2 Corinthians in the Lectionary
2 Corinthians is appointed 13 times across the three-year Revised Common Lectionary — 2 in Year A, 8 in Year B, 3 in Year C. Every appointed day is listed below.
Year A
- Ash Wednesday — Second Reading 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
- Trinity Sunday — Second Reading 2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Year B
- Transfiguration Sunday — Second Reading 2 Corinthians 4:3-6
- Ash Wednesday — Second Reading 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
- Proper 4 (Ordinary 9) — Second Reading 2 Corinthians 4:5-12
- Proper 5 (Ordinary 10) — Second Reading 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1
- Proper 6 (Ordinary 11) — Second Reading 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (11-13) 14-17
- Proper 7 (Ordinary 12) — Second Reading 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
- Proper 8 (Ordinary 13) — Second Reading 2 Corinthians 8:7-15
- Proper 9 (Ordinary 14) — Second Reading 2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Year C
- Transfiguration Sunday — Second Reading 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2
- Fourth Sunday in Lent — Second Reading 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
- Ash Wednesday — Second Reading 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
Frequently asked
How often is 2 Corinthians read in the Revised Common Lectionary?
2 Corinthians is appointed 13 times across the three-year Revised Common Lectionary cycle — 2 in Year A, 8 in Year B, and 3 in Year C (13× as the Second Reading).
Which Sundays read from 2 Corinthians?
Every appointed Sunday and festival is listed on this page, grouped by lectionary Year A, B, and C, with the exact reference and whether it is the first reading, psalm, second reading, or gospel for the day.
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