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Christmas Season · Year C

First Sunday after Christmas Day

December 26, 2027

Jesus among the Doctors, Albrecht Dürer
Jesus among the Doctors, Albrecht Dürer, 1506Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Nothing but hands and heads crowded against the picture plane: the boy at the centre counting off his argument on his fingers while the old men press in from every side.After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.Albrecht DürerDürer, in Venice, who wrote on the panel that he had painted it in five days.Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, MadridThe Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelLuke 2:41-52Lk 2:41-52
EpistleCol. 3:12-17Col 3:12-17
Old Testament1 Sam. 2:18-20, 261 Sm 2:18-20, 26
PsalterPs. 148Ps 148

Overview & Insights

"And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor." (Luke 2:52)

Twelve-year-old Jesus stays behind in Jerusalem after Passover and is found three days later in the temple, listening to the teachers and asking them questions. When his anxious parents find him, he tells them he had to be in his Father's house.

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Commentary

Working Preacher: Commentary on Luke 2:41-52Working Preacher: Commentary on Lk 2:41-52 Working Preacher

Lutheran lectionary exegesis on the boy Jesus among the temple teachers for Year C.

CEP: Luke 2:41-52 CommentaryCEP: Lk 2:41-52 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed preaching commentary on the only childhood story of Jesus in the Gospels.

Enduring Word: Luke 2Enduring Word: Lk 2 Enduring Word · David Guzik

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

StudyLight: Luke 2 CommentariesStudyLight: Lk 2 Commentaries StudyLight

Many complete commentaries on Luke 2 gathered on one passage page.

BibleHub: Commentaries on Luke 2:41BibleHub: Commentaries on Lk 2:41 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the finding in the temple.

Background & Word Study

BibleProject: Luke 1-9 OverviewBibleProject: Lk 1-9 Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of the first half of Luke, including Jesus' childhood.

BibleHub Interlinear: Luke 2:41BibleHub Interlinear: Lk 2:41 BibleHub

Greek text with parsing for the temple, the teachers, and Jesus' answer.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Luke 2Catena: Lk 2 Catena

Patristic comment chain gathering the Fathers on the boy Jesus in the temple.

Sermons & Reflections

Christian Century: First Sunday after Christmas, Year C The Christian Century

Preaching essay reflecting on the appointed texts for the day.

Worship & Prayers

The Lectionary Page: First Sunday after Christmas Day The Lectionary Page

Anglican collect and full set of appointed readings for the day.

Podcast

Working Preacher: Sermon Brainwave Podcast Working Preacher

Weekly lectionary podcast where scholars discuss the appointed texts.

Art & Music

Vanderbilt: First Sunday after Christmas Day, Year C Vanderbilt

Curated public-domain artwork and image citations for the day's readings.

Study Hub

The Text This Week: Christmas 1, Year C Textweek

Curated study, art, and preaching hub for the day.

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