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I would like to thank the editors of the New Covenant Commentary Series, Craig Keener and Michael Bird, for the opportunity to write this mid-level commentary on my favorite Gospel for my favorite target audience—seminarians, pastors, Bible study leaders, and the curious laypersons in the pews. I could not have asked for more patient and gracious editors than Craig and Mike, especially when administrative duties and my father’s passing delayed my progress considerably at some points.

I am grateful for my students at the Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University and the members of the Narberth Presbyterian Church, whose eagerness to study Scripture to nurture their faith and deepen their Christian walk has been a source of delight and encouragement. They make it necessary for me to explain the complexities of a biblical text in accessible ways without dumbing it down, and their questions hold me accountable in my own discipleship.

I thank the trustees of Eastern University for granting me a sabbatical leave in 2015, during which a sizable portion of this commentary was written. Special thanks go to Jeron Ashford for her expeditious and careful editing, and to Chris Spinks, Mary Roth, and Ian Creeger of Cascade Books at Wipf and Stock Publishers for shepherding this project throughout the production process.

This work is dedicated to my three older sisters, Agnes, Lucy, and Irene, whose diligent study of Scripture, service to God, and ministry to the local and global church have been an example to me throughout my life. Now they can stop asking me to explain a passage, at least, from this particular New Testament document.