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Time after Pentecost · Proper 4 · Year C

Luke 7:1-10

The Faith of the Centurion

June 4, 2028

Christ and the Centurion, Paolo Veronese
Christ and the Centurion, Paolo Veronese, c. 1571Toledo Museum of Art
The centurion kneels in full armour on a crowded Venetian street while Christ stops to listen, with soldiers and onlookers pressing in from both sides.The reading is the man who said only speak the word, and the painting is him saying it.Paolo VeroneseThe most sumptuous of the Venetian painters, hauled before the Inquisition for filling a Last Supper with dogs, dwarfs and drunkards, and who simply renamed the picture.Toledo Museum of ArtAn Ohio museum founded by a glass manufacturer, free to enter, with a celebrated collection of glass.Toledo Museum of Art
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 7:1-10Lk 7:1-10
EpistleGal. 1:1-12Gal 1:1-12
Old Testament1 Kings 8:22-24, 27-29, 41-431 Kgs 8:22-24, 27-29, 41-43
PsalterPs. 96:1-9Ps 96:1-9

Overview & Insights

“I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” (Luke 7:9)

A Roman centurion, loved by the Jewish elders for building their synagogue, sends word asking Jesus to heal his dying servant without needing to come under his roof. Jesus marvels at the centurion's confidence in his authority and heals the servant at a distance, praising a faith he had not found in Israel.

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Commentary

Luke 7 CommentaryLk 7 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's commentary on the centurion's remarkable faith.

Luke 7 CommentaryLk 7 Commentary Precept Austin

A detailed inductive study of the healing and Jesus' response to it.

Luke 7:1 CommentariesLk 7:1 Commentaries BibleHub

A single page collecting several classic commentaries on this account.

Luke 7 (Barnes' Notes)Lk 7 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight

Albert Barnes' verse-by-verse notes on the centurion's request.

Commentary on Luke 7:1-10Commentary on Lk 7:1-10 Working Preacher

Reflects on the centurion's faith as a model for the reader.

Background & Word Study

Luke 7:1 InterlinearLk 7:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek interlinear text for the centurion's message to Jesus.

Gospel of Luke Overview, Part 1Gospel of Lk Overview, Part 1 BibleProject

An overview video covering the section of Luke that includes this healing.

The Church Fathers

Luke 7Lk 7 Catena

Patristic comment collected verse by verse on this healing account.

Worship & Prayers

Proper 4, RCL The Lectionary Page

The day's collect and appointed readings for worship planning.

Podcast

SB485 - Second Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 9) Working Preacher

The Sermon Brainwave team talks through this Sunday's Luke, 1 Kings, and Galatians readings.

Art & Music

Proper 4 artwork Vanderbilt

The Revised Common Lectionary's featured artwork for Proper 4.

Art, music and hymns for Luke 7:1-10Art, music and hymns for Lk 7:1-10 Vanderbilt

The Vanderbilt Divinity Library index of visual art, hymns and music chosen for this reading.

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