Time after Pentecost · Year C
Proper 22
October 8, 2028
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"So you also, when you have done all that you were ordered to do, should say, 'We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done!'" (Luke 17:10)
The apostles ask Jesus to increase their faith, and he answers first with a saying that even mustard-seed faith could uproot a mulberry tree, then with a parable about a servant who does his assigned work without expecting special thanks. Together the sayings reframe faith away from a quantity to be measured and toward simple, undramatic obedience.
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Luke 17 Commentary: Duty, Thankfulness and the Kingdom Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse treatment of the whole chapter, including this reading's two scenes.
Luke 17:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Collects several classic commentaries on the warning against causing sin.
Luke Commentaries Precept Austin
Indexes detailed verse-by-verse notes and word studies across the Gospel.
Luke 17 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Albert Barnes on forgiveness, mustard-seed faith, and the unworthy servant.
Luke 17:5-10 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A preaching-focused reading of what Jesus actually means by mustard-seed faith.
Commentary on Luke 17:5-10 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary's exegesis of the disciples' request and the servant parable.
Getting to Work, Proper 22 (C) Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church
A full sermon on the unworthy-servant parable and Christian duty.
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