Bible Commentaries

John Gill was an English Baptist pastor and biblical scholar who served as pastor of the Horsleydown meeting house in Southwark, London, for over 51 years. Self-taught in Greek, Latin, Hebrew, and Aramaic, Gill became one of the most learned men of his age.

Albert Barnes was an American Presbyterian minister, theologian, and abolitionist who served as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia for 37 years. His commentary was written not for scholars but for Sunday school teachers, Bible class leaders, and everyday readers.

Adam Clarke was a British Methodist theologian, preacher, and biblical scholar of Irish descent. He was three times president of the Methodist Conference and one of the most accomplished orientalists of his era, with knowledge of over 20 languages.

Matthew Henry was a Welsh-born Nonconformist minister and author who spent most of his ministry in Chester, England. The son of the ejected minister Philip Henry, he inherited a deep love of Scripture and a warm, practical approach to theology that made him the most quoted commentator in English church history.

John Wesley was an English clergyman, theologian, and evangelist who co-founded the Methodist movement. One of the most influential figures in Protestant history, Wesley traveled over 250,000 miles on horseback preaching the Gospel and wrote prolifically on Scripture, theology, and practical Christian living.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges was a collaborative project involving dozens of Cambridge University scholars, edited by J. J. S. Perowne (OT) and A. F. Kirkpatrick (later OT) and F. H. A. Scrivener and others (NT). It represented the best of late Victorian biblical scholarship.