Lent · Year C

Second Sunday in Lent

March 12, 2028

Flevit super illam (He Wept Over It), Enrique Simonet — **Flevit super illam (He Wept Over It)**, Enrique Simonet, 1892Museo del Prado, Madrid · public domain

LSB Three-Year Lectionary

GospelLuke 13:31-35

EpistlePhil. 3:17-4:1

Old TestamentJer. 26:8-15

PsalterPs. 4

Overview & Insights

"How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!" (Luke 13:34).

Warned that Herod wants to kill him, Jesus calls Herod a fox and declares that he must keep going toward Jerusalem, since it is not fitting for a prophet to die away from that city. He then laments over Jerusalem's resistance to God's messengers, longing to gather the city like a hen gathers her chicks.

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Commentary

Commentary on Luke 13:31-35 Working Preacher

Working Preacher's exegetical commentary on the exact Lent 2 pericope.

Luke 13 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Guzik's verse-by-verse treatment of the Herod warning and Jerusalem lament.

Luke 13 Commentary StudyLight

An index of classic commentaries (Barnes, Gill, Cambridge) on the chapter.

Luke 13:31 Commentaries BibleHub

Verse-level commentary on the Pharisees' warning about Herod.

Enemies Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church

A sermon on Jesus naming Herod a fox while staying focused on his mission.

Background & Word Study

Luke 13 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek text and parsing for the passage's fox and hen imagery.

Luke Overview BibleProject

A video walkthrough of Luke's structure, useful for framing the journey to Jerusalem.

The Church Fathers

Luke 13 Catena Catena

Patristic comment on Christ's lament as divine love grieving over a resistant city.

Sermons & Reflections

Opening To Life Interrupting the Silence

A full sermon manuscript on Jesus as the mother hen gathering her brood.

Worship & Prayers

Second Sunday in Lent Propers The Lectionary Page

The day's collect and full reading set for service planning.

Podcast

Sermon Brainwave: Second Sunday in Lent Working Preacher

A roundtable discussion of all four readings for the Sunday.

Art & Music

Second Sunday in Lent Art Index Vanderbilt

Curated public-domain artwork keyed to the day's readings.

Study Hub

Luke 13:31-35 Textweek

A large index of links to commentary, sermons, and worship helps for the passage.

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