Introduction

Sometimes a Bible verse is not commented upon; instead, the reader is referred directly to another verse and its comment. When this happens, it is because that other verse and the verse being studied are almost identical. In this commentary, when two or more New Testament verses are almost identical, only one of them is commented upon. Again this is to save space and avoid repetition. The reader will encounter this situation especially when studying the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, because many of the verses in those two Gospels are also found in the Gospel of Mark. Thus to read the comments on those verses, the reader must refer to the corresponding verses in Mark’s Gospel. Similarly, many verses in Luke are referred to the equivalent verses in Matthew.

In this commentary, some books and some sections of the New Testament are given more lengthy and detailed comments than others. Therefore, for one studying the New Testament for the first time, it is advisable to study these books and sections early in the course of one’s study. Examples of such sections and books would be: Matthew Chapters 5-7, Mark, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Gal-atians, and Ephesians.