Readings for the day · Epiphany Season · All Four Lectionaries
The readings for January 17, 2027, in all four lectionaries
Revised Common and LSB Three-Year keep Second Sunday after the Epiphany; Roman Catholic keeps Second Sunday in Ordinary Time; Historic One-Year keeps The Transfiguration of Our Lord. No reading is common to all four.
| Reading | Revised CommonSecond Sunday after the EpiphanyYear B · Jan 17 | Roman CatholicSecond Sunday in Ordinary TimeYear B · Jan 17 | LSB Three-YearSecond Sunday after the EpiphanyYear B · Jan 17 | Historic One-YearThe Transfiguration of Our LordOne-year · Jan 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel3 of 4 read John 1 | John 1:43-51 | John 1:35-42 | John 1:43-51 | Matthew 17:1-9 |
| Epistle / Second Reading3 of 4 read 1 Corinthians 6 | 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 | 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20 | 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 | 2 Peter 1:16-21 |
| Old Testament / First Reading3 of 4 read 1 Samuel 3 | 1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20) | 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19 | 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20) | Exodus 34:29-35or Exodus 3:1-14 |
| Psalm2 of 4 read Psalm 139 | Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 | Psalm 40:2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 (8a, 9a) | Psalm 139:1-10 | Psalm 2 |
Every citation above opens its own page: the passage, verse-by-verse commentary, background and word study, the Church Fathers, and worship resources. An “or” line is the second track a lectionary offers for the same day, not a different Sunday. Agreement is judged by chapter, because the four rarely cut a passage to the same length.
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