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God Befriends the Humble 03/08/15 Ross Tenneson The necessity for men of God, especially overseers a...
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Nico Salas - Phillippians 3:8-10 devotional Greek 5220 Context In this letter, Paul had just e...
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Love Sees God's Wisdom Scott Hubbard 3/12/15 So far in 1 Corinthians, Paul has labored to differenti...
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INTRO Over the last three weeks I have come back again and again to 1 John.
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Jesus Christ: The Ultimate Exegete (John 1:14-18) By: Todd Fruehauf ( I benefited greatly through reading the commentaries of D.
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Context: The Situation In verses 4:1-5 James describes the situation of the church he is writing to as social turmoil.
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1 Peter 1:13
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The only imperative in 1:13 is the command to hope fully.
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2 Timothy 3:16-17
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In these two tiny verses of Scripture, Paul has provided us with weapon to advance the Church agains...
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Titus 2:11-12
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In Titus 2:11-12, Paul closes up his exhortation about teaching to Titus begun in Titus 2:1 by givin...
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Matthew 5:14-16
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The point Jesus is trying to make in this passage is that because you are the light of the world, yo...
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Exodus 20:20
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Passage Commentary :: A little context might help us here.
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Matthew 6:19-24
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Matthew 6:19-24 comes from the Sermon on the Mount just after between exhortations about fasting and being anxious.
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1 Samuel 2:10
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1 Samuel 2:1-2 My heart is firm in YHWH! My horn strength is lifted up in my God.
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1 Corinthians 15:16-19
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Paul, in this passage, makes a long series of if-then statements, stretching back even further than the passage we are dealing with here.
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Matthew 5:21-22
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Speaking to the crowds in the famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus explicates one of the 10 Words.
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Philippians 2:1-4
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Background: In Phil 1:27-30, Paul talks about his desire for the Philippians to stand in the u...
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Hebrews 3:12-14
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This passage begins in 12a with an imperative command to "Take care!" or "Watch!" The reason f...
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1 Corinthians 7:14
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Paul's main point here is to argue that the unbelieving spouse is sanctified by marriage to the believing spouse.
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Philippians 2:19-24
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Paul's Purpose in Sending Timothy: Paul's initial purpose for hoping to send Timothy was to be...
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Philemon 1:4-7
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Hey Christian Hedonists, I've found another source of joy! See it for yourself.
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1 Peter 1:3-5
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After addressing this letter to the Jews of the Diaspora, Peter, the apostle of Jesus Christ, begins with a thanksgiving prayer.
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2 Peter 1:3-4
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Background : Peter begins his epistle with a section (1:3-11) that summarizes his entire message.
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Mark 4:18-19
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Arc Commentary :: These verses fall within Jesus' explanation of the parable of the soils.
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2 Corinthians 5:14-15
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In this passage, Paul is giving his rationale for acting as he does toward the Corinthians (cf.
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Romans 3:21-23
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Context : In the previous context Paul has just spilt a significant amount of ink arguing for the fa...
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Romans 3:24-26
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In verse 24-25b, Paul proclaims the Gospel in concentrated form.
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Colossians 1:18-20
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Col 1:15-20 is one of the most explicitly christ-centered passages in the Bible.
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1 Timothy 2:12-15
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Paul's instruction to women begins with prohibiting them from teaching, which is a specific applicat...
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Zechariah 9:9
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Zechariah is calling the "daughter of Zion" the "daughter of Jerusalem" to do two things.
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James 5:7-11
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Context: The immediate context of this passage is what immediately precedes (notice ο ὖ ν
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Luke 14:26-33
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By Cody Sandidge Luke 14:25-33 "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother an...
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1 John 3:16-24
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By Matthew Sheppard 1 John 3:16-24 is one of my favorite passages but it is quite difficult to arc a...
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Acts 19:18-20
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"Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices.
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