv] and this will be the sign[cw] to you that I have sent you: When you bring the people out of Egypt, you and they will serve[cx] God at[cy] this mountain.”
13 Moses said[cz] to God, “If[da] I go to the Israelites and tell them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’[db]—what should I say[dc] to them?”
14 God said to Moses, “I AM that I AM.”[dd] And he said, “You must say this[de] to the Israelites, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” 15 God also said to Moses, “You must say this to the Israelites, ‘The Lord[df]—the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. This is my name[dg] forever, and this is my memorial from generation to generation.’[dh]
16 “Go and bring together[di] the elders of Israel and tell them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers,[dj] appeared[dk] to me—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—saying, “I have attended carefully to[dl] you and to what has been done[dm] to you in Egypt, 17 and I have promised[dn] that I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites,[do] to a land flowing with milk and honey.”’
18 “The elders[dp] will listen[dq] to you, and then you and the elders of Israel must go to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met[dr] with us. So now, let us go[ds] three days’ journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice[dt] to the Lord our God.’ 19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go,[du] not even under force.[dv] 20 So I will extend my hand[dw] and strike Egypt with all my wonders[dx] that I will do among them, and after that he will release you.[dy]
21 “I will grant this people favor with[dz] the Egyptians, so that when[ea] you depart you will not leave empty-handed. 22 Every[eb] woman will ask her neighbor and the one who happens to be staying[ec] in her house for items of silver and gold[ed] and for clothing. You will put these articles on your sons and daughters—thus you will plunder Egypt!”[ee]
10 The disciples asked him,[a] “Why then do the experts in the law[b] say that Elijah must come first?” 11 He[c] answered, “Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things. 12 And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In[d] the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
The Disciples’ Failure to Heal
14 When[e] they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him, 15 and said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures[f] and suffers terribly, for he often falls into the fire and into the water. 16 I brought him to your disciples, but[g] they were not able to heal him.” 17 Jesus answered,[h] “You[i] unbelieving[j] and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure[k] you?[l] Bring him here to me.” 18 Then[m] Jesus rebuked[n] the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment. 19 Then the disciples came[o] to Jesus privately and said, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?” 20 He told them, “It was because of your little faith. I tell you the truth,[p] if you have faith the size of[q] a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; nothing[r] will be impossible for you.”[s]
Second Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
22 When[t] they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.[u] 23 They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised.” And they became greatly distressed.
The Temple Tax
24 After[v] they arrived in Capernaum,[w] the collectors of the temple tax[x] came to Peter and said, “Your teacher pays the double drachma tax, doesn’t he?” 25 He said, “Yes.” When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first,[y] “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes—from their sons[z] or from foreigners?” 26 After he said, “From foreigners,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons[aa] are free. 27 But so that we don’t offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin.[ab] Take that and give it to them for me and you.”
Psalm 22[a]
For the music director, according to the tune “Morning Doe”;[b] a psalm of David.
22 My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?[c]
I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.[d]
2 My God, I cry out during the day,
but you do not answer,
and during the night my prayers do not let up.[e]
3 You are holy;
you sit as king receiving the praises of Israel.[f]
4 In you our ancestors[g] trusted;
they trusted in you[h] and you rescued them.
5 To you they cried out, and they were saved;
in you they trusted and they were not disappointed.[i]
6 But I[j] am a worm,[k] not a man;[l]
people insult me and despise me.[m]
7 All who see me taunt[n] me;
they mock me[o] and shake their heads.[p]
8 They say,[q]
“Commit yourself[r] to the Lord!
Let the Lord[s] rescue him!
Let the Lord[t] deliver him, for he delights in him.”[u]
9 Yes, you are the one who brought me out[v] from the womb
and made me feel secure on my mother’s breasts.
10 I have been dependent on you since birth;[w]
from the time I came out of my mother’s womb you have been my God.[x]
11 Do not remain far away from me,
for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.[y]
12 Many bulls[z] surround me;
powerful bulls of Bashan[aa] hem me in.
13 They[ab] open their mouths to devour me[ac]
like a roaring lion that rips its prey.[ad]
14 My strength drains away like water;[ae]
all my bones are dislocated.
My heart[af] is like wax;
it melts away inside me.
15 The roof of my mouth[ag] is as dry as a piece of pottery;
my tongue sticks to my gums.[ah]
You[ai] set me in the dust of death.[aj]
16 Yes,[ak] wild dogs surround me—
a gang of evil men crowd around me;
like a lion they pin my hands and feet.[al]
17 I can count[am] all my bones;
my enemies[an] are gloating over me in triumph.[ao]
18 They are dividing up my clothes among themselves;
they are rolling dice[ap] for my garments.
7 So now, children,[a] listen to me;
do not turn aside from the words I speak.[b]
8 Keep yourself[c] far[d] from her,
and do not go near the door of her house,
9 lest you give your vigor[e] to others
and your years to a cruel person,
10 lest strangers devour[f] your strength,[g]
and your labor[h] benefit[i] another man’s house.
11 And at the end of your life[j] you will groan[k]
when your flesh and your body are wasted away.[l]
12 And you will say, “How I hated discipline!
My heart spurned reproof!
13 For[m] I did not obey[n] my teachers[o]
and I did not heed[p] my instructors.[q]
14 I almost[r] came to complete ruin[s]
in the midst of the whole congregation!”[t]
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