Commentaries on the Catholic Epistles

About this book

John Calvin's commentaries on the Catholic Epistles — the letters of James, Peter, John, and Jude — in the English translation prepared by the Calvin Translation Society. Calvin expounds these letters with his usual brevity and clarity, drawing doctrine and practical instruction from verse after verse. Readers meeting Calvin as a commentator will find here the pastor as well as the theologian.

Contents

1. Commentary on James, Peter, 1 John, Jude
2. Translator's Preface
3. Calvin's Dedication
4. The Argument
5. 1 Peter 1:1-2
6. 1 Peter 1:3-5
7. 1 Peter 1:6-9
8. 1 Peter 1:10-12
9. 1 Peter 1:13-16
10. 1 Peter 1:17-22 🔒
11. 1 Peter 1:23-25 🔒
12. 1 Peter 2:1-5 🔒
13. 1 Peter 2:6-8 🔒
14. 1 Peter 2:9-10 🔒
15. 1 Peter 2:11-12 🔒
16. 1 Peter 2:13-16 🔒
17. 1 Peter 2:17 🔒
18. 1 Peter 2:18-20 🔒
19. 1 Peter 2:21-23 🔒
20. 1 Peter 2:24-25 🔒
21. 1 Peter 3:1-4 🔒
22. 1 Peter 3:5-6 🔒
23. 1 Peter 3:5-6 🔒
24. 1 Peter 3:8-9 🔒
25. 1 Peter 3:10-15 🔒
26. 1 Peter 3:15-16 🔒
27. 1 Peter 3:17-18 🔒
28. 1 Peter 3:19-22 🔒
29. 1 Peter 4:1-5 🔒
30. 1 Peter 4:6-11 🔒
31. 1 Peter 4:12-17 🔒
32. 1 Peter 4:17-19 🔒
33. 1 Peter 5:1-4 🔒
34. 1 Peter 5:5-7 🔒
35. 1 Peter 5:8-11 🔒
36. 1 Peter 5:12-14 🔒
37. The Argument 🔒
38. 1 John 1:1-2 🔒
39. 1 John 1:3-7 🔒
40. 1 John 1:8-10 🔒
41. 1 John 2:1-2 🔒
42. 1 John 2: 3-6 🔒
43. 1 John 2: 7-11 🔒
44. 1 John 2:12-14 🔒
45. 1 John 2:15-17 🔒
46. 1 John 2:18-19 🔒
47. 1 John 2:20-23 🔒
48. 1 John 2:24-29 🔒
49. 1 John 3:1-3 🔒
50. 1 John 3:4-6 🔒
51. 1 John 3:7-10 🔒
52. 1 John 3:10-13 🔒
53. 1 John 3:15-18 🔒
54. 1 John 3:19-22 🔒
55. 1 John 3:23-24 🔒
56. 1 John 4:1-3 🔒
57. 1 John 4:4-6 🔒
58. 1 John 4:7-10 🔒
59. 1 John 4:11-16 🔒
60. 1 John 4:17-18 🔒
61. 1 John 4:19-21 🔒
62. 1 John 5:1-5 🔒
63. 1 John 5:6-9 🔒
64. 1 John 5:9-12 🔒
65. 1 John 5:13-15 🔒
66. 1 John 5:16-18 🔒
67. 1 John 5:19-21 🔒
68. The Argument 🔒
69. James 1:1-4 🔒
70. James 1:5-8 🔒
71. James 1:9-11 🔒
72. James 1:12-15 🔒
73. James 1:16-18 🔒
74. James 1:19-21 🔒
75. James 1:22-27 🔒
76. James 2:1-4 🔒
77. James 2:5-7 🔒
78. James 2:8-11 🔒
79. James 2:12-13 🔒
80. James 2:14-17 🔒
81. James 2:18-19 🔒
82. James 2:20-26 🔒
83. James 3:1-5 🔒
84. James 3:5-6 🔒
85. James 3:7-12 🔒
86. James 3:13-18 🔒
87. James 4:1-3 🔒
88. James 4:4-6 🔒
89. James 4:7-10 🔒
90. James 4:11-12 🔒
91. James 4:13-17 🔒
92. James 5:1-6 🔒
93. James 5:7-9 🔒
94. James 5:10-11 🔒
95. James 5:12-13 🔒
96. James 5:14-15 🔒
97. James 5:16-18 🔒
98. James 5:19-20 🔒
99. The Argument 🔒
100. 2 Peter 1:1-4 🔒
101. 2 Peter 1:5-9 🔒
102. 2 Peter 1:10-15 🔒
103. 2 Peter 1:16-18 🔒
104. 2 Peter 1:19-21 🔒
105. 2 Peter 2:1-3 🔒
106. 2 Peter 2:4-8 🔒
107. 2 Peter 2:9-11 🔒
108. 2 Peter 2:12-16 🔒
109. 2 Peter 2:17-19 🔒
110. 2 Peter 2:20-22 🔒
111. 2 Peter 3:1-4 🔒
112. 2 Peter 3:5-8 🔒
113. 2 Peter 3:9-13 🔒
114. 2 Peter 3:14-18 🔒
115. The Argument 🔒
116. Jude 1-2 🔒
117. Jude 3-4 🔒
118. Jude 5-7 🔒
119. Jude 8-10 🔒
120. Jude 11-13 🔒
121. Jude 14-16 🔒
122. Jude 17-19 🔒
123. Jude 20-25 🔒
124. First Peter · Chapter 1 🔒
125. First Peter · Chapter 2 🔒
126. First Peter · Chapter 3 🔒
127. First Peter · Chapter 4 🔒
128. First Peter · Chapter 5 🔒
129. First John · Chapter 1 🔒
130. First John · Chapter 2 🔒
131. First John · Chapter 3 🔒
132. First John · Chapter 4 🔒
133. First John · Chapter 5 🔒
134. James · Chapter 1 🔒
135. James · Chapter 2 🔒
136. James · Chapter 3 🔒
137. James · Chapter 4 🔒
138. James · Chapter 5 🔒
139. Second Peter · Chapter 1 🔒
140. Second Peter · Chapter 2 🔒
141. Second Peter · Chapter 3 🔒
142. Jude · Chapter 1 🔒