Matthew Henry Bible Commentary for iPhone

Matthew Henry Bible Commentary: An Exhaustive Study of Every Verse in the Bible

Matthew Henry Bible Commentary is a six-volume set that provides a comprehensive study of the Bible. Originally written in 1706, this commentary has been used by famous evangelical Protestant preachers such as George Whitefield and Charles Spurgeon. The commentary is primarily exegetical, dealing with the scripture text as presented, with the prime intention being explanation for practical and devotional purposes.

The author's reputation rests upon his renowned commentary, An Exposition of the Old and New Testaments, known also as Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible). The commentary covers the whole of the Old Testament, and the Gospels and Acts in the New Testament. After the author's death, the work was finished by thirteen other nonconformist ministers, partly based upon notes taken by Henry's hearers, and edited by George Burder and John Hughes inThis work was long celebrated as the best English commentary for devotional purposes and the expanded edition was initially published in 1896.