Bible Commentaries

Luke 21:32-38 — 32 It is evident that all these things did not take place in that generation. Nor did the Lord say that they would. He simply said that they should . He could not at that time reveal to them the failure of the Pentecostal economy. The present grace

Luke 22:1-18 — 32 It is evident that all these things did not take place in that generation. Nor did the Lord say that they would. He simply said that they should . He could not at that time reveal to them the failure of the Pentecostal economy. The present grace

Acts 18:26-28 — 26 Apollos' ignorance of the ministry of the Lord and His twelve apostles made it easy for him to receive the truth proclaimed through Paul, so that he became a great help to the saints in Corinth as well as an ardent and powerful exponent of the

Acts 19:1-17 — 26 Apollos' ignorance of the ministry of the Lord and His twelve apostles made it easy for him to receive the truth proclaimed through Paul, so that he became a great help to the saints in Corinth as well as an ardent and powerful exponent of the

Acts 19:38-41 — 38 After showing them that the men they had led to the theater were not guilty of any overt act against the temple or goddess he reminds them that there are legal means of redress for any wrong which they may have committed. 39 We have purposely

Acts 20:1-20 — 38 After showing them that the men they had led to the theater were not guilty of any overt act against the temple or goddess he reminds them that there are legal means of redress for any wrong which they may have committed. 39 We have purposely

Acts 26:22-32 — 22 It is evident that the apostle did disclose secrets which cannot be found in Moses and the prophets. One of these was the secret of the resurrecction, made known to the Corinthians ( 1Co_15:15 ). Another was the secret of the evangel, which

Acts 27:1-10 — 22 It is evident that the apostle did disclose secrets which cannot be found in Moses and the prophets. One of these was the secret of the resurrecction, made known to the Corinthians ( 1Co_15:15 ). Another was the secret of the evangel, which

1 Corinthians 10:1-31 — 25 Contestants in the Grecian games had to take an oath that they had been ten months in training, and that they would violate none of the regulations. They lived on a prescribed diet and exercised severe self-restraint. The wreath or "crown" was

1 Corinthians 3:1-4 — 21 To this day the great, the noble, and the wise are a small minority among the true saints of God. It is a matter of extreme thankfulness that this is so. If high birth or wisdom or any other attainment were necessary to His choice, how few would

1 Corinthians 6:1-20 — 1 It is unfortunate that our word "judge" usually takes on the sense of condemnation. The saints are not to condemn the world but to rule it during the eons. Saints in Israel will possess the kingdom on earth. We shall administer the rest of the

1 Corinthians 7:1-7 — 1 It is unfortunate that our word "judge" usually takes on the sense of condemnation. The saints are not to condemn the world but to rule it during the eons. Saints in Israel will possess the kingdom on earth. We shall administer the rest of the

1 Corinthians 9:1-24 — 1 The Corinthians questioned the apostleship of Paul. The phrase, "the twelve apostles" has been used to throw doubt on his commission, for if there were but twelve apostles, Paul could not have been one of them. He did not have the qualifications,

1 Corinthians 9:25-27 — 25 Contestants in the Grecian games had to take an oath that they had been ten months in training, and that they would violate none of the regulations. They lived on a prescribed diet and exercised severe self-restraint. The wreath or "crown" was

2 Corinthians 4:10-18 — 10 The widespread fiction that the life of a Christian must be one of settled calm and contentment, prosperous and in every way advantageous in this life, is proven utterly fallacious by the experience of the apostle Paul. The carnal Corinthians

2 Corinthians 5:1-15 — 10 The widespread fiction that the life of a Christian must be one of settled calm and contentment, prosperous and in every way advantageous in this life, is proven utterly fallacious by the experience of the apostle Paul. The carnal Corinthians

Colossians 1:1-22 — 1 "Paul, a commissioner of Christ Jesus," introduces us to a glorified Christ in heaven and invokes the authority vested in Paul as His legate. Contrast the character assumed by Paul in Philippians. 4 Their faith in Christ Jesus and their

2 Timothy 2:8-26 — 8 The literal resurrection of Christ as the Seed of David seems to be the apostle's answer to the theory of a spiritual resurrection. The Seed of David can be nothing less than a literal Man. 10 'The salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eonian

2 Timothy 3:1-11 — 8 The literal resurrection of Christ as the Seed of David seems to be the apostle's answer to the theory of a spiritual resurrection. The Seed of David can be nothing less than a literal Man. 10 'The salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eonian

Hebrews 11:1-16 — 1 Faith is neither "substance" nor "evidence", as is the usual rendering of this passage. The word "substance" is changed to "confidence" in most later translations, as this word seems to agree with its context in 2Co_9:4 ; 2Co_9:1 ; 2Co_9:11-17