Water in the Rock

17 Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel journeyed by ^[a]stages from the wilderness of ^(A)Sin, according to the ^[b]command of the Lord, and camped at ^(B)Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink. ² So the people ^(C)quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water so that we may drink!” And Moses said to them, “^(D)Why do you quarrel with me? ^(E)Why do you test the Lord?” ³ But the people were thirsty for water there; and ^[c]they ^(F)grumbled against Moses and said, “Why is it that you have you brought us up from Egypt, to kill ^[d]us and ^[e]our children and ^[f](G)our livestock with thirst?” ⁴ So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “What am I to do with this people? A ^(H)little more and they will stone me!” ⁵ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pass before the people and take with you some of ^(I)the elders of Israel; and take in your hand your staff with which ^(J)you struck the Nile, and go. ⁶ Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at ^(K)Horeb; and ^(L)you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. ⁷ Then he named the place ^[g](M)Massah and ^[h](N)Meribah because of the quarrel of the sons of Israel, and because they ^(O)tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us, or not?”

Miraculous Battle against Amalek

⁸ Then ^(P)Amalek came and fought against Israel at ^(Q)Rephidim. ⁹ So Moses said to ^(R)Joshua, “Choose men for us and go out, fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will station myself on the top of the hill with ^(S)the staff of God in my hand.” ¹⁰ Joshua did just as Moses ^[i]told him, ^[j]and fought against Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and ^(T)Hur went up to the top of the hill. ¹¹ So it came about, when Moses held his hand up, that Israel prevailed; but when he let his hand ^[k]down, Amalek prevailed. ¹² And Moses’ hands were heavy. So they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it; and Aaron and Hur ^(U)supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other. So his hands were steady until the sun set. ¹³ And Joshua ^[l]defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

¹⁴ Then the Lord said to Moses, “^(V)Write this in ^[m]a book as a memorial and ^[n]recite it to Joshua, ^[o]that ^(W)I will utterly wipe out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” ¹⁵ And Moses built an ^(X)altar and named it ^(Y)The Lord is My Banner; ¹⁶ and he said, “^[p](Z)Because the Lord has sworn, the Lord will have war against Amalek from generation to generation.”

Five Thousand Men Fed

6 After these things ^(A)Jesus went away to the other side of ^(B)the Sea of Galilee (or ^(C)Tiberias). ² A large crowd was following Him, because they were watching the ^[a](D)signs which He was performing on those who were sick. ³ But ^(E)Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. ⁴ Now ^(F)the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near. ⁵ So Jesus, after raising His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, *said to ^(G)Philip, “Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?” ⁶ But He was saying this only to ^(H)test him, for He Himself knew what He intended to do. ^7 (I)Philip answered Him, “^(J)Two hundred ^[b]denarii worth of bread is not enough for them, for each to receive just a little!” ⁸ One of His ^(K)disciples, ^(L)Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, *said to Him, ⁹ “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two ^(M)fish; but what are these for so many people?” ¹⁰ Jesus said, “Have the people recline to eat.” Now there was ^(N)plenty of grass in the place. So the men reclined, about ^[c](O)five thousand in number. ¹¹ Jesus then took the loaves, and ^(P)after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were reclining; likewise also of the ^(Q)fish, as much as they wanted. ¹² And when they had eaten their fill, He *said to His ^(R)disciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing will be lost.” ¹³ So they gathered them up, and filled twelve ^(S)baskets with pieces from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. ¹⁴ Therefore when the people saw the ^[d]sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the ^(T)Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Jesus Walks on the Water

¹⁵ So Jesus, aware that they ^[e]intended to come and take Him by force ^(U)to make Him king, ^(V)withdrew again to ^(W)the mountain by Himself, alone.

¹⁶ Now when evening came, His ^(X)disciples went down to the sea, ¹⁷ and after getting into a boat, they started to cross the sea ^(Y)to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. ¹⁸ In addition, the sea began getting rough, because a strong wind was blowing. ¹⁹ Then, when they had rowed about ^[f]twenty-five or thirty stadia, they *saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat; and they were frightened. ²⁰ But He *said to them, “It is I; ^[g](Z)do not be afraid.” ²¹ So they were willing to take Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

Jethro, Moses’ Father-in-law

18 Now ^(A)Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard about everything that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people, how the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. ² And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took in Moses’ wife ^(B)Zipporah, after he had sent her away, ³ and her ^(C)two sons, ^[a]one of whom was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have been ^(D)a stranger in a foreign land.” ⁴ And ^[b]the other was named ^[c](E)Eliezer, for he said, “^(F)The God of my father was my help, and saved me from the sword of Pharaoh.”

