Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

^42 (A)And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ ^[a]doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. ⁴³ Then fear came upon every soul, and ^(B)many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. ⁴⁴ Now all who believed were together, and ^(C)had all things in common, ⁴⁵ and ^[b]sold their possessions and goods, and ^(D)divided^[c] them among all, as anyone had need.

^46 (E)So continuing daily with one accord ^(F)in the temple, and ^(G)breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, ⁴⁷ praising God and having favor with all the people. And ^(H)the Lord added ^[d]to the church daily those who were being saved.

The Lord the Shepherd of His People

A Psalm of David.

¹⁹ For this is ^(A)commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. ²⁰ For ^(B)what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. ²¹ For ^(C)to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for ^[a]us, ^(D)leaving ^[b]us an example, that you should follow His steps:

^23 (F)who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but ^(G)committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; ^24 (H)who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, ^(I)that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—^(J)by whose ^[c]stripes you were healed. ²⁵ For ^(K)you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned ^(L)to the Shepherd and ^[d]Overseer of your souls.

Jesus the True Shepherd

10 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. ² But he who enters 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 ^(A)name and leads them out. ⁴ And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. ⁵ Yet they will by no means follow a ^(B)stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” ⁶ Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them.

Jesus the Good Shepherd

⁷ Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. ⁸ All who ever came ^[a]before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. ^9 (C)I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. ¹⁰ The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.