Jesus Walks on the Sea^(A)

²² Immediately Jesus ^[a]made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. ^23 (B)And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. ^(C)Now when evening came, He was alone there. ²⁴ But the boat was now ^[b]in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

²⁵ Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. ²⁶ And when the disciples saw Him ^(D)walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.

²⁷ But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, ^[c]“Be of good ^(E)cheer! ^[d]It is I; do not be afraid.”

²⁸ And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”

²⁹ So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. ³⁰ But when he saw ^[e]that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”

³¹ And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of ^(F)little faith, why did you doubt?” ³² And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

³³ Then those who were in the boat ^[f]came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly ^(G)You are the Son of God.”

Many Touch Him and Are Made Well^(H)

^34 (I)When they had crossed over, they came ^[g]to the land of Gennesaret. ³⁵ And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick, ³⁶ and begged Him that they might only ^(J)touch the hem of His garment. And ^(K)as many as touched it were made perfectly well.

From Troas to Miletus

¹³ Then we went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, there intending to take Paul on board; for so he had ^[a]given orders, intending himself to go on foot. ¹⁴ And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene. ¹⁵ We sailed from there, and the next day came opposite Chios. The following day we arrived at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium. The next day we came to Miletus. ¹⁶ For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for ^(A)he was hurrying ^(B)to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on ^(C)the Day of Pentecost.

The Ephesian Elders Exhorted

¹⁷ From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church. ¹⁸ And when they had come to him, he said to them: “You know, ^(D)from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you, ¹⁹ serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me ^(E)by the plotting of the Jews; ²⁰ how ^(F)I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house, ^21 (G)testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, ^(H)repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. ²² And see, now ^(I)I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, ²³ except that ^(J)the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. ^24 [b]But ^(K)none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, ^(L)so that I may finish my ^[c]race with joy, ^(M)and the ministry ^(N)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 ^(O)innocent^[d] of the blood of all men. ²⁷ For I have not ^[e]shunned to declare to you ^(P)the whole counsel of God. ^28 (Q)Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit ^(R)has made you overseers, to shepherd the church ^[f]of God ^(S)which He purchased ^(T)with His own blood. ²⁹ For I know this, that after my departure ^(U)savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. ³⁰ Also ^(V)from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking ^[g]perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. ³¹ Therefore watch, and remember that ^(W)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 ^(X)to the word of His grace, which is able ^(Y)to build you up and give you ^(Z)an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. ³³ I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. ^34 [h]Yes, you yourselves know ^(AA)that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me. ³⁵ I have shown you in every way, ^(AB)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 ^(AC)wept ^[i]freely, and ^(AD)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 Happiness of Those Who Trust in God

A Psalm of David ^(A)when he pretended madness before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

The Altar of Incense^(A)

30 “You shall make ^(B)an altar to burn incense on; you shall make it of acacia wood. ² A cubit shall be its length and a cubit its width—it shall be square—and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. ³ And you shall overlay its top, its sides all around, and its horns with pure gold; and you shall make for it a ^[a]molding of gold all around. ⁴ Two gold rings you shall make for it, under the molding on both its sides. You shall place them on its two sides, and they will be holders for the poles with which to bear it. ⁵ You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. ⁶ And you shall put it before the ^(C)veil that is before the ark of the Testimony, before the ^(D)mercy seat that is over the Testimony, where I will meet with you.

⁷ “Aaron shall burn on it ^(E)sweet incense every morning; when ^(F)he tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it. ⁸ And when Aaron lights the lamps ^[b]at twilight, he shall burn incense on it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations. ⁹ You shall not offer ^(G)strange incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering; nor shall you pour a drink offering on it. ¹⁰ And ^(H)Aaron shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement; once a year he shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.”

