Lent · Third Sunday in Lent · Year C
Luke 13:1-9
Repent, or the Barren Fig Tree
March 19, 2028
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"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 on Luke 13:1-9 Working Preacher
The Lutheran voice on the exact Year C pairing and text.
Luke 13 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
A clear verse-by-verse walk through the chapter's two scenes.
Luke 13:1-9 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
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Repentance, Lent 3 (C) Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church
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