Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible

Brotherly love is the effect of the new birth, (1–5) which makes obedience to all God's commandments pleasant. Reference to witn ...

salvation. By the water, our souls are washed and purified for heaven and the habitation of saints in light. By the blood, we ar ...

Verses 13–17 Upon all this evidence, it is but right that we believe on the name of the Son of God. Believers have eternal life ...

2 John This epistle is like an abridgement of the first; it touches, in few words, on the same points. The Lady Electa is commen ...

the Divine commands. The foresight of the decay of this love, as well as of other apostacies, or fallings away, might engage the ...

3 John This epistle is addressed to a converted Gentile. The scope is to commend his stedfastness in the faith, and his hospital ...

Both the heart and mouth must be watched. The temper and spirit of Diotrephes was full of pride and ambition. It is bad not to d ...

Jude This epistle is addressed to all believers in the gospel. Its design appears to be to guard believers against the false tea ...

have received the doctrine of this common salvation, must contend for it, earnestly, not furiously. Lying for the truth is bad; ...

they get into port, the noise and terror are ended. False teachers are to expect the worst punishments in this world and in that ...

Then shall our hearts know a joy beyond what earth can afford; then shall God also rejoice over us, and the joy of our compassio ...

Revelation The Book of the Revelation of St. John consists of two principal divisions. 1. Relates to “the things which are,” tha ...

reader, though he may not discern the prophetic meaning. No part of Scripture more fully states the gospel, and warns against th ...

separate them. An alarm was given as with the sound of the trumpet, and then the apostle heard the voice of Christ. Verses 12–20 ...

Verses 1–7 These churches were in such different states as to purity of doctrine and the power of godliness, that the words of C ...

reward from Christ's own hand. Also, how suitable it is; “a crown of life:” the life worn out in his service, or laid down in hi ...

Chapter Outline Epistles to the church at Sardis; (1–6) at Philadelphia; (7–13) and Laodicea. (14–22) Verses 1–6 The Lord Jesus ...

of persecution. Christ promises a glorious reward to the victorious believer. He shall be a monumental pillar in the temple of G ...

Chapter 4 Chapter Outline A vision of God, as on his glorious throne, (1–8) around which were twenty-four elders and four living ...

Chapter 5 Chapter Outline A book sealed with seven seals, which could (1–7) be opened by none but Christ, who took the book to o ...