Lenten Season · Year C
Third Sunday in Lent
March 19, 2028
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"Unless you repent, you will all perish as they did." (Luke 13:3)
Jesus responds to news of Galileans killed by Pilate and eighteen people crushed by a falling tower by refusing to treat tragedy as proof of greater sin, pressing his hearers toward repentance instead. He follows with the parable of a fig tree given one more year of digging and manure before judgment, holding urgency and patience together.
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Luke 13:1-9 Working Preacher
Lutheran exegesis connecting sudden tragedy to Jesus's call to repentance.
Luke 13:1-9 Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary on repentance and the fig tree's reprieve.
Coming to Life: Lectionary Commentary for Lent 3 SALT Project
An ecumenical lectionary commentary framing the passage around life and death.
Luke 13 Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse evangelical commentary covering the whole chapter.
Luke 13:1 BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries verse by verse from this opening verse.
Repentance, Lent 3 (C) - March 23, 2025 Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church
An Anglican homily on repentance drawn from the same Gospel.
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