best commentary on John 15?

I'll be preaching on John 15 this week. What commentaries do I need to read?

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Hey Josh,

I'm sure if you ask this question to 100 people you'll get 500 different recommendations [;)], so I will only speak for myself. For the Book of John, I would consult my usual go to commentaries like NIC and ZECNT, but two that I absolutely would make sure to look at for the Book of John are:

The Gospel According to John by DA Carson (Pillar New Testament Commentary)

The Gospel of John: A Commentary, Volumes 1& 2 by Craig Keener

Mark Smith

The commentary I've used the most on John is Colin Kruse's Tyndale volume (but I haven't done much recently in John). As to John 15, specifically, my memory is not that good.

Greg Corbin

I have found the following commentaries extremely good when preaching from John....

Already mentioned, but D.A. Carson in Pillar New Testament Commentary

William Hendricksen's volume in the New Testament Commentary

Gerald Bochert's two volumes on John in The New American Commentary

George Beasely-Murray in The Word Biblical Commentary

Phil Tuften

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1138648#Comment_1138648

My go to:

Leon Morris NICNT; or D A Carson Pillar

delete12066188

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1138720#Comment_1138720

Commentaries are the last Place to go for a Preacher...after your Message is ready [;)]

mab

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1138723#Comment_1138723

Read the chapter about 15 times then use some of the excellent commentaries recommended here. I am assuming you've read through John entirely as well.

I've bought way more commentaries in Logos than I need, but if I haven't read through the passage and the whole book multiple times, no matter how insightful the commentaries are I am not prepared.

mab

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1138723#Comment_1138723

Commentaries are the last Place to go for a Preacher

I couldn't agree more.

delete12066188

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1138739#Comment_1138739

Daniel Bender

I'll be preaching on John 15 this week. What commentaries do I need to read?

Besides Carson's commentary on John, I have found his shorter work to be quite helpful: https://www.logos.com/product/30960/the-farewell-discourse-and-final-prayer-of-jesus-an-exposition-of-john-14-17

Grace and Peace

Mark

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1138763#Comment_1138763

An excellent commentary on John 13-17 by Dr David Gooding, "In the school of Christ" is available in Logos.

Joseph Turner

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1138771#Comment_1138771

Whenever I am looking for the right commentary, I consult the Denver Bibliographies that can be found in a Personal Book here with links.