Bible Commentaries

Jeremiah 19:8-9 — "And I will make this city an astonishment, and a hissing; everyone that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof. And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters; and they

Acts 16:5 — So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily. Having been freed, for the time being, from the troublesome insistence of the Judaizers, the churches prospered spiritually and numerically. The issue, however, was not dead;

Romans 5:18 — So then as through one trespass the judgment came unto all people to condemnation; even so through the act of righteousness the free gift came unto all men to justification of life. The injection of no less than seven words into this verse by the translators

Romans 8:24 — For in hope were we saved: but hope that is seen is not hope: for who hopeth for that which he seeth? Attention is directed to the English Revised Version (1885) margin where appears the alternate translation, "By hope were we saved." Translators

2 Corinthians 7:13 — Therefore we have been comforted: and in our comfort we joyed the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit hath been refreshed by you all. Paul's words here signal a total victory in Corinth. As Filson said: "By you all" (in

Galatians 2:1 — Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus with me. Paul's intention here was to justify his apostleship, as not having been received through human beings; and, since that apostleship began with his conversion,

Ephesians 5:17-18 — Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is, And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit. Be not foolish … Cited here as persons falling into the classification of "foolish"

Ephesians 6:21-22 — But that ye also may know my affairs, how I do, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known unto you all things: whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may know our state, and that he may comfort

Colossians 3 overview — Findlay's outline of this section of the epistle is: a.    The Colossians urged to maintain a lofty spiritual life (Colossians 3:1-4). b.    They were to put off old vices (Colossians 3:5-8). c.    They

1 Timothy 1 overview — White considered this chapter, aside from the salutation (1 Timothy 1:1-2), as regarding a crisis in the Christian faith (1 Timothy 1:3-20). Newport J. D. White, Expositor's Greek Testament, Vol. IV (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

1 Timothy 2:12 — But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness. To teach … refers to public teaching in the worship. As Nute said: This prohibition in no way contradicts Titus 2:2-3; it relates to teaching in the church

2 Timothy 1:4 — longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy; Such was the love of Christians for each other that strong men, in the face of danger and death to loved ones, openly wept; and there are a number of examples of this in the

2 Timothy 3:1 — But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. Know this … "Be keeping this in mind." Kenneth S. Wuest, Word Studies from the Greek New Testament (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1973), p.

2 Timothy 3:4 — traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; Traitors … Every selfish, undisciplined person exhibiting the qualities Paul was describing is at heart a traitor to all that is good and holy, every one of them a

2 Timothy 4:5 — But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill thy ministry. Be thou sober … This is not an injunction against drunkenness, a commandment Timothy did not need. Sober in this context means "that clarity

Titus 1:1 — Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, Paul a servant of God … Again and again Paul referred to himself as the "servant

Titus 1:5 — For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge; I left thee in Crete … Here is all that is known of Paul and Titus' efforts together

Titus 2:2 — that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience: The aged men… "This is not the elders in an official sense, but simply the old men." J. R. Dummelow, Commentary on the Holy Bible (New York: The

Titus 2:4 — that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, Significantly, the elders were not entrusted with the training of young married women, a function that pertained to the godly older women in the congregation. There

Hebrews 13:25 — Grace be with you all. Amen. This was Paul's customary way of concluding a letter except for the omitted signature. See Romans 16:20; 1 Corinthians 16:23; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Galatians 6:18; Ephesians 6:24; Philippians 4:23; Colossians 4:18; 1 Thess.