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Pentecost Season · Year A

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2nd Monday · November 26, 2026

Christ Cleansing the Ten Lepers, Byzantine mosaicists
Christ Cleansing the Ten Lepers, Byzantine mosaicists, 12th centuryCathedral of Monreale, Sicily
From the great mosaic cycle at Monreale, made for the Norman kings of Sicily by Greek craftsmen. The ten stand together on the gold; one has already turned back.The whole point of the story is in that one turned figure, and the mosaic puts him where the eye lands.Byzantine mosaicistsThe Greek craftsmen brought to Norman Sicily in the twelfth century to cover its cathedrals in gold-ground mosaic. They worked anonymously, as the tradition expected.Cathedral of Monreale, SicilyA Norman cathedral above Palermo, lined with some six thousand square metres of gold-ground mosaic made by Greek craftsmen in the 1180s.Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelLuke 17:11-19Lk 17:11-19
Epistle2 Cor. 9:6-152 Cor 9:6-15
Old TestamentDeut. 8:7-18Dt 8:7-18
PsalterPs. 65Ps 65

Overview & Insights

“Rise and go; your faith has made you well.” (Luke 17:19)

In 17:11 Luke reminds us that Jesus and his disciples are still on the journey to Jerusalem. Much of the journey narrative (9:51–19:44) consists of teaching given to the disciples. In the last few chapters this has largely taken the form of parables, and we will return to parables at the beginning of chapter 18. But in this section we find four separate units of teaching (17:1–2, 3–4, 5–6, 7–10), loosely connected in that all relate to the nature and demands of discipleship, followed by a brief exemplary story. The story involves a Samaritan, whose action, like that of the good Samaritan in 10:30–37, shows up the failure of the Jews in the story and so reinforces Luke’s insistent challenge to accepted social conventions.

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Commentary

Commentary on Luke 17:11-19Commentary on Lk 17:11-19 Working Preacher

The Lutheran (Luther Seminary) lectionary voice on the ten lepers, read widely for Thanksgiving.

Luke 17:11-19 CommentaryLk 17:11-19 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Reformed (Calvin Seminary) preaching commentary on gratitude and the returning Samaritan.

Luke 17 CommentaryLk 17 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.

Luke 17 CommentaryLk 17 Commentary Precept Austin

A deep link collection of exegetical and word-study notes on Luke 17.

Luke 17:11 CommentariesLk 17:11 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentaries (Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, and more) aggregated verse by verse.

Luke 17 (Coffman Commentaries)Lk 17 (Coffman Commentaries) StudyLight

James Burton Coffman's chapter commentary, a distinct Restoration Movement voice.

Preaching Thanksgiving Working Preacher

A Dear Working Preacher essay on shaping a Thanksgiving Day sermon.

Sermons That Work Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church

The Episcopal Church's free lectionary-based sermon library, an Anglican voice.

Background & Word Study

Luke 17:11 InterlinearLk 17:11 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek text with Strong's numbers and parsing for close word study.

Gospel of Luke OverviewGospel of Lk Overview BibleProject

An animated overview video mapping the literary design and themes of Luke.

The Church Fathers

Luke 17 (Catena)Lk 17 (Catena) Catena

Verse-linked commentary from the early Church Fathers on Luke 17.

Podcast

Sermon Brainwave Podcast Working Preacher

The weekly Working Preacher lectionary podcast discussing the appointed texts.

Art & Music

Thanksgiving Day, Year A (art and hymns) Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt's revised common lectionary art index for these Thanksgiving readings.

Questions preachers ask

Why is the healing of the ten lepers read at Thanksgiving?

Ten lepers are healed, but only one, a Samaritan, turns back to thank Jesus (Luke 17:11–19). The story sets gratitude at the center of faith: “your faith has made you well.” It is the appointed Gospel for Thanksgiving Day in Year A.

What are the Thanksgiving Day readings?

For Thanksgiving Day, Year A, the Revised Common Lectionary appoints Deuteronomy 8:7–18, Psalm 65, 2 Corinthians 9:6–15, and Luke 17:11–19.

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