Epiphany · Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany · Year C
Luke 6:17-26
Blessings and Woes on the Level Place
February 13, 2028
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"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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BibleHub: Commentaries on Luke 6:17 BibleHub
Gathers classic commentaries verse by verse on the healing and the Beatitudes.
Enduring Word: Luke 6 Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse evangelical notes contrasting Luke's blessings and woes with Matthew's.
Precept Austin: Luke 6 Commentary Precept Austin
Word studies and gathered quotations on the Sermon on the Plain.
Working Preacher: Commentary on Luke 6:17-26 Working Preacher
Lutheran exegesis on how blessedness means present awareness of a place in God's coming reign.
CEP: Luke 6:17-26 Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary reading the woes as a coming reversal already announced in Jeremiah 17.
Episcopal Church: Wisdom and Understanding, Epiphany 6 (C) Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church
Anglican preaching voice on the upside-down wisdom of the blessings and woes.
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