Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible
by Matthew Henry
1706
Matthew Henry (18 October 1662 – 22 June 1714) was a nonconformist minister and author, born in Wales but spending much of his life in England. He is best known for the six-volume biblical commentary Exposition of the Old and New Testaments.
Matthew Henry was the second son born to Philip and Kathrine Henry. He was born prematurely at his mother's family estate, Broad Oak, a farmhouse on the borders of Flintshire and Shropshire.[1][2] He was baptized the next day by the local parish rector. His father, Philip Henry, a Church of England cleric, had just been ejected under the Act of Uniformity 1662. As a young child, he was frequently afflicted with fevers.[3] Unlike most of those who had been ejected, Philip Henry possessed some private means, and was able to provide his son a good education. Henry's sister was diarist Sarah Savage.
Henry's well-known six-volume Exposition of the Old and New Testaments (1708–10) or Complete Commentary provides an exhaustive verse-by-verse study of the Bible, covering the whole of the Old Testament, and the Gospels and Acts in the New Testament. Thirteen other non-conformist ministers finished the sixth volume of Romans through Revelation after Henry's death, partly based on notes taken by Henry's hearers. The entire Commentary was re-edited by George Burder and John Hughes in 1811.[5][8]
Henry's commentaries are primarily exegetical, dealing with the scripture text as presented, with his prime intention being explanation for practical and devotional purposes.[14] Henry recommended Matthew Poole's Synopsis Criticorum for a more technical analysis.[14]
Henry's Commentary identifies the "man of sin", the focus of latter day apostasy, and the Antichrist as the papacy in his interpretation of 2 Thessalonians 2:3. He lists three "blasphemous titles" which he states have been attached to the "bishops of Rome."[15][16] This anti-papist passage in the Commentary was not directly authored by Henry, but occurs in the sixth volume on Romans to Revelation, completed posthumously by his 13 friends.
Famous evangelical Protestant preachers used and heartily commended the work, such as George Whitefield and Charles Spurgeon, with Whitefield reading it through four times – the last time on his knees.[14] Spurgeon stated, "Every minister ought to read it entirely and carefully through once at least."[17] John Wesley published an abbreviated edition of the Commentary and wrote of Henry:
He is allowed by all competent judges, to have been a person of strong understanding, of various learning, of solid piety, and much experience in the ways of God. And his exposition is generally clear and intelligible, the thoughts being expressed in plain words: It is also found, agreeable to the tenor of scripture, and to the analogy of faith. It is frequently full, giving a sufficient explication of the passages which require explaining. It is in many parts deep, penetrating farther into the inspired writings than most other comments do. It does not entertain us with vain speculations, but is practical throughout: and usually spiritual too teaching us how to worship God, not in form only, but in spirit and in truth.[18]
Several abbreviated editions of the Commentary were published in the twentieth century; more recently, Martin H. Manser edited The New Matthew Henry Commentary: The Classic Work with Updated Language.
| Ծննդոց | Genesis | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 | |
| Ելք | Exodus | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 | |
| Ղեւտական | Leviticus | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 | |
| Թուեր | Numbers | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 | |
| Երկրորդ Օրէնք | Deuteronomy | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 | |
| Յեսու | Joshua | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 | |
| Դատաւորներ | Judges | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 | |
| Հռութ | Ruth | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4 | |
| Թագաւորութիւններ Ա | 1 Samuel | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 | |
| Թագաւորութիւններ Բ | 2 Samuel | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 | |
| Թագաւորութիւններ Գ | 1 Kings | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 | |
| Թագաւորութիւններ Դ | 2 Kings | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 | |
| Ա Մնացորդաց | 1 Chronicles | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 | |
| Բ Մնացորդաց | 2 Chronicles | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 | |
| Բ Եզրաս | Ezra | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | |
| Նէեմի | Nehemiah | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | |
| Եսթեր | Esther | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | |
| Յոբ | Job | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 | |
| Սաղմոս | Psalms | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150 | |
| Առակներ | Proverbs | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 | |
| Ժողովող | Ecclesiastes | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | |
| Երգ Երգոց | Song of Solomon | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | |
| Եսայի | Isaiah | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 | |
| Երեմիա | Jeremiah | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52 | |
| Ողբ | Lamentations | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | |
| Եզեկիէլ | Ezekiel | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 | |
| Դանիէլ | Daniel | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | |
| Օսէէ | Hosea | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 | |
| Յովել | Joel | intro, 1, 2, 3 | |
| Ամոս | Amos | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | |
| Աբդիու | Obadiah | intro, 1 | |
| Յովնան | Jonah | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4 | |
| Միքիա | Micah | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | |
| Նաւում | Nahum | intro, 1, 2, 3 | |
| Ամբակում | Habakkuk | intro, 1, 2, 3 | |
| Սոփոնիա | Zephaniah | intro, 1, 2, 3 | |
| Անգէ | Haggai | intro, 1, 2 | |
| Զաքարիա | Zechariah | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 | |
| Մաղաքիա | Malachi | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4 | |
| Մատթէոս | Matthew | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 | |
| Մարկոս | Mark | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 | |
| Ղուկաս | Luke | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 | |
| Յովհաննէս | John | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 | |
| Գործք | Acts | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 | |
| Հռոմէացիներ | Romans | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 | |
| Ա Կորնթացիներ | 1 Corinthians | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 | |
| Բ Կորնթացիներ | 2 Corinthians | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | |
| Գաղատացիներին | Galatians | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | |
| Եփեսացիներ | Ephesians | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | |
| Փիլիպեցիներ | Philippians | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4 | |
| Կողոսացիներ | Colossians | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4 | |
| Ա Թեսաղոնիկեցիներ | 1 Thessalonians | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | |
| Բ Թեսաղոնիկեցիներ | 2 Thessalonians | intro, 1, 2, 3 | |
| Ա Տիմոթէոս | 1 Timothy | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | |
| Բ Տիմոթէոս | 2 Timothy | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4 | |
| Տիտոս | Titus | intro, 1, 2, 3 | |
| Փիլիմոն | Philemon | intro, 1 | |
| Թուղթ Եբրայեցիներին | Hebrews | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | |
| Յակոբոս | James | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | |
| Ա Պետրոս | 1 Peter | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | |
| Բ Պետրոս | 2 Peter | intro, 1, 2, 3 | |
| Ա Յովհաննէս | 1 John | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | |
| Բ Յովհաննէս | 2 John | intro, 1 | |
| Գ Յովհաննէս | 3 John | intro, 1 | |
| Յուդա Առաքեալի Թուղթը | Jude | intro, 1 | |
| Յայտնութիւն | Revelation | intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 | |