Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible PassagesSong of Songs 1

Old Testament

No Commentary on these verses is yet included This module currently includes commentaries on:

I. Gen 4:8-9:29

II. Ps 82

III. the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5-7)

IV. the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-Luke 1:55)

V. Galatians

Also included are Prefaces to:

I. Old Testament (at Gen.0.0)

II. Job

III. Psalms

IV. Proverbs

V. Ecclesiastes

VI. the Prophetic Books (not including Lamentations)

VII. the New Testament (at Matt.0.0)

VIII. Acts

IX. all Epistles

X. Revelations

Lastly, this module contains sermons/commentaries from Luther's Church Postil. These mostly cover the readings from the standard 1-year lectionary, including:

I. Matthew:

{Mt 1:25 linked from Lk 2:21}

2:1-12

{Mt 2:13-23 linked from Lk 2:39}

4:1-11 {links to Mk 1:12-13, Lk 4:1-13}

{Mt 4:18-22 linked from Lk 5:1-11}

Mt 5-7 postil entries not included because of the more complete commentary on the Sermon on the Mount

8:1-13 {links to Mk 1:40-45; Lk 5:12-16; Lk 7:1-10}

8:23-27 {links to Mk 4:35-41; Lk 8:22-25}

9:1-8 {links to Mk 2:1-12; Lk 5:17-26}

9:18-26 {links to Mk 5:21-43; Lk 8:40-56}

11:2-10 {links to Lk 7:18-35}

{Mt 12:22-30,43-45 linked from Lk 11:14-28}

{Mt 13:1-9,18-23 linked from Lk 8:4-15}

{Mt 13:16-17 linked from Lk 10:23-37}

13:24-30

15:21-28 {links to Mk 7:24-30}

{Mt 15:29-39 linked from Mk 8:1-9}

{Mt 18:12-14 linked from Lk 15:1-10}

18:23-35

20:1-16

{Mt 20:17-19,29-34 linked from Lk 18:31-43}

21:1-9 {links to Mk 11:1-11, Lk 19:29-40, Jn 12:12-19}

{Mt 21:12-13 linked from Lk 19:41-48}

22:1-14

22:15-22 {links to Mk 12:13-17; Lk 20:19-26}

22:34-46 {links to Mk 12:28-37, Lk 20:41-44}

23:34-39 {links to Lk 11:49-51; Lk 13:34-35}

24:15-28 {links to Mk 13:14-23, Lk 21:20-24}

{Mt 24:29-51 linked from Lk 21:25-36}

25:31-46

{Mt 28:1-8 linked from Mk 16:1-8}

{Mt 28:16-20 linked from Mk 16:14-20}

II. Mark:

{Mk 1:12-13 linked from Mt 4:1-11}

{Mk 1:16-20 linked from Lk 5:1-11}

{Mk 1:40-45 linked from Mt 8:1-13}

{Mk 2:1-12 linked from Mt 9:1-8}

{Mk 3:22-30 linked from Lk 11:14-28}

{Mk 4:2-20 linked from Lk 8:4-15}

{Mk 4:35-41 linked from Mt 8:23-27}

{Mk 5:21-43 linked from Mt 9:18-26}

{Mk 7:24-30 linked from Mt 15:21-28}

7:31-37

8:1-9 {links to Mt 15:29-39}

{Mk 10:32-34,46-52 linked from Lk 18:31-43}

{Mk 11:1-11 linked from Mt 21:1-9}

{Mk 11:15-19 linked from Lk 19:41-48}

{Mk 12:13-17 linked from Mt 22:15-22}

{Mk 12:28-37 linked from Mt 22:34-46}

{Mk 13:14-23 linked from Mt 24:15-28}

{Mk 13:24-37 linked from Lk 21:25-36}

16:1-8 {links to Mt 28:1-8, Lk 23:56-24:7, Jn 20:1-2}

{Mk 16:12-13 linked from Lk 24:13-35}

16:14-20 {links to Mt 28:16-20})

III. Luke:

2:1-14

2:21 {links to Mt 1:25}

2:33-40 {v.39 links to Mt 2:13-23}

2:41-52

{Lk 4:1-13 linked from Mt 4:1-11}

5:1-11 {links to Mt 4:18-22, Mk 1:16-20}

{Lk 5:12-16 linked from Mt 8:1-13}

{Lk 5:17-26 linked from Mt 9:1-8}

6:36-42

{Lk 7:1-10 linked from Mt 8:1-13}

7:11-17

{Lk 7:18-35 linked from Mt 11:2-10}

8:4-15 {links to Mt 13:1-9,18-23, Mk 4:2-20}

{Lk 8:22-25 linked from Mt 8:23-27}

{Lk 8:40-56 linked from Mt 9:18-26}

10:23-37 {links to Mt 13:16-17}

11:14-28 {links to Mt 12:22-30,43-45; Mk 3:22-30}

{Lk 11:49-51 linked from Mt 23:34-39}

{Lk 13:34-35 linked from Mt 23:34-39}

14:1-11

14:16-24

15:1-10 {links to Mt 18:12-14}

16:1-9

16:19-31

17:11-19

18:9-14

18:31-43 {links to Mt 20:17-19,29-34; Mk 10:32-34,46-52}

{Lk 19:29-40 linked from Mt 21:1-9}

19:41-48 {links to Mt 21:12-13; Mk 11:15-19}

{Lk 20:19-26 linked from Mt 22:15-22}

{Lk 20:41-44 linked from Mt 22:34-46}

{Lk 21:20-24 linked from Mt 24:15-28}

21:25-36 {links to Mt 24:29-51; Mk 13:24-37}

{Lk 23:56-24:7 linked from Mk 16:1-8}

24:13-35 {links to Mk 16:12-13}

24:36-47

IV. John (1:1-14; 1:19-28; 2:1-11; 3:1-15; 3:16-21; 4:46-54; 6:1-15; 6:44-54; 8:46-59; 10:1-10; 10:11-16; 14:23-31; 15:26-16:4; 16:5-15; 16:16-22; 16:23-30; 20:19-31; 21:19-24)

V. Acts (1:1-11; 2:1-13; 6:8-14 and 7:54-60; 10:34-43; 13:26-39)

VI. Romans (6:3-11; 6:19-23; 8:12-17; 8:18-22; 11:33-36; 12:1-5; 12:6-15; 12:16-21; 13:8-10; 13:11-14; 15:4-13)

VII. 1 Corinthians (1:4-9; 4:1-5; 5:6-8; 9:24-27; 10:1-5; 10:6-13; 12:1-11; 13:1-13)

VIII. 2 Corinthians (3:4-11; 6:1-10; 11:19-23, 12:1-9)

VIII. Ephesians (3:13-21; 4:1-6; 4:22-28; 5:1-9; 5:15-21; 6:10-17)

IX. Phillipians (1:3-11; 2:5-11; 3:17-21; 4:4-7)

X. Colossians (1:3-14; 3:1-7; 3:12-17)

XI. 1 Thessalonians (4:1-7; 4:13-18)

XII. 2 Thessalonians (1:3-10)

XIII. Titus (2:11-15; 3:4-8)

XIV. Hebrews (1:1-12; 9:11-15)

XV. James (1:16-21)

XVI. 1 Peter (2:11-20; 2:21-25; 3:8-15; 4:8-11; 5:5-11)

XVII. 1 John (3:13-18; 5:4-12)

XVIII. Isaiah (60:1-6)

Note that Postil Sermons from Galatians are omitted because of the more complete commentary included here