Epiphany Season · Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C
Luke 6:17, 20-26
Blessings and Woes on the Level Place
February 13, 2028
Overview & Insights
"Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God." (Luke 6:20)
Jesus comes down to a level place and heals a great crowd before turning to teach his disciples. He pronounces blessing on the poor, hungry, weeping, and hated, then pairs each blessing with a matching woe for the rich, full, laughing, and well spoken of.
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Commentary
BibleHub: Luke 6:20 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregated classic commentaries on the Beatitudes and Woes.
Enduring Word: Luke 6 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.
Precept Austin: Luke 6 Commentary Precept Austin
Verse-level study helps and gathered quotations on the Sermon on the Plain.
StudyLight: Luke 6 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Albert Barnes' close reading of the blessings and their matching woes.
StudyLight: Luke 6 (Gill's Exposition) StudyLight
John Gill's full exposition with attention to the underlying Greek.
Working Preacher: Luke 6:17-26 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary exegesis on Luke's concrete, unspiritualized Beatitudes.
CEP: Luke 6:17-26 Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary connecting the blessings to identity found in Christ.
Loyola Press: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C Loyola Press · Sunday Connection
Catholic background and discussion activities tied to this Sunday's readings.
Background & Word Study
BibleHub Interlinear: Luke 6:20 BibleHub
Greek text with parsing for the blessing and woe formulas.
BibleProject: Luke 1-9 BibleProject
Animated overview of the first half of Luke's Gospel and its themes.
Enter the Bible: Luke Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on Luke's structure and central concerns.
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