Dr. Beeke’s Top Commentaries on Colossians

#1 A Commentary upon the First Two Chapters of Saint Paul to the Colossians, by Paul Bayne

#2 Philippians and Colossians, by Airay and Cartwright

#3 Colossians, by Nicholas Byfield

For nearly seven years Nicholas Byfield (1579–1622) preached every week from Colossians. This massive commentary is based on those 300-plus sermons. It was first published in London in 1615 and reprinted in 1617, 1627, 1628, and 1649. In 1869, the book was included in Nichol’s series of standard divines. Byfield’s contemporaries considered the work a clear and faithful exposition of Paul’s epistle.

#4 Colossians, by John Davenant

John Davenant (ca. 1576-1641) was a professor at Cambridge, a delegate to the Synod of Dort, and bishop of Salisbury. While his commentary was written over 375 years ago, it is still considered one of the best ever written on Colossians. This edition is a reprint of the 2 volume 1831 English translation, now bound in one.

#5 Love So Amazing: Exposition of Colossians, by  David Martyn Lloyd-Jones

#6 Colossians & Philemon: Preaching the Word, by Kent Hughes

The Preaching the Word Series is a set of commentaries on the New Testament written by R. Kent Hughes of College Church, Wheaton Illinois. Each book is designed to help the preacher better understand and communicate the scriptures. This work on Colossians and Philemon has no introductory notes but jumps right into a running commentary, drawing out the meat of the message found in these epistles. Great reading for pastors and lay people.