Praise for the Lord’s Goodness.

A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day.

Israel Invoked to Praise the Lord.

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.”

^7 (A)The end of all things ^[a]is near; therefore, ^(B)be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of ^[b]prayer. ⁸ Above all, ^(C)keep fervent in your love for one another, because ^(D)love covers a multitude of sins. ^9 (E)Be hospitable to one another without ^(F)complaint. ^10 (G)As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good ^(H)stewards of the ^[c]multifaceted grace of God. ^11 (I)Whoever speaks is to do so as one who is speaking ^(J)actual words of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving ^[d](K)by the strength which God supplies; so that ^(L)in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, ^(M)to whom belongs the glory and ^[e]dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Share the Sufferings of Christ

^12 (N)Beloved, do not be surprised at the ^(O)fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though something strange were happening to you; ¹³ but to the degree that you ^(P)share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that at the ^(Q)revelation of His glory ^(R)you may also rejoice and be overjoyed. ¹⁴ If you are insulted ^[f](S)for the name of Christ, ^(T)you are blessed, ^(U)because the Spirit of glory, and of God, rests upon you. ¹⁵ Make sure that ^(V)none of you suffers as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a ^[g](W)troublesome meddler; ¹⁶ but if anyone suffers as a ^(X)Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to ^(Y)glorify God in this name. ¹⁷ For it is time for judgment ^(Z)to begin ^[h]with ^(AA)the household of God; and if it ^(AB)begins ^[i]with us first, what will be the outcome for those ^(AC)who do not obey the ^(AD)gospel of God? ^18 (AE)And if it is with difficulty that the righteous is saved, ^[j]what will become of the ^(AF)godless man and the sinner? ¹⁹ Therefore, those also who suffer according to ^(AG)the will of God are to entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right.

Jesus’ Death and Resurrection Foretold

¹⁶ “^(A)A little while, and ^(B)you no longer are going to see Me; and again a little while, and ^(C)you will see Me.” ¹⁷ So some of His disciples said to one another, “What is this that He is telling us, ‘^(D)A little while, and you are not going to see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because ^(E)I am going to the Father’?” ¹⁸ So they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.” ^19 (F)Jesus knew that they wanted to question Him, and He said to them, “Are you deliberating together about this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you are not going to see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me’? ²⁰ Truly, truly I say to you that ^(G)you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but ^(H)your grief will be turned into joy! ^21 (I)Whenever a woman is in labor she has ^[a]pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a ^[b]child has been born into the world. ²² Therefore ^(J)you too have grief now; but ^(K)I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one is going to take your joy away from you.

Prayer Promises

²³ And ^(L)on that day ^(M)you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly I say to you, ^(N)if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you. ^24 (O)Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your ^(P)joy may be made full.

²⁵ “These things I have spoken to you in ^(Q)figures of speech; ^(R)an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father. ^26 (S)On that day ^(T)you will ask in My name, and I am not saying to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; ²⁷ for ^(U)the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and ^(V)have believed that ^(W)I came forth from the Father. ^28 (X)I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and ^(Y)going to the Father.”

²⁹ His disciples *said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and are not ^[c]using any ^(Z)figure of speech. ³⁰ Now we know that You know all things, and that You have no need for anyone to question You; this is why we ^(AA)believe that You ^(AB)came forth from God.” ³¹ Jesus replied to them, “Do you now believe? ³² Behold, ^(AC)an hour is coming, and has already come, for ^(AD)you to be scattered, each to ^(AE)his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet ^(AF)I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. ³³ These things I have spoken to you so that ^(AG)in Me you may have peace. ^(AH)In the world you have tribulation, but ^(AI)take courage; ^(AJ)I have overcome the world.”