Readings for the day · Epiphany Season · All Four Lectionaries
The readings for January 23, 2028, in all four lectionaries
Revised Common and LSB Three-Year keep Third Sunday after the Epiphany; Roman Catholic keeps Third Sunday in Ordinary Time; Historic One-Year keeps The Third Sunday after the Epiphany. All four agree on the Psalm.
| Reading | Revised CommonThird Sunday after the EpiphanyYear C · Jan 23 | Roman CatholicThird Sunday in Ordinary TimeYear C · Jan 23 | LSB Three-YearThird Sunday after the EpiphanyYear C · Jan 23 | Historic One-YearThe Third Sunday after the EpiphanyOne-year · Jan 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel2 of 4 read Luke 4 | Luke 4:14-21 | Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 | Luke 4:16-30 | Matthew 8:1-13 |
| Epistle / Second Reading3 of 4 read 1 Corinthians 12 | 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a | 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 or 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27 | 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a | Romans 1:8-17or Romans 12:16-21 |
| Old Testament / First Reading3 of 4 read Nehemiah 8 | Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 | Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 | Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 | 2 Kings 5:1-15a |
| PsalmAll read Psalm 19 | Psalm 19 | Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 15 (cf. John 6:63c) | Psalm 19:7-14 | not appointed |
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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