The Ransom Money

¹¹ Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: ^12 (I)“When you take the census of the children of Israel for their number, then every man shall give ^(J)a^[c] ransom for himself to the Lord, when you number them, that there may be no ^(K)plague among them when you number them. ^13 (L)This is what everyone among those who are numbered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary ^(M)(a shekel is twenty gerahs). ^(N)The half-shekel shall be an offering to the Lord. ¹⁴ Everyone included among those who are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an ^[d]offering to the Lord. ¹⁵ The ^(O)rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when you give an offering to the Lord, to make atonement for yourselves. ¹⁶ And you shall take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and ^(P)shall ^[e]appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of meeting, that it may be ^(Q)a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord, to make atonement for yourselves.”

The Bronze Laver

¹⁷ Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: ^18 (R)“You shall also make a ^[f]laver of bronze, with its base also of bronze, for washing. You shall ^(S)put it between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. And you shall put water in it, ¹⁹ for Aaron and his sons ^(T)shall wash their hands and their feet in water from it. ²⁰ When they go into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the Lord, they shall wash with water, lest they die. ²¹ So they shall wash their hands and their feet, lest they die. And ^(U)it shall be a ^[g]statute forever to them—to him and his descendants throughout their generations.”

The Holy Anointing Oil^(V)

²² Moreover the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: ²³ “Also take for yourself ^(W)quality spices—five hundred shekels of liquid ^(X)myrrh, half as much sweet-smelling cinnamon (two hundred and fifty shekels), two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling ^(Y)cane, ²⁴ five hundred shekels of ^(Z)cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a ^(AA)hin of olive oil. ²⁵ And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be ^(AB)a holy anointing oil. ^26 (AC)With it you shall anoint the tabernacle of meeting and the ark of the Testimony; ²⁷ the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense; ²⁸ the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base. ²⁹ You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy; ^(AD)whatever touches them must be holy. ^30 (AE)And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister to Me as priests.

³¹ “And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to Me throughout your generations. ³² It shall not be poured on man’s flesh; nor shall you make any other like it, according to its composition. ^(AF)It is holy, and it shall be holy to you. ^33 (AG)Whoever ^[h]compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on an outsider, ^(AH)shall be ^[i]cut off from his people.’ ”

The Incense^(AI)

³⁴ And the Lord said to Moses: ^(AJ)“Take sweet spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, and pure frankincense with these sweet spices; there shall be equal amounts of each. ³⁵ You shall make of these an incense, a compound ^(AK)according to the art of the perfumer, salted, pure, and holy. ³⁶ And you shall beat some of it very fine, and put some of it before the Testimony in the tabernacle of meeting ^(AL)where I will meet with you. ^(AM)It shall be most holy to you. ³⁷ But as for the incense which you shall make, ^(AN)you shall not make any for yourselves, according to its ^[j]composition. It shall be to you holy for the Lord. ^38 (AO)Whoever makes any like it, to smell it, he shall be cut off from his people.”

Artisans for Building the Tabernacle^(AP)

31 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: ^2 (AQ)“See, I have called by name Bezalel the ^(AR)son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. ³ And I have ^(AS)filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, ⁴ to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, ⁵ in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship.

⁶ “And I, indeed I, have appointed with him ^(AT)Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the ^(AU)gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you: ^7 (AV)the tabernacle of meeting, ^(AW)the ark of the Testimony and ^(AX)the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furniture of the tabernacle— ^8 (AY)the table and its utensils, ^(AZ)the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, ^9 (BA)the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and ^(BB)the laver and its base— ^10 (BC)the ^[k]garments of ministry, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests, ^11 (BD)and the anointing oil and ^(BE)sweet incense for the holy place. According to all that I have commanded you they shall do.”

The Sabbath Law

¹² And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ¹³ “Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: ^(BF)‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who ^(BG)sanctifies^[l] you. ^14 (BH)You shall keep the Sabbath, therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who ^[m]profanes it shall surely be put to death; for ^(BI)whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. ¹⁵ Work shall be done for ^(BJ)six days, but the ^(BK)seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. ¹⁶ Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. ¹⁷ It is ^(BL)a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for ^(BM)in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’ ”

¹⁸ And when He had made an end of speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses ^(BN)two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.