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Advent · Year C

Third Sunday in Advent

December 12, 2027

Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples, Giovanni di Paolo
Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples, Giovanni di Paolo, c. 1455–1460Art Institute of Chicago
A Sienese panel from a series on the Baptist's life, with the prison drawn as a pink stone box and the disciples leaning in at a grille.John summoned two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord to ask, Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another? Go and tell John what you have seen and heard.Giovanni di PaoloA Sienese painter who ignored the Florentine Renaissance entirely and kept gold grounds and strange colour into old age.Art Institute of ChicagoFounded in 1879 as both a museum and a school, and the home of American Gothic and of a famous Impressionist collection.Art Institute of Chicago
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 7:18-28Lk 7:18-28
EpistlePhil. 4:4-7Phil 4:4-7
Old TestamentZeph. 3:14-20Zep 3:14-20
PsalterPs. 85Ps 85

Overview & Insights

“Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed.” (Luke 7:22)

From prison John sends two disciples to ask Jesus whether he is the promised one, and Jesus points to his works of healing and good news to the poor as the answer before commending John as the greatest of the prophets.

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Commentary

Luke 7:18-35Lk 7:18-35 Working Preacher

The Lutheran home voice on John's question from prison and Jesus' answer pointing to his works.

Luke 7Lk 7 Enduring Word · David Guzik

A verse by verse evangelical commentary on John's doubt and Jesus' praise of him.

Luke 7 CommentaryLk 7 Commentary Precept Austin

A deep study page gathering Greek word studies and many expositors on Luke 7.

Classic commentaries on Luke 7:18Classic commentaries on Lk 7:18 BibleHub

A classic aggregator stacking Barnes, Gill, and other historic commentators on this verse.

Luke 7, Barnes' NotesLk 7, Barnes' Notes StudyLight

Albert Barnes' notes on the chapter.

God's Joy Is Justice, Advent 3 (C) Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church

An Episcopal model sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent in Year C.

Background & Word Study

Luke 1-9Lk 1-9 BibleProject

An animated walkthrough of the first half of Luke, covering John's ministry and Jesus' Galilean works.

Luke 7 interlinearLk 7 interlinear BibleHub

The Greek text of Luke 7 word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers.

The Church Fathers

Luke 7, patristic commentaryLk 7, patristic commentary Catena

A verse linked catena gathering patristic comment on Luke 7.

Podcast

Sermon Brainwave: Third Sunday of Advent Working Preacher

A roundtable working through the Year C readings for the Third Sunday of Advent.

Art & Music

Art in the Christian Tradition Vanderbilt

A curated image index for this reading across the history of Christian art.

Study Hub

Third Sunday of Advent, Year C Textweek

A long running study hub indexing further commentary, art, and sermon links for this Sunday.

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