The Sabbath Emphasized

35 Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, “^(A)These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to ^[a]do:

² “^(B)For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, ^(C)a Sabbath of complete rest to the Lord; ^(D)whoever does any work on it shall be put to death. ^3 (E)You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”

⁴ Moses spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying, ⁵ ‘^(F)Take from among you a ^[b]contribution to the Lord; whoever is of a willing heart is to bring it as the Lord’s ^[c]contribution: gold, silver, and ^[d]bronze, ⁶ and ^[e]violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair, ⁷ and rams’ skins ^[f]dyed red, and ^[g]fine leather, and acacia wood, ⁸ and oil for lighting, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense, ⁹ and onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the ^[h]breastpiece.

Tabernacle Artisans

¹⁰ ‘^(G)Have every skillful person among you come and make all that the Lord has commanded: ¹¹ the ^[i](H)tabernacle, its tent and its covering, its hooks and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its bases; ¹² the ^(I)ark and its poles, the ^[j]atoning cover, and the covering curtain; ¹³ the ^(J)table and its poles, and all its ^[k]utensils, and the bread of the ^[l]Presence; ¹⁴ the ^(K)lampstand also for the light and its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light; ¹⁵ and the ^(L)altar of incense and its poles, and the ^(M)anointing oil and the ^(N)fragrant incense, and the curtain for the doorway at the ^[m]entrance of the tabernacle; ^16 (O)the altar of burnt offering with its ^[n]bronze grating, its poles, and all its ^[o]utensils, the basin and its stand; ^17 (P)the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard; ¹⁸ the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the courtyard and their ropes; ¹⁹ the ^[p](Q)woven garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to serve as priests.’”

Gifts Received

²⁰ Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel departed from Moses’ presence. ²¹ And ^(R)everyone whose heart ^[q]stirred him and everyone whose spirit ^[r]moved him came and brought the Lord’s ^[s]contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service, and for the holy garments. ²² Then all ^[t]whose hearts moved them, both men and women, came and brought brooches and ^[u]earrings and signet rings and bracelets, all articles of gold; so did everyone who ^[v]presented an offering of gold to the Lord. ²³ Everyone ^[w]who was in possession of violet, purple, or scarlet material or fine linen or goats’ hair, or rams’ skins ^[x]dyed red or fine leather, brought them. ²⁴ Everyone who could make a ^[y]contribution of silver and ^[z]bronze brought the Lord’s ^[aa]contribution; and everyone ^[ab]who was in possession of acacia wood for any work of the service brought it. ²⁵ And all the ^[ac]skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in violet, purple, and scarlet material, and in fine linen. ²⁶ And all the women whose heart ^[ad]stirred with a skill spun the goats’ hair. ²⁷ The rulers, moreover, brought the onyx stones and the stones for setting for the ephod and for the ^[ae]breastpiece; ²⁸ and ^(S)the spice and the oil for the light and for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. ²⁹ The ^[af]Israelites, all the men and women, whose heart ^[ag]moved them to bring material for all the work, which the Lord had commanded through Moses to be done, brought a ^(T)[ah]voluntary offering to the Lord.

^30 (U)Then Moses said to the sons of Israel, “See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. ³¹ And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all ^[ai]craftsmanship; ³² to create ^[aj]designs for working in gold, in silver, and in ^[ak]bronze, ³³ and in the cutting of stones for settings and in the carving of wood, so as to perform in every inventive work. ³⁴ He also has put in his heart to teach, both he and ^(V)Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. ^35 (W)He has filled them with ^[al]skill to perform every work of an engraver, of a designer, and of an embroiderer, in violet, purple, and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs.

Praise for God’s Mighty Deeds and for His Answer to Prayer.

For the music director. A Song. A Psalm.

Jesus’ Sufferings Foretold

^32 (A)Now they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they ^(B)were amazed, and those who followed were fearful. And again He took the twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him, ³³ saying, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and ^(C)the Son of Man will be ^[a]handed over to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and will ^[b]hand Him over to the Gentiles. ³⁴ And they will mock Him and ^(D)spit on Him, and flog Him and kill Him; and three days later He will rise from the dead.”

^35 [c](E)James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, *came up to ^[d]Jesus, saying to Him, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.” ³⁶ And He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?” ³⁷ They said to Him, “^[e]Grant that we ^(F)may sit, one on Your right and one on Your left, in Your glory.” ³⁸ But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able ^(G)to drink the cup that I drink, or ^(H)to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” ³⁹ They said to Him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink ^(I)you shall drink; and you shall be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized. ⁴⁰ But to sit on My right or on My left is not Mine to give; ^(J)but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

^41 (K)Hearing this, the other ten began to feel indignant with ^[f]James and John. ⁴² Calling them to Himself, Jesus *said to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles domineer over them; and their ^[g]people in high position exercise authority over them. ⁴³ But it is not this way among you; ^(L)rather, whoever wants to become ^[h]prominent among you shall be your servant; ⁴⁴ and whoever wants to be first among you shall be slave of all. ⁴⁵ For even the Son of Man ^(M)did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His ^[i]life as a ransom for many.”