⁵ Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses ^[d]in the wilderness where he was camped, at ^(G)the mountain of God. ⁶ And he ^[e]sent word to Moses: “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her.” ⁷ Then Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and ^(H)he bowed down and ^(I)kissed him; and they ^(J)asked each other about their welfare, and went into the tent. ⁸ Moses told his father-in-law everything that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians ^(K)for Israel’s sake, all the ^(L)hardship that had confronted them on the journey, and how ^(M)the Lord had rescued them. ⁹ And Jethro rejoiced over all ^(N)the goodness which the Lord had done for Israel, ^[f]in rescuing ^[g]them from the hand of the Egyptians. ¹⁰ So Jethro said, “^(O)Blessed be the Lord who rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of Pharaoh, and who rescued the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. ¹¹ Now I know that ^(P)the Lord is greater than all the gods; indeed, ^[h](Q)it was proven when they acted insolently against ^[i]the people.” ^12 (R)Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat ^[j]a meal with Moses’ father-in-law before God.

Jethro Counsels Moses

¹³ And it came about the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood before Moses from the morning until the evening. ¹⁴ Now when Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?” ¹⁵ Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me ^(S)to inquire of God. ¹⁶ When they have a ^[k](T)dispute, it comes to me, and I judge between someone and his neighbor and make known the statutes of God and His laws.” ¹⁷ Moses’ father-in-law then said to him, “The thing that you are doing is not good. ^18 (U)You will surely wear out, both yourself and ^[l]these people who are with you, because the ^[m]task is too heavy for you; ^(V)you cannot do it alone. ¹⁹ Now listen to ^[n]me: I will give you counsel, and God be with you. ^[o]You be the people’s representative before God, and you ^(W)bring the ^[p]disputes to God, ^20 (X)then admonish them about the statutes and the laws, and make known to them ^(Y)the way in which they are to walk and the work they are to do. ²¹ Furthermore, you shall ^[q]select out of all the people ^(Z)able men ^(AA)who fear God, men of truth, those who ^(AB)hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, ^[r]of hundreds, ^[s]of fifties, and ^[t]of tens. ²² Let them judge the people at all times; and let it be ^(AC)that they will bring to you every major matter, but they will judge every minor matter themselves. So it will be easier for you, and ^(AD)they will carry the burden with you. ²³ If you do this thing and God so commands you, then you will be able to ^[u]endure, and all ^[v]these people also will go to ^[w]their places in peace.”

²⁴ So Moses listened ^[x]to his father-in-law and did everything that he had said. ²⁵ Moses chose ^(AE)able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, ^[y]of hundreds, ^[z]of fifties, and ^[aa]of tens. ²⁶ Then they judged the people at all times; ^(AF)they would bring the difficult matter to Moses, but they would judge every minor matter themselves. ²⁷ Then Moses ^[ab](AG)said goodbye to his father-in-law, and ^[ac]Jethro went his way to his own land.

^31 (A)All bitterness, wrath, anger, ^[a]clamor, and slander must be ^(B)removed from you, along with all ^(C)malice. ^32 (D)Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, ^(E)just as God in Christ also has forgiven ^[b]you.

Be Imitators of God

5 ^(F)Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; ² and ^(G)walk in love, just as Christ also ^(H)loved ^[c]you and ^(I)gave Himself up for us, an ^(J)offering and a sacrifice to God ^[d]as a ^(K)fragrant aroma.

³ But ^(L)sexual immorality ^[e]or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among ^[f]saints; ⁴ and there must be no ^(M)filthiness ^[g]or foolish talk, or vulgar joking, which ^(N)are not fitting, but rather ^(O)giving of thanks. ⁵ For this you know with certainty, that ^(P)no sexually immoral or ^[h]impure or greedy person, which ^[i]amounts to an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom ^(Q)of Christ and God.

^6 (R)See that no one deceives you with empty words, for because of these things ^(S)the wrath of God comes upon ^(T)the ^[j]sons of disobedience. ⁷ Therefore do not become ^(U)partners with them; ⁸ for ^(V)you were once ^(W)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as ^(X)children of light ⁹ (for ^(Y)the fruit of the light consists in all ^(Z)goodness, righteousness, and truth), ^10 [k](AA)as you try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. ^11 (AB)Do not participate in the useless ^(AC)deeds of ^(AD)darkness, but instead even ^(AE)expose them; ¹² for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. ¹³ But all things become visible ^(AF)when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light. ¹⁴ For this reason ^[l]it says,

¹⁵ So then, ^[m]be careful how you ^(AJ)walk, not ^(AK)as unwise people but as wise, ^16 [n](AL)making the most of your time, because ^(AM)the days are evil. ¹⁷ Therefore do not be foolish, but ^(AN)understand what the will of the Lord is. ¹⁸ And ^(AO)do not get drunk with wine, ^[o]in which there is ^(AP)debauchery, but be ^(AQ)filled with the Spirit, ^19 (AR)speaking to ^[p]one another in ^(AS)psalms and ^(AT)hymns and spiritual ^(AU)songs, ^(AV)singing and making melody with your hearts to the Lord; ^20 (AW)always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to our ^(AX)God and Father; ^21 [q](AY)and subject yourselves to one another in the ^[r](AZ)fear of Christ.