Thank you for the encouraging comment, Rosalyn! I think Thomas Nelson did an excellent job with the layout, illustrations, photos, maps, and use of colors. May God bless you and yours as well!

Thank you for your comment sister, I just ordered one today that should be here Monday and I'm extremely happy to hear what you have to say about it. To some $61 may not be a lot of money but for me it is, (not saying it isn't for you, I always worry when typing to talk to someone as there's no inflection so it's very hard to convey meaning via cold hard text). So I'm happy to hear from you that it was money well spent. Take care and God Bless.

@@PastorwithoutaPulpit You’re welcome! Thank you! God bless you also. I hope you enjoy your Bible as much as I do.

Thanks for the encouraging comment, Brother Paul the Pilgrim!

Amen, Prentiss! Thanks for the kind comment.

The Liberty Annotated morphed into the King James study bible, and this version has a lot of the notes but adds apologetic notes. I always wished the King James study bible would be published in other translation ms and now this NKJV similar study bible comes out. I had to get one since our preacher uses the NKJV. Thanks for the review. I loved Ed Hindson’s teaching at Liberty

Thank you, Brother Vuk!

Thanks for the view and comment, Larrym.!

Thanks for the kind comment, Tony! When it arrives, I hope you find it worthwhile.

@@RGrantJones thank you, it will be interesting to see how it differs from the NKJV Study Bible.

Thanks for the encouragement, Pastor! I've seen parallel passages listed in the NIV and the Berean Study Bible (I think - going by memory), and I've indeed found that approach helpful. On the topic of blue letters, I've only seen one blue letter Bible up close - the NKJV Large Print Thinline Reference Bible I reviewed about a month ago - and I still can't decide whether I dislike red or blue letters more. It would be interesting to try an experiment. Starting with rested eyes, read a few chapters from John's gospel in a red letter Bible and see how long it takes for eyestrain to set it. Then a day or two later try the same thing with blue.

​@@RGrantJones I have a 1984 NIV Study Bible that I have used since 1984 for sermon preparation. The parallel passages are very helpful and time saving. I had no idea it was only one of two that included them. As for the red letters, as I get older I see your point more and more. Partially for the eye strain, but the poor quality ink and offset from the rest of the text is annoying me. You are allowed to become crotchety with age! Lol I'm wondering if the blue ink would be easier on the eyes, though the offset issues might remain.

No. The binding is sewn, as you can see at about the 12:00 point. But there is no added reinforcement as far as I can tell. Thanks for the question!

@@RGrantJones Thanks for the prompt reply. God bless 🙏🕊

Thanks for the kind comment, John, and for the suggestion. I'll look into it. I have to say, though, that I find it hard to generate enthusiasm for reviewing a book that takes a low view of the Lord.

@@RGrantJones I know how you feel, but I still feel St Paul's urge to evangelize the Jews and in order for us to do that, we need to understand how they see these things.

Thanks for the question. I don't know much about traditional Southern Baptist soteriology. I checked a few places where the Reformation Study Bible has notes about the extent of the atonement (John 10.11, 10.15, 2 Cor 5.14, 2 Peter 3.9), and, as far as I can tell, the Evangelical Study Bible seems to ignore the question. The note at 2 Pt 3.9 says, "While God desires the salvation of all people, individuals are responsible for placing their faith in Christ," which made me wonder what role the notes ascribe to God in regeneration and conversion. I checked John 1.13 and 3.6 and found nothing on that topic. The note at Ephesians 2.1 explains why "He made alive" was inserted in the text by the translators, and says that each of us is dead in trespasses and sins without Christ. The note at Ephesians 2.5 ("made us alive") _does_ say that "the Lord created spiritual life." A note at Ephesians 2.8 says that "the whole of salvation is the work of God." Sorry I couldn't provide a better answer to your question.

Thank you for your reply! Just wanted to clarify what I meant by the “traditional Southern Baptist” perspective. A brief summary would include the following 3 points: 1. God loves all people, not just the elect. 2. Christ’s sacrifice is sufficient for all mankind even though not every person is saved. 3. God desires for all to be saved. “Whosoever will” or all who believe in Christ can be saved. My question is not meant to start a debate as to which perspective is correct. I only desire to learn whether this particular study Bible takes a stance in one camp or the other. Overall it sounds like this study Bible stays clear of any soteriology controversy. Once again, I appreciate your thorough review!

