Bible Commentaries

Psalms 96:7-9 — FELLOWSHIP IN GOD'S FAMILY OPEN TO ALL "Ascribe unto Jehovah, ye kindreds of the peoples, Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength. Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name: Bring an offering, and come into his courts. Oh worship Jehovah in holy

Isaiah 65:17-25 — "For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come to mind. But be ye glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. And I will

Hosea 14:2 — "Take with you words, and return unto Jehovah: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and accept that which is good: so will we render as bullocks the offering of our lips." Despite some uncertainties regarding the text, the meaning is certified to us

Matthew 15:12-13 — Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying? But he answered and said, Every, plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up. There is a suspicion that the disciples

Matthew 18:15 — And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. The exclusive reference of the words of this verse to PRIVATE offenses only, and the rejection of their application

Matthew 26:48 — Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; take him. Who but Satan could have thought of such a sign as that? To betray with a kiss has come to signify the ultimate in infamy. It was as base as it was gratuitous,

Luke 1:70-71 — (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been of old), Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us. His holy prophets … Beginning with Genesis 3:15 and through the last words of the Old Testament, there are

Luke 16:1 — And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods. THE PARABLE OF THE UNJUST STEWARD He said also unto his disciples … These words do not remove

Acts 10:25 — And when it came to pass that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. Worshiped him … WORSHIP DEFINED All five New Testament words translated "worship" indicate that worship is an act, not some

Acts 22:6 — And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF PAUL'S CONVERSION This record of Paul's conversion corresponds beautifully with

Acts 25:22 — And Agrippa said unto Festus I also could wish to hear the man myself. Tomorrow saith he, thou shalt hear him. I also could wish to hear him … Agrippa and his sister must have heard many things about Jesus Christ and the faith regarding him,

Acts 9 overview — This chapter reveals the conversion of Saul of Tarsus, the mighty persecutor (Acts 9:1-19), Paul's first ministry at Damascus, ending in the Jewish plot to kill him (Acts 9:20-25), his journey to Jerusalem and departure for Tarsus (Acts 9:26-30), a

Acts 9:24-25 — But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night that they might kill him: but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket. The mighty preaching of the erstwhile persecutor

2 Corinthians 13:12 — Salute one another with a holy kiss. THE HOLY KISS Dummelow called this "the token of brotherhood in the early church. J. R. Dummelow, op. cit., p. 944. Other references to it in the New Testament are Romans 15:16, 1 Corinthians 16:20, 1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 5:7 — For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that are drunken are drunken in the night. There is no need to hunt metaphors here. These words are "not to be taken metaphorically, but as a simple statement of fact — what occurs in ordinary

2 Thessalonians 1:1 — Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; Paul and Silvanus and Timothy … As the Thessalonian church was constituted largely of Gentiles, there had been no contradiction

James 1:12 — Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation … We noted under James 1:2, that "temptation"

1 Peter 2:6-8 — Because it is contained in Scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame. For you therefore that believe is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve, The stone which

2 Peter 1:18 — and this voice we ourselves heard borne out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount. The big point of this verse is that Peter affirmed the event of the transfiguration of Christ to have been historical, objective and factual. There was nothing

1 John 3:3 — And everyone that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. And everyone that hath this hope set on him … The RSV is a better translation: "Everyone who thus hopes in him." This means, "everyone who hopes