Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
42 And they were (A)continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to (B)the breaking of bread and (C)to the prayers.
43 And fear came upon every soul; and many (D)wonders and [a]signs were taking place through the apostles. 44 And all those who had believed [b]were together and (E)had all things in common; 45 and they (F)began selling their property and possessions and were (G)dividing them up with all, as anyone might have need. 46 (H)And daily devoting themselves with one accord in the temple and (I)breaking bread [c]from house to house, they were taking their [d]meals together with gladness and [e]sincerity of heart, 47 praising God and (J)having favor with all the people. And the Lord (K)was adding [f]to their number daily (L)those who were being saved.
Yahweh Is My Shepherd
A Psalm of David.
23 Yahweh is my (A)shepherd,
I [a]shall (B)not want.
2 He makes me lie down in (C)green pastures;
He (D)leads me beside [b](E)quiet waters.
3 He (F)restores my soul;
He (G)guides me in the [c](H)paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
4 Even though I (I)walk through the [d]valley of the shadow of death,
I (J)fear no [e]evil, for (K)You are with me;
Your (L)rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You (M)prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You [f]have (N)anointed my head with oil;
My (O)cup overflows.
6 [g]Surely (P)goodness and lovingkindness will [h]pursue me all the days of my life,
And I will [i](Q)dwell in the house of Yahweh [j]forever.
19 For this finds [a]favor, if for the sake of (A)conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unrighteously. 20 For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure? But if (B)when you do good and suffer for it, you endure, this finds favor with God.
Christ, Our Example
21 For to this (C)you have been called, (D)since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you (E)an example that you should follow in His steps, 22 who (F)did no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth; 23 who being (G)reviled, was not reviling in return; while suffering, He was uttering no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously. 24 Who Himself [b](H)bore our sins in His body on the (I)tree, so that (J)having died to [c]sin, we might live to righteousness; (K)by His [d]wounds you were (L)healed. 25 For you were (M)continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the (N)Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
I Am the Good Shepherd
10 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is (A)a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is (B)a shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear (C)his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and (D)leads them out. 4 When he brings all his own out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know (E)his voice. 5 A stranger they will never follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know (F)the voice of strangers.” 6 This (G)figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them.
7 So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am (H)the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before Me are (I)thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9 (J)I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they (K)may have life, and [a]have it abundantly.
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