Epiphany Season · Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C
Luke 6:27-38
Be Merciful; Judge Not
February 20, 2028
Overview & Insights
"Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful." (Luke 6:36)
In the Sermon on the Plain Jesus calls his followers to be merciful as their Father is merciful, and to stop judging and condemning. He warns against the blind leading the blind and against pointing at the speck in a neighbor's eye while ignoring the log in one's own.
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Commentary
BibleHub: Luke 6:27 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregated classic commentaries on loving enemies and not judging.
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 loving one's enemies.
StudyLight: Luke 6 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Albert Barnes' close reading of the enemy-love and golden-rule teaching.
StudyLight: Luke 6 (Gill's Exposition) StudyLight
John Gill's full exposition with attention to the underlying Greek.
Working Preacher: Luke 6:27-38 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary exegesis on mercy as the ground of enemy-love.
CEP: Luke 6:27-38 Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary on the costly, countercultural ethic Jesus lays out.
Loyola Press: Seventh 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 6:27 BibleHub
Greek text with parsing for the enemy-love and measure sayings.
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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