Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

⁵ And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes,

⁶ and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and as many as were kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

⁷ And when they had set them in their midst, they asked, “By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?”

⁸ Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, “Ye rulers of the people and elders of Israel,

⁹ if we this day are examined about the good deed done to the infirm man, and by what means he is made whole,

¹⁰ be it known unto you all and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified and whom God raised from the dead, even by Him doth this man stand here before you whole.

¹¹ This is ‘the stone which was set at nought by you builders and which has become the head of the corner.’

¹² Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.”

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

² He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters.

³ He restoreth my soul; He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.

⁵ Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

⁶ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

¹⁶ Hereby we perceive the love of God: because He laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

¹⁷ But whoso hath this world’s goods and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up the compassion of his heart from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

¹⁸ My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

¹⁹ And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.

²⁰ For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knoweth all things.

²¹ Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then we have confidence toward God.

²² And whatsoever we ask we receive of Him, because we keep His commandment and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

²³ And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.

²⁴ And he that keepeth His commandments dwelleth in Him, and He in him. And hereby we know that He abideth in us: by the Spirit which He hath given us.

¹¹ I am the Good Shepherd; the Good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.

¹² But he that is a hireling and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and fleeth; and the wolf catcheth them and scattereth the sheep.

¹³ The hireling fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

¹⁴ I am the Good Shepherd, and know My sheep and am known by Mine.

¹⁵ As the Father knoweth Me, even so know I the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.

¹⁶ And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold. Them also I must bring, and they shall hear My voice; and there shall be one fold and one Shepherd.

¹⁷ Therefore doth My Father love Me, because I lay down My life, that I might take it again.

¹⁸ No man taketh it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received from My Father.”