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Epiphany Season · Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C

Luke 6:17, 20-26

Blessings and Woes on the Level Place

February 13, 2028

Sermon on the Mount, Cosimo Rosselli
Sermon on the Mount, Cosimo Rosselli, 1481–82Sistine Chapel, Vatican
On the Sistine Chapel wall, painted a generation before Michelangelo. The sermon is on the left and the healing of the leper on the right, in one continuous landscape.It is the sermon on the plain and the blessings, painted as a hillside with people sitting on it.Cosimo RosselliA Florentine painter of the older generation, chosen for the Sistine walls, whose work Vasari found pleasing to the pope and ordinary to everyone else.Sistine Chapel, VaticanThe pope's chapel, where conclaves are held, decorated by Perugino, Botticelli and Ghirlandaio before Michelangelo was ever asked.Sistine Chapel, Vatican
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 6:17, 20-26Lk 6:17, 20-26
Second Reading1 Cor. 15:12, 16-201 Cor 15:12, 16-20
First ReadingJer. 17:5-8Jer 17:5-8
Responsorial PsalmPs. 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6 (40:5a)Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6 (40:5a)

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 CommentariesBibleHub: Lk 6:20 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregated classic commentaries on the Beatitudes and Woes.

Enduring Word: Luke 6Enduring Word: Lk 6 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.

Precept Austin: Luke 6 CommentaryPrecept Austin: Lk 6 Commentary Precept Austin

Verse-level study helps and gathered quotations on the Sermon on the Plain.

StudyLight: Luke 6 (Barnes' Notes)StudyLight: Lk 6 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight

Albert Barnes' close reading of the blessings and their matching woes.

StudyLight: Luke 6 (Gill's Exposition)StudyLight: Lk 6 (Gill's Exposition) StudyLight

John Gill's full exposition with attention to the underlying Greek.

Working Preacher: Luke 6:17-26Working Preacher: Lk 6:17-26 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary exegesis on Luke's concrete, unspiritualized Beatitudes.

CEP: Luke 6:17-26CEP: Lk 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 6:20BibleHub Interlinear: Lk 6:20 BibleHub

Greek text with parsing for the blessing and woe formulas.

BibleProject: Luke 1-9BibleProject: Lk 1-9 BibleProject

Animated overview of the first half of Luke's Gospel and its themes.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Luke 6Catena: Lk 6 Catena

Patristic comment chain gathering the Fathers on the Sermon on the Plain.

Podcast

Bishop Barron: Place Your Heart in God Word on Fire

Bishop Barron preaches this Sunday’s Mass readings, including Luke 6:17, 20-26.

Art & Music

Vanderbilt: Luke 6:17-26 Art & TextsVanderbilt: Lk 6:17-26 Art & Texts Vanderbilt

Curated public-domain artwork and image citations for the passage.

Study Hub

Textweek: Luke 6:20-31Textweek: Lk 6:20-31 Textweek

The classic study hub gathering commentary, art, and worship links for the Beatitudes.

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