Time after Pentecost · Year C

Proper 26

November 5, 2028

Zacchaeus in the Sycamore Awaiting the Passage of Jesus, James Tissot — **Zacchaeus in the Sycamore Awaiting the Passage of Jesus**, James Tissot, c. 1886-1894James Tissot, Zacchaeus in the Sycamore Awaiting the Passage of Jesus (c. 1886-1894) — Brooklyn Museum

LSB Three-Year Lectionary

GospelLuke 19:1-10

Epistle2 Thess. 1:1-5, 11-12

Old TestamentIsa. 1:10-18

PsalterPs. 130

Overview & Insights

"Today salvation has come to this house... for the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost." (Luke 19:9-10)

Zacchaeus, a wealthy chief tax collector, climbs a sycamore tree to see Jesus and receives him joyfully into his house. His pledge to repay what he has defrauded meets Jesus' declaration that salvation has come to this house.

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Commentary

Luke 19 Commentary: The Triumphal Entry Enduring Word · David Guzik

Walks verse by verse through the Zacchaeus story before turning to the entry into Jerusalem.

Luke 19 Commentary Precept Austin

Gathers verse-by-verse notes and outside sermons on the whole Zacchaeus episode.

Luke 19:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Stacks multiple classic commentators on the opening verse of the story.

Commentary on Luke 19:1-10 Working Preacher

The site's single Lutheran voice, reading Zacchaeus' littleness as the posture that lets him welcome Jesus.

Luke 19:1-10 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Reformed preaching-focused reading of the same lectionary Gospel.

Luke 19:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Lets you check the underlying Greek of the opening verse of the story.

The Righteous Live by Their Faith, Proper 26 (C) Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church

An Episcopal preaching reflection on Zacchaeus' transformation from sinner to follower.

Background & Word Study

Luke course Enter the Bible

Luther Seminary's overview of the Gospel's themes of hospitality, wealth, and the marginalized.

The Church Fathers

Luke 19 Catena Catena

Collects patristic comments verse by verse across the chapter.

Sermons & Reflections

Zacchaeus: The Tale of a Tax Collector Journey with Jesus

A literary essay on the irony of Zacchaeus' name and Jesus' upending of pious assumptions.

Worship & Prayers

Proper 26, Year C (RCL) The Lectionary Page

Gives the full set of collects and readings appointed for the day.

Art & Music

Luke 19:1-10 Art Vanderbilt

Curated public-domain paintings and images keyed to this exact Gospel reading.

Study Hub

Luke 19:1-10 Textweek

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