⁵ And the Lord said to Moses, ^(A)“Go on before the people, and take with you some of the elders of Israel. Also take in your hand your rod with which ^(B)you struck the river, and go.

¹⁹ Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and ^(A)stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, over their rivers, over their ponds, and over all their pools of water, that they may become blood. And there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in buckets of wood and pitchers of stone.’ ” ²⁰ And Moses and Aaron did so, just as the Lord commanded. So he ^(B)lifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants. And all the ^(C)waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

^8 (A)“Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus ^(B)you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.” ⁹ So Moses took the rod ^(C)from before the Lord as He commanded him.

¹⁰ And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, ^(D)“Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?” ¹¹ Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; ^(E)and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank.

²³ except that ^(A)the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. ^24 [a]But ^(B)none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, ^(C)so that I may finish my ^[b]race with joy, ^(D)and the ministry ^(E)which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

⁶ “And you, son of man, ^(A)do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though ^(B)briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; ^(C)do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, ^(D)though they are a rebellious house.