Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Yahweh the Shepherd

A psalm of David.^[a]

²⁸ He^[a] had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to appear before him^[b] in Goshen. And they came to the land of Goshen. ²⁹ Then Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and fell upon his neck and wept upon his neck a long time. ³⁰ Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die since I have seen your face, for you are still alive.” ³¹ Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and report to Pharaoh, and I 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 are men of livestock, and they have brought their flocks and their cattle and all that they have.’ ³³ And it shall be that when Pharaoh calls you he will say, ‘What is your occupation?’ ³⁴ Then you must say, ‘You servants are men of livestock from our childhood until now, both we and also our ancestors,’^[c] so that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is a detestable thing to Egyptians.”

Jacob Settles in Goshen

47 So Joseph went and reported to Pharaoh. And he said, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and their herds, and all that they have, have come from the land of Canaan. Now they are here in the land of Goshen.” ² And from among his brothers he took five men and presented them before Pharaoh. ³ And Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are keepers of sheep, both we and also our ancestors.”^{[d] 4} And they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servant’s flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.” ⁵ Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. ⁶ The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land. Let them live in the land of Goshen, and if you know there is among them men of ability, then appoint them overseers of my own livestock.”

Peter and John Arrested

4 And while^[a] they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees approached them, ² greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. ³ And they laid hands on them and put them^[b] in custody until the next day, because it was already evening. ⁴ But many of those who listened to the message believed, and the number of the men was approximately five thousand.