Jacob Moves to Egypt

46 So Israel set out with all that he had, and came to ^(A)Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the ^(B)God of his father Isaac. ^2 (C)God spoke to Israel ^[a]in visions of the night and said, “^(D)Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.” ³ He said, “^(E)I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will ^(F)make you a great nation there. ^4 (G)I will go down with you to Egypt, and ^(H)I will also surely bring you up again; and ^(I)Joseph will ^[b]close your eyes.”

⁵ Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob and their little ones and their wives in the ^(J)wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. ⁶ They took their livestock and their property, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and ^(K)came to Egypt, Jacob and all his ^[c]descendants with him: ⁷ his sons and his grandsons with him, his daughters and his granddaughters, and all his ^[d]descendants he brought with him to Egypt.

Those Who Came to Egypt

⁸ Now these are the ^(L)names of the sons of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. ⁹ The sons of Reuben: Hanoch and Pallu and Hezron and Carmi. ¹⁰ The ^(M)sons of Simeon: ^[e]Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and ^[f]Jachin and ^[g]Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. ¹¹ The sons of Levi: ^[h]Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ¹² The sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah and Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). And the ^(N)sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. ¹³ The sons of Issachar: Tola and ^[i]Puvvah and ^[j]Iob and Shimron. ¹⁴ The sons of Zebulun: Sered and Elon and Jahleel. ¹⁵ These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; ^[k]all his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three. ¹⁶ The ^(O)sons of Gad: ^[l]Ziphion and Haggi, Shuni and ^[m]Ezbon, Eri and ^[n]Arodi and Areli. ¹⁷ The ^(P)sons of Asher: Imnah and Ishvah and Ishvi and Beriah and their sister Serah. And the ^(Q)sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. ¹⁸ These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah; and she bore to Jacob these sixteen persons. ¹⁹ The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. ^20 (R)Now to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him. ²¹ The ^(S)sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, ^[o]Ehi and Rosh, ^[p]Muppim and ^[q]Huppim and Ard. ²² These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob; there were fourteen persons in all. ²³ The sons of Dan: ^[r]Hushim. ²⁴ The sons of Naphtali: ^[s]Jahzeel and Guni and Jezer and ^[t]Shillem. ²⁵ These are the ^(T)sons of Bilhah, whom ^(U)Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, and she bore these to Jacob; there were seven persons in all. ^26 (V)All the persons belonging to Jacob, who came to Egypt, ^[u]his direct descendants, not including the wives of Jacob’s sons, were sixty-six persons in all, ²⁷ and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt were ^[v]two; ^(W)all the persons of the house of Jacob, who came to Egypt, were seventy.

²⁸ Now he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to point out the way before him to ^(X)Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. ²⁹ Joseph ^[w]prepared his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; as soon as he appeared ^[x]before him, he fell on his neck and ^(Y)wept on his neck a long time. ³⁰ Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.” ³¹ Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “^(Z)I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me; ³² and the men are shepherds, for they have been ^[y]keepers of livestock; and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’ ³³ When Pharaoh calls you and says, ‘^(AA)What is your occupation?’ ³⁴ you shall say, ‘Your servants have been ^[z](AB)keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ that you may ^[aa]live in the land of ^(AC)Goshen; for every shepherd is ^[ab](AD)loathsome to the Egyptians.”

Security of Those Who Trust in the Lord, and Insecurity of the Wicked.

A Psalm of David.

The Transfiguration

^28 (A)Some eight days after these sayings, He took along ^(B)Peter and John and James, and ^(C)went up on the mountain ^(D)to pray. ²⁹ And while He was ^(E)praying, the appearance of His face ^(F)became different, and His clothing became white and ^[a]gleaming. ³⁰ And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah, ³¹ who, appearing in ^[b]glory, were speaking of His ^(G)departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. ³² Now Peter and his companions ^(H)had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him. ³³ And as ^[c]these were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus, “^(I)Master, it is good for us to be here; ^(J)let us make three ^[d]tabernacles: one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—^(K)not realizing what he was saying. ³⁴ While he was saying this, a cloud ^[e]formed and began to overshadow them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. ³⁵ Then ^(L)a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “^(M)This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!” ³⁶ And when the voice ^[f]had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And ^(N)they kept silent, and reported to no one in those days any of the things which they had seen.

^37 (O)On the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Him. ³⁸ And a man from the crowd shouted, saying, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my ^[g]only boy, ³⁹ and a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams, and it throws him into a convulsion with foaming at the mouth; and only with difficulty does it leave him, mauling him as it leaves. ⁴⁰ I begged Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not.” ⁴¹ And Jesus answered and said, “You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.” ⁴² While he was still approaching, the demon ^[h]slammed him to the ground and threw him into a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy and gave him back to his father. ⁴³ And they were all amazed at the ^[i](P)greatness of God.

^(Q)But while everyone was marveling at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples, ⁴⁴ “Let these words sink into your ears; ^(R)for the Son of Man is going to be ^[j]delivered into the hands of men.” ⁴⁵ But ^(S)they ^[k]did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they would not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this statement.

The Test of Greatness

^46 (T)An argument ^[l]started among them as to which of them might be the greatest. ⁴⁷ But Jesus, ^(U)knowing ^[m]what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him by His side, ⁴⁸ and said to them, “^(V)Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; ^(W)for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great.”

^49 (X)John answered and said, “^(Y)Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name; and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow along with us.” ⁵⁰ But Jesus said to him, “Do not hinder him; ^(Z)for he who is not against you is ^[n]for you.”

⁵¹ When the days were approaching for ^(AA)His ^[o]ascension, He ^[p]was determined ^(AB)to go to Jerusalem; ⁵² and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the ^(AC)Samaritans to ^[q]make arrangements for Him. ⁵³ But they did not receive Him, ^(AD)because ^[r]He was traveling toward Jerusalem. ⁵⁴ When His disciples ^(AE)James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to ^(AF)command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” ⁵⁵ But He turned and rebuked them, [^[s]and said, “You do not know what kind of spirit you are of; ⁵⁶ for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”] And they went on to another village.

Exacting Discipleship

^57 (AG)As they were going along the road, ^(AH)someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” ⁵⁸ And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the ^[t]air have ^[u]nests, but ^(AI)the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” ⁵⁹ And He said to another, “^(AJ)Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.” ⁶⁰ But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and ^(AK)proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.” ⁶¹ Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord; but ^(AL)first permit me to say good-bye to those at home.” ⁶² But Jesus said to him, “^(AM)No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”