“ Life For Today”

Preface To The Printed Edition “Of Life For Today”

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{ BTW: Note from Kermit - I have a set on CD - It is very informative!} 

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How much of the Bible does Andrew's commentary cover? 

 

The commentary covers the New Testament from Matthew through 2nd Timothy. 

Are there notes for every verse? 

 

There are notes for a little more than half the verses. Only the verses that have notes are listed in the web site. If a verse you are interested in is not covered, look around it in context and you may find what you are looking for.

Why is it called "Note 20 at Acts 2:11"

 

when there is only one note for that verse? 

 

The commentary notes on this web site are taken from a printed study Bible. The system of numbering notes was designed for the printed book and is used throughout the text to refer to other notes. Because of this, it would be very difficult to try and change them.

 

Why are there references to page numbers? 

 

As mentioned above, the commentary notes are taken from a printed study Bible. The page numbers are useful in the printed book but not the web pages.

What is this a reference to? "(see ref. b at v. 37) "

There are more features to the printed study Bible than we can include on this web site. We have many marginal references in the printed version with word definitions and related verses. This is a reference to one of these marginal notes.

*Since these commentary notes appear without change from the printed books, there are certain things that may not make sense.

 For example, the notes are numbered in a way that seems confusing on the web pages; there are references to page numbers and marginal references, etc. These all serve a purpose in the printed books, but not online. Understanding that the notes originated in a printed book will help avoid confusion.

This study Bible and commentary is the product of a call the Lord has placed on my life to be a teacher to the body of Christ.
Along with that call is a God-given desire to help bring His body 
“to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the fullness of Christ...” (Eph. 4:13).

God’s Word, the Holy Bible, is given for that exact purpose (2 Tim. 3:16-17 and 2 Pet. 1:3-4) and this study Bible and commentary is meant to be a tool to help bring that to pass in your life.

This volume, the I and II Corinthians Edition, is one of several editions in the Life For Today series.
 The first edition went into print in 1991 (with a revision in 1992) under the title of the Gospels Edition. This adaptation of our monthly Life For Today study pages is an ongoing process, and my goal is to eventually have all of the New Testament represented by a single Life For Today bound volume.
This study Bible and commentary represents over thirty years of diligently seeking revelation of the scriptures.

 I have put eight years of work into the Gospels Edition alone, averaging over one hour on each verse. My staff has also spent countless hours helping with the references, some footnotes, and all the logistics of producing this work.

This work combines the best of many different resources so that the reader will have access to Hebrew and Greek word meanings, other commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and my own teaching on scripture in one volume.

“And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified” (Acts 20:32).

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Example of actual commentary:

Note 1 at Matthew 1:5:

It is interesting to note that it was not customary to mention women in a genealogy (1 Chronicles 1), yet there are four women mentioned in this genealogy: Thamar (Tamar), Rachab (Rahab), Ruth, and Bathsheba (Matthew 1:6 - “of her that had been the wife of Urias”). Tamar committed incest with her father-in-law, Judah (Genesis 38:25-26). Rahab was a harlot who aided the Israelite spies at Jericho (Joshua 2:1). Bathsheba committed adultery with King David (2 Samuel 11:2-5). Only Ruth was a “virtuous woman” (Ruth 3:11). Luke did not record any women in his genealogy.

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