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Lent · Year C

Third Sunday in Lent

March 19, 2028

The Vine Dresser and the Fig Tree, James Tissot
The Vine Dresser and the Fig Tree, James Tissot, 1886–1894Brooklyn Museum, New York
Under a bare, twisted fig tree a gardener bends to dig at its roots while the owner stands by, wrapped in his cloak.Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.James TissotA French society painter who turned to religion and travelled to Palestine to paint the life of Christ where it happened.Brooklyn Museum, New YorkNew York’s second largest museum, holding a celebrated Egyptian collection and Tissot’s entire Bible series.Brooklyn Museum, New York
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 13:1-9Lk 13:1-9
Epistle1 Cor. 10:1-131 Cor 10:1-13
Old TestamentEzek. 33:7-20Ez 33:7-20
PsalterPs. 85Ps 85

Overview & Insights

"Unless you repent, you will all perish as they did." (Luke 13:3)

Jesus responds to news of Galileans killed by Pilate and eighteen people crushed by a falling tower by refusing to treat tragedy as proof of greater sin, pressing his hearers toward repentance instead. He follows with the parable of a fig tree given one more year of digging and manure before judgment, holding urgency and patience together.

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Commentary

Commentary on Luke 13:1-9Commentary on Lk 13:1-9 Working Preacher

The Lutheran voice on the exact Year C pairing and text.

Luke 13 CommentaryLk 13 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

A clear verse-by-verse walk through the chapter's two scenes.

Luke 13:1-9 CommentaryLk 13:1-9 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Reformed preaching-focused reading of urgency and hope.

Luke 13:1 CommentariesLk 13:1 Commentaries BibleHub

A quick aggregator of classic commentaries verse by verse.

Repentance, Lent 3 (C) Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church

An Anglican sermon written directly on this Sunday's texts.

Background & Word Study

Luke 13:1 InterlinearLk 13:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the underlying Greek for repentance and perishing.

Luke 13:1-9 VideoLk 13:1-9 Video BibleProject

A short visual overview of the passage's themes.

The Church Fathers

Luke 13:1 CatenaLk 13:1 Catena Catena

Patristic comment on the Galileans and the call to repent.

Worship & Prayers

Lent 3, Year C The Lectionary Page

Collects and full propers set for this Sunday.

Podcast

Sermon Brainwave #1013: Third Sunday in Lent (C) Working Preacher

Three preachers discuss all four Sunday texts together.

Art & Music

Third Sunday in Lent, Year C Vanderbilt

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Study Hub

Luke 13:1-9 Study LinksLk 13:1-9 Study Links Textweek

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