Water from the Rock^(A)

17 Then ^(B)all the congregation of the children of Israel set out on their journey from the Wilderness of ^(C)Sin, according to the commandment of the Lord, and camped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to ^(D)drink. ^2 (E)Therefore the people contended with Moses, and said, “Give us water, that we may drink.”

So Moses said to them, “Why do you contend with me? Why do you ^(F)tempt the Lord?”

³ And the people thirsted there for water, and the people ^(G)complained against Moses, and said, “Why is it you have brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our ^(H)livestock with thirst?”

⁴ So Moses ^(I)cried out to the Lord, saying, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to ^(J)stone^[a] me!”

⁵ And the Lord said to Moses, ^(K)“Go on before the people, and take with you some of the elders of Israel. Also take in your hand your rod with which ^(L)you struck the river, and go. ^6 (M)Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.”

And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. ⁷ So he called the name of the place ^(N)Massah^[b] and ^[c]Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they ^[d]tempted the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

Victory over the Amalekites^(O)

^8 (P)Now Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim. ⁹ And Moses said to Joshua, “Choose us some men and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with ^(Q)the rod of God in my hand.” ¹⁰ So Joshua did as Moses said to him, and fought with Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. ¹¹ And so it was, when Moses ^(R)held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. ¹² But Moses’ hands became ^[e]heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. And Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. ¹³ So Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

²² And see, now ^(A)I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, ²³ except that ^(B)the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. ^24 [a]But ^(C)none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, ^(D)so that I may finish my ^[b]race with joy, ^(E)and the ministry ^(F)which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

²⁵ “And indeed, now I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more. ²⁶ Therefore I testify to you this day that I am ^(G)innocent^[c] of the blood of all men. ²⁷ For I have not ^[d]shunned to declare to you ^(H)the whole counsel of God. ^28 (I)Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit ^(J)has made you overseers, to shepherd the church ^[e]of God ^(K)which He purchased ^(L)with His own blood. ²⁹ For I know this, that after my departure ^(M)savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. ³⁰ Also ^(N)from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking ^[f]perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. ³¹ Therefore watch, and remember that ^(O)for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.

³² “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and ^(P)to the word of His grace, which is able ^(Q)to build you up and give you ^(R)an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. ³³ I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. ^34 [g]Yes, you yourselves know ^(S)that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me. ³⁵ I have shown you in every way, ^(T)by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

³⁶ And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. ³⁷ Then they all ^(U)wept ^[h]freely, and ^(V)fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him, ³⁸ sorrowing most of all for the words which he spoke, that they would see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

The Gift of His Peace

²⁵ “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. ²⁶ But ^(A)the ^[a]Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will ^(B)send in My name, ^(C)He will teach you all things, and bring to your ^(D)remembrance all things that I said to you. ^27 (E)Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. ²⁸ You have heard Me ^(F)say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because ^[b]I said, ^(G)‘I am going to the Father,’ for ^(H)My Father is greater than I.

²⁹ “And ^(I)now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. ³⁰ I will no longer talk much with you, ^(J)for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has ^(K)nothing in Me. ³¹ But that the world may know that I love the Father, and ^(L)as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.