Moses Strikes the Rock

10 Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, (A)“Hear now, you rebels: shall we bring water for you out of this rock?”

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10 He and Aaron gathered the assembly together(A) in front of the rock and Moses said to them, “Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”(B)

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32 They (A)angered him at the waters of Meribah,
    and it went ill with Moses on their account,
33 for they (B)made his spirit bitter,[a]
    and he (C)spoke rashly with his lips.

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  1. Psalm 106:33 Or they rebelled against God's Spirit

32 By the waters of Meribah(A) they angered the Lord,
    and trouble came to Moses because of them;
33 for they rebelled(B) against the Spirit(C) of God,
    and rash words came from Moses’ lips.[a](D)

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  1. Psalm 106:33 Or against his spirit, / and rash words came from his lips

For (A)we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, (B)he is a perfect man, (C)able also to bridle his whole body.

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We all stumble(A) in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say(B) is perfect,(C) able to keep their whole body in check.(D)

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26 (A)Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

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26 “In your anger do not sin”[a]:(A) Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,

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  1. Ephesians 4:26 Psalm 4:4 (see Septuagint)

17 In Christ Jesus, then, I have (A)reason to be proud of (B)my work for God. 18 For I will not venture to speak of anything except (C)what Christ has accomplished through me (D)to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, 19 (E)by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that (F)from Jerusalem and all the way around (G)to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ;

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17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus(A) in my service to God.(B) 18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles(C) to obey God(D) by what I have said and done— 19 by the power of signs and wonders,(E) through the power of the Spirit of God.(F) So from Jerusalem(G) all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.(H)

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Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you (A)whitewashed (B)wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet (C)contrary to the law you (D)order me to be struck?” Those who stood by said, “Would you revile (E)God's high priest?” And Paul said, (F)“I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, (G)‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

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Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall!(A) You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!”(B)

Those who were standing near Paul said, “How dare you insult God’s high priest!”

Paul replied, “Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’[a](C)

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  1. Acts 23:5 Exodus 22:28

He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and (A)seeing that he had faith to be made well,[a] 10 said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And he (B)sprang up and began walking. 11 And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, (C)“The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” 12 Barnabas they called (D)Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. 13 And the priest of (E)Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and (F)wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. 14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they (G)tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out, 15 “Men, (H)why are you doing these things? We also are men, (I)of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that (J)you should turn from these (K)vain things to (L)a living God, (M)who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

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  1. Acts 14:9 Or be saved

He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed(A) 10 and called out, “Stand up on your feet!”(B) At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.(C)

11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!”(D) 12 Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker.(E) 13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them.

14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes(F) and rushed out into the crowd, shouting: 15 “Friends, why are you doing this? We too are only human,(G) like you. We are bringing you good news,(H) telling you to turn from these worthless things(I) to the living God,(J) who made the heavens and the earth(K) and the sea and everything in them.(L)

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12 And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk? 13 (A)The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, (B)the God of our fathers, (C)glorified his servant[a] Jesus, whom (D)you delivered over and (E)denied in the presence of Pilate, (F)when he had decided to release him. 14 But you denied (G)the Holy and (H)Righteous One, and (I)asked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 and you killed (J)the Author of life, (K)whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. 16 And (L)his name—by (M)faith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is (N)through Jesus[b] has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.

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  1. Acts 3:13 Or child; also verse 26
  2. Acts 3:16 Greek him

12 When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,(A) the God of our fathers,(B) has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over(C) to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate,(D) though he had decided to let him go.(E) 14 You disowned the Holy(F) and Righteous One(G) and asked that a murderer be released to you.(H) 15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead.(I) We are witnesses(J) of this. 16 By faith in the name of Jesus,(K) this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.

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54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell (A)fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”[a] 55 But he turned and rebuked them.[b]

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  1. Luke 9:54 Some manuscripts add as Elijah did
  2. Luke 9:55 Some manuscripts add And he said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of; 56for the Son of Man came not to destroy people's lives but to save them”

54 When the disciples James and John(A) saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them[a]?”(B) 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them.

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  1. Luke 9:54 Some manuscripts them, just as Elijah did

22 But I say to you that (A)everyone who is angry with his brother[a] will be liable (B)to judgment; whoever insults[b] his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to (C)the hell[c] of fire.

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  1. Matthew 5:22 Some manuscripts insert without cause
  2. Matthew 5:22 Greek says Raca to (a term of abuse)
  3. Matthew 5:22 Greek Gehenna; also verses 29, 30

22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry(A) with a brother or sister[a][b] will be subject to judgment.(B) Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’[c] is answerable to the court.(C) And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.(D)

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  1. Matthew 5:22 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verse 23.
  2. Matthew 5:22 Some manuscripts brother or sister without cause
  3. Matthew 5:22 An Aramaic term of contempt

28 but (A)there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar (B)what will be in the latter days. Your dream and (C)the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these: 29 To you, O king, as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be after this, (D)and he who reveals mysteries made known to you what is to be. 30 But (E)as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that (F)you may know the thoughts of your mind.

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28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries.(A) He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come.(B) Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind(C) as you were lying in bed(D) are these:(E)

29 “As Your Majesty was lying there, your mind turned to things to come, and the revealer of mysteries showed you what is going to happen.(F) 30 As for me, this mystery has been revealed(G) to me, not because I have greater wisdom than anyone else alive, but so that Your Majesty may know the interpretation and that you may understand what went through your mind.

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24 (A)You have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you.

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24 You have been rebellious against the Lord ever since I have known you.(A)

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22 (A)Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, and be enough for them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, and be enough for them?” 23 And the Lord said to Moses, (B)“Is the Lord's hand shortened? Now you shall see whether (C)my word will come true for you or not.”

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22 Would they have enough if flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? Would they have enough if all the fish in the sea were caught for them?”(A)

23 The Lord answered Moses, “Is the Lord’s arm too short?(B) Now you will see whether or not what I say will come true for you.(C)

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