Thanks for the question. If you don't mind the smaller print, I recommend the NKJV Full Color Study Bible.

Thanks for the kind comment, Shawn! That line crossed my mind as I recorded the review.

No, I haven't.

At 1 John 5.7, the note explains that the Johannine comma was thought to have been inserted in Latin manuscripts around the fourth century, and from there made its way into printed editions of the Greek New Testament. "It is virtually certain that these words were not original to the epistle." At Mk 16.9-20, a lengthy footnote provides pros and cons for its inclusion, and concludes by stating, "In light of the uncertainty attached to verses 9-20, it may be prudent to avoid basing one's doctrine on these verses, especially the unique material contained in verses 16-18.

@@RGrantJones thank you brother! God bless you and have a blessed Sunday, you've been an amazing help.

@@tasmanian5566Thanks for posting 1 John 5:7 it caused me to read more about it. I did not know what Cerinthus taught 1 John 5:6-8 Cerinthus taught that the divine Christ descended on the man Jesus at His baptism and left Him before His crucifixion. Thus he denied that one Person, Jesus Christ, came by both water and blood. Cerinthus was doubtless not alone in such views, which John regarded as utterly false and contrary to the true testimony of the Holy Spirit. Indeed, there are three that testify: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three are in agreement. (BKC)

Not for the Evangelical Study Bible. But you can find a few editions of KJV with Apocrypha. I've reviewed some of them, and you can see them by scrolling through the Bibles on this playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PLdWirNxcjOasyFjzYxYn_WAjeYzBx6689 .

Thanks for the view and comment, Edward! I wish more all black letter editions of the NKJV were available. An index to the notes would have been helpful here.

@@RGrantJones I think so too. One ofy biggest issue with the NKJV and more so Thomas Nelson is that if you want and all black letter text Bible, you have to spend big and go premium. Only their premier collection Bibles are all black letter. Now they see going blue letter. As an aside, based on the black letter vs red letter situation, I wonder if you did a poll on where Jesus stops speaking in John 3 and where the narrator starts to speak what the responses would be. I personally believe that Jesus's quote ended at verse 15, but red letter Bibles will have him continuing pass verse 17. At least black letter text Bibles leaves that interpretation up to the reader and don't make it for you.

@@edwardgraham9443 The Nelson NKJV Single-Column Reference (which Grant reviewed a few years ago) is black letter, as is the Compact Single-Column Reference. At least one or two of the Maclaren series have black letter too. But other than some study Bibles such as the MacArthur and the NKJV, black letter is hard to find, even with Cambridge and Schuyler.

@@chrispoe1604 And I don't understand why. Also I really prefer double column Bibles. I've tried single columns, but I just can't feel it. I don't know of its a mindset, but single column is my type of bible.

I agree; it's possible to take the use of color a bit too far. Thanks for the kind comment, Confederate Berean!

Thanks for the question, Daniel. The title and copyright pages say nothing about an edition number. The page entitled "Dear Reader" calls it "the new full-color edition."

@@RGrantJones Thanks for your response, man! I appreciate it.

I disagree with them also; but I really like the layout, and I can see how the maps and illustrations, and the use of color, may entice people to read their Bibles - which is a good thing. Thanks for commenting!

I don’t like reformed notes in some study bibles but I learned to spit out the bones and eat the fish. When it’s all said and done, Jesus is coming again and we are told to be ready. And to do the Great Commission. When I got saved I didn’t know or care whether the preacher was reformed or dispensational or Catholic or whatever.

@@slinkybandinky2775 fair enough

Thanks for commenting, M.A. Moreno. I don't expect many people who aren't Eastern Orthodox to agree with my opinion regarding the Old Testament source text.

That troubles me as well. Thanks for the kind comment!

Thanks for your feedback, Robert. When I listen to the video, it seems comparable in volume to most other videos I listen to on KZfaq. I sometimes come across videos that are difficult to hear, but when that happens, I turn up the volume.

You do speak very low….