²¹ The Lord said to Moses, “When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders^(A) I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart^(B) so that he will not let the people go.^{(C) 22} Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son,^{(D) 23} and I told you, “Let my son go,^(E) so he may worship^(F) me.” But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.’”^(G)

²⁴ At a lodging place on the way, the Lord met Moses^[a] and was about to kill^(H) him. ²⁵ But Zipporah^(I) took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin^(J) and touched Moses’ feet with it.^[b] “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said. ²⁶ So the Lord let him alone. (At that time she said “bridegroom of blood,” referring to circumcision.)

²⁷ The Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he met Moses at the mountain^(K) of God and kissed^(L) him. ²⁸ Then Moses told Aaron everything the Lord had sent him to say, and also about all the signs he had commanded him to perform.

¹⁰ Since then, no prophet^(A) has risen in Israel like Moses,^(B) whom the Lord knew face to face,^{(C) 11} who did all those signs and wonders^(D) the Lord sent him to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh and to all his officials^(E) and to his whole land. ¹² For no one has^(F) ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds^(G) that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

³⁶ “I have testimony weightier than that of John.^(A) For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing^(B)—testify that the Father has sent me.^(C)

Belief and Unbelief Among the Jews

³⁷ Even after Jesus had performed so many signs^(A) in their presence, they still would not believe in him. ³⁸ This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: