Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.
A Psalm of David.
23 The Lord is my (A)shepherd,
I will (B)not be in need.
2 He lets me lie down in (C)green pastures;
He (D)leads me beside [a](E)quiet waters.
3 He (F)restores my soul;
He (G)guides me in the [b](H)paths of righteousness
For the sake of His name.
4 Even though I (I)walk through the [c]valley of the shadow of death,
I (J)fear no [d]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 [e]have (N)anointed my head with oil;
My (O)cup overflows.
6 [f]Certainly (P)goodness and [g]faithfulness will follow me all the days of my life,
And my (Q)dwelling will be in the house of the Lord [h]forever.
28 Now Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph, to [a]guide him to (A)Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29 And Joseph [b]prepared his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; as soon as he appeared to him, Joseph threw himself on his neck and (B)wept on his neck a long time. 30 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.” 31 But Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “(C)I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me; 32 and the men are shepherds, for they have been [c]keepers of livestock; and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’ 33 When Pharaoh calls for you and says, ‘(D)What is your occupation?’ 34 you shall say, ‘Your servants have been [d](E)keepers of livestock since our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you may live in the land of (F)Goshen; for every shepherd is an (G)abomination to the Egyptians.”
Jacob’s Family Settles in Goshen
47 Then (H)Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, “My father and my brothers and their flocks and their herds and all that they have, have come out of the land of Canaan; and behold, they are in the land of (I)Goshen.” 2 And he took five men from among his brothers and (J)presented them to Pharaoh. 3 Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, “(K)What is your occupation?” So they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are (L)shepherds, both we and our fathers.” 4 They also said to Pharaoh, “(M)We have come to reside in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, for (N)the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now, therefore, please let your servants (O)live in the land of Goshen.” 5 Then Pharaoh said to [e]Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. 6 The land of Egypt is [f]at your disposal; settle your father and your brothers in (P)the best of the land, let them live in the land of Goshen; and if you know any (Q)capable men among them, then [g]put them in charge of my livestock.”
Peter and John Arrested
4 As they were speaking to the people, the priests and (A)the captain of the temple guard and (B)the Sadducees (C)came up to them, 2 being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming [a](D)in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them and (E)put them in prison until the next day, for it was already evening. 4 But many of those who had heard the [b]message believed; and (F)the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
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