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Scripture
Unless otherwise identified, Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible (WEB), a public-domain translation maintained by eBible.org. “World English Bible” is used here only to identify that translation.
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How commentary is used
Be Still does not paste historical commentary into a conversation. During preparation of the Scripture cards, bounded passages from the works below may be used as evidence for a short explanation of a passage’s context, meaning, and responsible use.
Historical commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible
Matthew Henry (1662–1714). Public domain. CrossWire SWORD module 2.2.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, and David Brown. Public domain. CrossWire SWORD module 3.0.
Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Adam Clarke (1760 or 1762–1832). Public domain. CrossWire SWORD module 2.0.
The Treasury of David
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, The Treasury of David. Public-domain editions digitized by the Internet Archive; OCR text used as historical commentary evidence.
Internet Archive scans used in the Psalm commentary library
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The Expositor’s Bible
The following volumes were obtained from Project Gutenberg and are identified there as public domain in the United States:
Project Gutenberg volumes used in the commentary library
- Robert A. Watson (1845–1921), The Expositor’s Bible: The Book of Job (New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1900). Project Gutenberg eBook 40470.
- John Monro Gibson (1838–1921), The Expositor’s Bible: The Gospel of Matthew (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1890). Project Gutenberg eBook 40811.
- Handley C. G. Moule (1841–1920), The Expositor’s Bible: The Epistle of St Paul to the Romans (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1894). Project Gutenberg eBook 48858.
- George G. Findlay (1849–1919), The Expositor’s Bible: The Epistle to the Ephesians (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1892). Project Gutenberg eBook 39196.
- Robert F. Horton (1855–1934), The Expositor’s Bible: The Book of Proverbs (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1891). Project Gutenberg eBook 42189.
- George Adam Smith (1856–1942), The Expositor’s Bible: The Book of Isaiah, Volume 1 (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1888). Project Gutenberg eBook 39767.
- George Adam Smith (1856–1942), The Expositor’s Bible: The Book of Isaiah, Volume 2 (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1890). Project Gutenberg eBook 43672.
- Henry Burton (1840–1930), The Expositor’s Bible: The Gospel of St Luke (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1890). Project Gutenberg eBook 39856.
- G. A. Chadwick (1840–1923), The Expositor’s Bible: The Gospel According to St. Mark (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1896). Project Gutenberg eBook 37120.
- Marcus Dods (1834–1909), The Expositor’s Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1891). Project Gutenberg eBook 33151.
- Marcus Dods (1834–1909), The Expositor’s Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. II (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1891). Project Gutenberg eBook 33288.
- George Thomas Stokes (1843–1898), The Expositor’s Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 1 (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1891). Project Gutenberg eBook 42258.
- George Thomas Stokes (1843–1898), The Expositor’s Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 2 (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1892). Project Gutenberg eBook 42303.
- George G. Findlay (1849–1919), The Expositor’s Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1888). Project Gutenberg eBook 42645.
- William Alexander (1824–1911), The Expositor’s Bible: The Epistles of St. John (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1889). Project Gutenberg eBook 40775.
- Alexander Maclaren (1826–1910), The Expositor’s Bible: The Epistles of St. Paul to the Colossians and Philemon (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1887). Project Gutenberg eBook 37345.
- Marcus Dods (1834–1909), The Expositor’s Bible: The First Epistle to the Corinthians (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1889). Project Gutenberg eBook 42354.
- James Denney (1856–1917), The Expositor’s Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1894). Project Gutenberg eBook 41850.
- Robert Rainy (1826–1906), The Expositor’s Bible: The Epistle to the Philippians (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1893). Project Gutenberg eBook 39788.
- James Denney (1856–1917), The Expositor’s Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1892). Project Gutenberg eBook 42753.
- Thomas Charles Edwards (1837–1900), The Expositor’s Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1888). Project Gutenberg eBook 32968.
- J. Rawson Lumby (1831–1895), The Expositor’s Bible: The Epistles of St. Peter (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1893). Project Gutenberg eBook 42273.
- Alfred Plummer (1841–1926), The Expositor’s Bible: The General Epistles of St. James and St. Jude (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1891). Project Gutenberg eBook 47337.
- William Milligan (1821–1893), The Expositor’s Bible: The Book of Revelation (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1889). Project Gutenberg eBook 42251.
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Human Bible indexes
Human topic labels, vote counts, and cross-reference signals used to help locate possible passages come from OpenBible.info. This material is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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