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Easter Season · Year C

Fifth Sunday of Easter

May 14, 2028

The Last Supper, Ugolino da Siena
The Last Supper, Ugolino da Siena, c. 1325The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Robert Lehman Collection)
The apostles sit around a white table set with bread and dishes, and the beloved disciple leans against Jesus’ breast.I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.Ugolino da SienaA Sienese painter of the generation after Duccio, whose great altarpiece for Santa Croce is now scattered among several museums.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Robert Lehman Collection)The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, one of the largest art museums in the world.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Robert Lehman Collection)
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelJohn 13:31-35Jn 13:31-35
EpistleRev. 21:1-6Rev 21:1-6
Old TestamentActs 11:1-18
PsalterPs. 148Ps 148

Overview & Insights

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." (John 13:34, NIV)

Immediately after Judas leaves to betray him, Jesus speaks of his coming glorification and gives his remaining disciples a new commandment to love one another as he has loved them. This mutual love, Jesus says, will be the mark by which everyone recognizes them as his disciples.

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Commentary

Commentary on John 13:31-35Commentary on Jn 13:31-35 Working Preacher

Karoline Lewis unpacks the new commandment as the defining mark of discipleship in John's Gospel.

John 13:31-35 CommentaryJn 13:31-35 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Reformed preaching lens on how Jesus redefines glory just before his arrest.

John 13 CommentaryJn 13 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik walks verse by verse through Judas's departure and the new commandment to love.

John 13:31-35 CommentariesJn 13:31-35 Commentaries BibleHub

Lines up classic commentaries such as Barnes, Gill, and Cambridge side by side on this passage.

Us and Them, Easter 5 (C) Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church

An Episcopal preaching voice applies the new commandment to in-group and out-group divides.

Background & Word Study

John 13:31-35 InterlinearJn 13:31-35 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Greek text word by word, including the term behind the 'new' command.

Gospel of John Overview (Part 2, ch. 13-21)Gospel of Jn Overview (Part 2, ch. 13-21) BibleProject

Traces the Book of Glory and how the Farewell Discourse fits John's literary design.

The Church Fathers

John 13 CatenaJn 13 Catena Catena

Collects patristic comments from Chrysostom, Augustine, and Aquinas verse by verse on this chapter.

Worship & Prayers

Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year C The Lectionary Page

Anglican collect and the full set of propers tied to this Gospel.

Podcast

#1023: Fifth Sunday of Easter Working Preacher

Luther Seminary professors talk through preaching angles on all four Easter 5 readings.

Art & Music

Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year C: Art Index Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt's curated artwork is keyed to each of the day's readings.

Study Hub

Easter 5, Year C Textweek

A hub of links to sermons, commentary, and worship aids for all four Easter 5 readings.

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