EPIPHANY 3 YEAR B
The Revised Common Lectionary and the Church of England make different provision for today.
For Church of England provision see below.

REVISED COMMON LECTIONARY

FIRST READING Jonah 3.1-5, 10

A reading from the book of Jonah.
1 The word of the LORD came to Jonah, saying,
2 'Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.'
3 So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three days' walk across.
4 Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's walk. And he cried out, 'Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!'
5 And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
10 When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it.

PSALM Psalm 62.6-14

R R God alone is my rock and my salvation.

6 For God alone my soul in silence waits; truly, my hope is in him.
7 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold, so that I shall not be shaken. R R
8 In God is my safety and my honour; God is my strong rock and my refuge.
9 Put your trust in him always, O people, pour out your hearts before him, for God is our refuge. R R
10 Those of high degree are but a fleeting breath, even those of low estate cannot be trusted.
11 On the scales they are lighter than a breath, all of them together.
12 Put no trust in extortion; in robbery take no empty pride; though wealth increase, set not your heart upon it. R R
13 God has spoken once, twice have I heard it, that power belongs to God.
14 Steadfast love is yours, O Lord, for you repay everyone according to his deeds. R R


SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 7.29-31

A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians.
29 Brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none,
30 and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no possessions,
31 and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.


GOSPEL Mark 1.14-20

Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark.
14 After John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God,
15 and saying, 'The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.'
16 As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake - for they were fishermen.
17 And Jesus said to them, 'Follow me and I will make you fish for people.'
18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
19 As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets.
20 Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.

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CHURCH OF ENGLAND

FIRST READING Genesis 14.17-20

A reading from the book of Genesis.
17 After Abram's return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley).
18 And King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was priest of God Most High.
19 He blessed him and said, 'Blessed be Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth;
20 and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!' And Abram gave him one-tenth of everything.


PSALM Psalm 128

R R Whoever fears the Lord shall indeed be blessed.

1 Happy are they all who fear the Lord, and who follow in his ways!
2 You shall eat the fruit of your labour; happiness and prosperity shall be yours. R R
3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine within your house, your children like olive shoots round about your table.
4 Whoever fears the Lord shall thus indeed be blessed. R R
5 The Lord bless you from Zion, and may you see the prosperity of Jersualem all the days of our life.
6 May you live to see your children's children; may peace be upon Israel. R R


SECOND READING Revelation 19.6-10

A reading from the book of Revelation.
6 I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunder-peals, crying out, 'Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready;
8 to her it has been granted to be clothed with fine linen, bright and pure' - for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.
9 And the angel said to me, 'Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.' And he said to me, 'These are true words of God.'
10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, 'You must not do that! I am a fellow-servant with you and your comrades who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.'


GOSPEL John 2.1-11

Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
1 There was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
2 Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, 'They have no wine.'
4 And Jesus said to her, 'Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.'
5 His mother said to the servants, 'Do whatever he tells you.'
6 Now standing there were six stone water-jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.
7 Jesus said to them, 'Fill the jars with water.' And they filled them up to the brim.
8 He said to them, 'Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.' So they took it.
9 When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom and said to him,
10 'Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.'
11 Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.