Nurture

January 2025 Bible Readings

stjohnstmarkchurchburyTuesday, December 31, 2024

Here are the January 2025 Bible readings, which we’ll be using in St John with St Mark’s and Christ Church, as we journey through Epiphany.

The readings

Our Gospel readings include Christ being recognised by the Gentile Magi, being baptised and acknowledged by God as his Son, his first public miracle and his first sermon in his home town.

• Jan 5th – Epiphany: Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12;
• Jan 12th – Baptism of Christ: Isaiah 43:1-7; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22;
• Jan 19th – Epiphany 2: Isaiah 62:1-5; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11;
• Jan 26th – Epiphany 3: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21;

If you don’t have access to a Bible, then please follow this link to the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. It’s not always the same but it’s usually very close.

The January 2025 Bible readings include this from Isaiah 60…

The ingathering of the dispersed

Arise, shine; for your light has come,
    and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
For darkness shall cover the earth,
    and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
    and his glory will appear over you.
Nations shall come to your light,
    and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

Lift up your eyes and look around;
    they all gather together, they come to you;
your sons shall come from far away,
    and your daughters shall be carried on their nurses’ arms.
Then you shall see and be radiant;
    your heart shall thrill and rejoice,
because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you,
    the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
A multitude of camels shall cover you,
    the young camels of Midian and Ephah;
    all those from Sheba shall come.
They shall bring gold and frankincense,
    and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord.

Thanks once again to Olivia Snow for the photo on Unsplash