Isaiah 56:6-11

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⁶And foreigners^(A) who bind themselves to the Lord
    to minister^(B) to him,
to love the name^(C) of the Lord,
    and to be his servants,
all who keep the Sabbath^(D) without desecrating it
    and who hold fast to my covenant—
⁷these I will bring to my holy mountain^(E)
    and give them joy in my house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices^(F)
    will be accepted on my altar;
for my house will be called
    a house of prayer for all nations.^(G)”^(H)
⁸The Sovereign Lord declares—
    he who gathers the exiles of Israel:
“I will gather^(I) still others to them
    besides those already gathered.”

God’s Accusation Against the Wicked

⁹Come, all you beasts of the field,^(J)
    come and devour, all you beasts of the forest!
¹⁰Israel’s watchmen^(K) are blind,
    they all lack knowledge;^(L)
they are all mute dogs,
    they cannot bark;
they lie around and dream,
    they love to sleep.^(M)
¹¹They are dogs with mighty appetites;
    they never have enough.
They are shepherds^(N) who lack understanding;^(O)
    they all turn to their own way,^(P)
    they seek their own gain.^(Q)

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Psalm 23

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Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

¹The Lord is my shepherd,^(A) I lack nothing.^(B)
²    He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,^(C)
³    he refreshes my soul.^(D)
He guides me^(E) along the right paths^(F)
    for his name’s sake.^(G)
⁴Even though I walk
    through the darkest valley,^[a]^(H)
I will fear no evil,^(I)
    for you are with me;^(J)
your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

⁵You prepare a table^(K) before me
    in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;^(L)
    my cup^(M) overflows.
⁶Surely your goodness and love^(N) will follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
    forever.

Footnotes

Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of the shadow of death

Acts 2:42-47

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The Fellowship of the Believers

⁴²They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching^(A) and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread^(B) and to prayer.^(C) ⁴³Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.^(D) ⁴⁴All the believers were together and had everything in common.^(E) ⁴⁵They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.^(F) ⁴⁶Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts.^(G) They broke bread^(H) in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, ⁴⁷praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.^(I) And the Lord added to their number^(J) daily those who were being saved.

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John 13:34-35

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³⁴“A new command^(A) I give you: Love one another.^(B) As I have loved you, so you must love one another.^(C) ³⁵By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”^(D)