Acts 11: 1- 8
11:1 | Now the Apostles and brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the Word of God. |
11:2 | Then, when Peter had gone up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision argued against him, |
11:3 | saying, “Why did you enter to uncircumcised men, and why did you eat with them?” |
11:4 | And Peter began to explain to them, in an orderly manner, saying: |
11:5 | “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw, in an ecstasy of mind, a vision: a certain container descending, like a great linen sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners. And it drew near to me. |
11:6 | And looking into it, I considered and saw the four-footed beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the reptiles, and the flying things of the air. |
11:7 | Then I also heard a voice saying to me: ‘Rise up, Peter. Kill and eat.’ |
11:8 | But I said: ‘Never, lord! For what is common or unclean has never entered into my mouth.’ |
John 10: 11- 18
10:11 | I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd gives his life for his sheep. |
10:12 | But the hired hand, and whoever is not a shepherd, to whom the sheep do not belong, he sees the wolf approaching, and he departs from the sheep and flees. And the wolf ravages and scatters the sheep. |
10:13 | And the hired hand flees, because he is a hired hand and there is no concern for the sheep within him. |
10:14 | I am the good Shepherd, and I know my own, and my own know me, |
10:15 | just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for my sheep. |
10:16 | And I have other sheep that are not of this fold, and I must lead them. They shall hear my voice, and there shall be one sheepfold and one shepherd. |
10:17 | For this reason, the Father loves me: because I lay down my life, so that I may take it up again. |
10:18 | No one takes it away from me. Instead, I lay it down of my own accord. And I have the power to lay it down. And I have the power to take it up again. This is the commandment that I have received from my Father.” |