Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

⁴² And they continued in the Apostles’ doctrine, and fellowship, and breaking of bread, and prayers.

⁴³ And fear came upon every soul. And many wonders and signs were done by the Apostles.

⁴⁴ And all who believed were in one place and shared everything.

⁴⁵ And they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to anyone who had need.

⁴⁶ And they continued daily, with one mind, in the Temple. And breaking bread at home, they ate their meals together, with gladness and singleness of heart,

⁴⁷ praising God. And they had favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily, those who would be saved.

23 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

² He makes me to rest in green pasture and leads me by the still waters.

³ He restores my soul and leads me in the paths of righteousness, for His Name’s sake.

⁴ Indeed, though I should walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. For You are with me. Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

⁵ You prepare a table before me in the sight of my adversaries. You anoint my head with oil; and my cup runs over.

⁶ Doubtless, kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. And I shall remain in the House of the LORD forever. A Psalm of David.

¹⁹ For this is grace: if anyone - for the sake of conscience toward God - endures grief, suffering wrongly.

²⁰ For what praise is it, if when you are mistreated for your faults, you take it patiently? But if you suffer when you do well, and take it patiently, this is acceptable to God.

²¹ For you are called to this. For Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you could follow His steps.

²² “He did no sin. Nor was there guile found in His mouth.”

²³ When He was reviled, He did not revile in return. When He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed it to Him Who judges righteously.

²⁴ He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we, being dead to sin, would live in righteousness. “By His wounds you were healed.”

²⁵ For you were as sheep, going astray, but now are returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

10 “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who does not enter in by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up another way, he is a thief and a robber.

² “But the one who goes in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

³ “To him the doorkeeper opens. And the sheep hear his voice. And he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

⁴ “And when he has sent forth his own sheep, he goes before them. And the sheep follow him. For they know his voice.

⁵ “And they will not follow a stranger. But they flee from him. For they do not know the voice of strangers.”

⁶ Jesus spoke this parable to them. But they did not understand what it was He was saying to them.

⁷ Then Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly I say to you, I am that Door of the sheep.

⁸ “All that ever came before Me are thieves and robbers. But the sheep did not hear them.

⁹ “I am that Door. If anyone enters in by Me, he shall be saved, and shall go in, and go out, and find pasture.

¹⁰ “The thief does not come, if not to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they might have life and have it in abundance.