Second Reading

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Commentary on 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Live not for battles won. Live not for the-end-of-the-song. Live [...]

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Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:1-7

In 1 Timothy 2:1–7, the author shifts into the specific “instructions” (tēn paraggelian, see also [...]

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Commentary on 1 Timothy 1:12-17

Today’s epistle reading, 1 Timothy 1:12–17, is a thanksgiving section [...]

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Commentary on Philemon 1:1-21

The Letter to Philemon exemplifies one of the challenges of contemporary biblical preaching. A long [...]

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Commentary on Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

Hebrews 13, and especially Hebrews 13:1–8, contains several exhortations or [...]

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Commentary on Hebrews 12:18-29

This lectionary text is a passage comparing two mountains where [...]

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Commentary on Hebrews 11:29—12:2

After describing the faithful acts of Moses, the author of [...]

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Commentary on Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

In Hebrews 10:39, while interpreting Habakkuk 2:4, the author says, [...]

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Commentary on Colossians 3:1-11

The striking language and descriptions in Colossians 3:1–11 build on [...]

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Commentary on Colossians 2:6-15 [16-19]

If chapter 1 of the letter to the Colossians was [...]