 | The Gospel According to Matthew (Pillar New Testament Commentary) by Leon Morris
Buy new: $31.50 / Used from: $26.00 The best and most reliable conservative exposition of Matthew.
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 | The Gospel According to Mark (Pillar New Testament Commentary) by James R. Edwards
Buy new: $33.75 / Used from: $27.94 This is the best commentary on Mark available today. Great for sermon/Bible study preparation.
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 | Luke 1:1-9:50 (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) by Darrell Bock
Buy new: $37.79 / Used from: $34.42 Darrell Bock's awesome two volume commentary on Luke is the only one that you'll need for this gospel. It is scholarly and eminently practical and helpful to the preacher.
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 | Reflections on the Gospel of John by Leon Morris
Buy used from: $22.75 A very helpful exposition of John's Gospel.
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 | The Acts of the Apostles : A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary by Ben Witherington III
Buy new: $34.65 / Used from: $40.00 Ben always writes well, but this awesome commentary on Acts is even more exceptional. Handles most issues in Acts very well and has a good grasp of the historical and cultural context.
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 | The Message of Romans: God's Good News for the World (The Bible Speaks Today) by John R. W. Stott
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $12.24 A Great one volume exposition of Romand by John Stott. His take on Romans 7 is genius.
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 | Romans (IVP New Testament Commentary Series) by Grant R. Osborne
Buy new: $16.32 / Used from: $20.00 Osborne does a great job of explaining Romans without scaring you off with the technical stuff.
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 | The First Epistle to the Corinthians (The New International Commentary on the New Testament) by Gordon Fee
Buy new: $36.54 / Used from: $29.99 Although Thiselton's work is more technical and thorough, this great volume by Fee is still the first choice for studying 1 Corinthians. Very warmly written and pastoral, yet scholarly as well.
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 | The New American Commentary Volume 29 - 2 Corinthians by David E. Garland
Buy new: $19.79 / Used from: $13.99 This great commentary makes me excited to read 2 Corinthians. Garland is awesome at expounding on its truths and has much to say with regard to personal application as well.
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 | Grace in Galatia: A Commentary on Paul's Letter to the Galatians by Ben Witherington III
Buy new: $31.92 / Used from: $18.98 FF Bruce is great on this book, too. But Witherington is my first choice for his solid handling of the structure of the book and his careful interpretation of it in the context of its times.
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 | Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary by Harold Hoehner
Buy new: $37.79 / Used from: $33.33 My favorite commentary on Ephesians. It is scholarly, but accessible and easy to follow.
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 | Paul's Letter to the Philippians (New International Commentary on the New Testament) by Gordon D. Fee
Buy new: $29.04 / Used from: $24.49 Like his excellent work on 1 Corinthians, Fee is sterling on this epistle. Very shrewd and practical.
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 | The First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians (New International Commentary on the New Testament) by Leon Morris
Buy new: $26.60 / Used from: $16.48 Right now, this is still the best one to get to study 1 and 2 Thessalonians. Morris handles the text very well and is very helpful to pastors preaching through these books.
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 | Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 44, Colossians-Philemon by Peter T. O'Brien
Buy new: $31.49 / Used from: $20.63 This is the one to get if you want to study Colossians and Philemon. Very well thought out.
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 | The Pastoral Epistles: A Commentary on the Greek Text (New International Greek Testament Commentary) by III George W. Knight
Buy new: $35.28 / Used from: $31.27 Mounce and Marshall have great works on these books, too, but Knight is the best because it is written more clearly and does a better job interpreting the book in my opinion than the others.
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 | Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 47a, Hebrews 1-8 by William L. Lane
Buy new: $31.49 / Used from: $23.99 Get both volumes by William Lane on this epistle. He's very thorough and is a great interpreter of the Bible. If you would rather own just one volume on Hebrews, get Paul Ellingworth's commentary.
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 | The Letter of James (Pillar New Testament Commentary) by Douglas J. Moo
Buy new: $15.13 / Used from: $14.89 I learned a lot from Moo's little commentary in the Tyndale series, but this one is even better. Buy it!
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 | Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 49, 1 Peter by J. Ramsey Michaels
Buy new: $34.99 / Used from: $22.99 This is the one to get if you're studying 1 Peter. He's kind of technical, so if you're looking for something a bit lighter, get Grudem on 1 Peter.
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 | Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 50, 2 Peter, Jude (bauckham), 377pp by Richard J. Bauckham
Buy new: $36.49 / Used from: $15.75 I love this commentary. I learned alot about 2 books of the Bible that you don't get to hear an awful lot about, and Bauckham made it interesting.
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 | The Epistles of John (The New International Commentary on the New Testament) by I. Howard Marshall
Buy new: $23.76 / Used from: $20.00 This one is my favorite on the letters of John. Very good interpretations and very practical. Lots of information.
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 | The Book of Revelation (The New International Commentary on the New Testament) by Robert H. Mounce
Buy new: $31.50 / Used from: $26.50 It's not as rich with information as Beale's commentary. Or as loaded with historical insights as Osborne's commentary is. But Mounce is the most reliable interpreter.
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