
The Complete Commentaries
11th c. · Scripture Commentary · English translation, 2026
Source edition: Theophylacti Bulgariae Archiepiscopi Opera Omnia
Cover art: Saint Theophylact of Ohrid (17th-century miniature) — Anonymous (17th century) (Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (PD-old-100-expired))
Saint Theophylact of Ohrid (ca. 1050 – after 1120), Archbishop of the Bulgarian church, composed the most comprehensive New Testament exposition in the Byzantine tradition — a lemma-by-lemma commentary on all four Gospels, Acts, the Pauline and Catholic Epistles, and five Old Testament Minor Prophets. Rooted in Chrysostom's tradition, they have been praised as "the finest works of their sort after St. John Chrysostom" and have served Orthodox readers for nine centuries. This edition collects thirty-one of those commentaries in modern English.
Presented here with the Greek, Latin, and Russian aligned to a complete English translation — a four-language edition offered by no one else.Unique to Royal Archives
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Contents
Introduction
Commentary on the Prophet Jonah
Commentary on the Prophet Micah
Commentary on the Prophet Nahum
Commentary on the Prophet Habakkuk
Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2.—On the Magi, and the Children Who Were Slain
- Chapter 3.—John First Proclaimed the Kingdom of Heaven
- Chapter 4.—On the Temptation of Christ. On the Calling of Peter, and Andrew…
- Chapter 5.—On the Beatitudes. On Not Being Angry With One’s Neighbor. On Not…
- Chapter 6.—On Almsgiving, Prayer, and Fasting. On Despising the Things of the…
- Chapter 7.—On Judging No One. On Asking and Seeking. On Being Wary of the False…
- Chapter 8.—On the Leper. On the Centurion. On the Mother-in-law of Peter. On…
- Chapter 9.—On the Paralytic. On Matthew. On the One Who Ate at Table Together…
- Chapter 10.—On the Sending Forth of the Apostles
- Chapter 11.—On Those Sent by John
- Chapter 12.—On the Disciples Plucking Ears of Grain on the Sabbaths. On the Man…
- Chapter 13.—On the Parables of the Sower and of the Kingdom of the Heavens
- Chapter 14.—On John and Herod. On the Feeding With the Loaves in the…
- Chapter 15.—On the Transgression of the Commandment of God Through the…
- Chapter 16.—On the Leaven of the Pharisees. And on Caesarea Philippi and the…
- Chapter 17.—On the Transfiguration of Christ. On the Lunatic. On Those Who…
- Chapter 18.—On Those Who Disputed Who is Greater. On Not Giving Offense. On the…
- Chapter 19.—On Those Who Asked Whether it is Lawful to Put Away One’s Wife. On…
- Chapter 20.—On the Laborers in the Vineyard. On the Sons of Zebedee. On the…
- Chapter 21.—On the Ass and the Colt. On the Lame and the Blind. On the Withered…
- Chapter 22.—On Those Invited to the Wedding Feast. On the Denarius. On the…
- Chapter 23.—On the Woe Pronounced Upon the Pharisees
- Chapter 24.—On the Consummation, the Day and the Hour
- Chapter 25.—On the Ten Virgins. On Those Who Received the Talents. On the…
- Chapter 26.—On the Woman Who Anointed the Lord With Ointment. On the Passover…
- Chapter 27.—On Pilate the Governor. On the Remorse of Judas. On the Scourging…
- Chapter 28.—On the Resurrection of the Lord. On the Guards of the Tomb…
Commentary on the Gospel of Mark
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2.—On the Paralytic. On Jesus Eating With the Publicans. On the…
- Chapter 3.—On the Man Having a Withered Hand. On the Choosing of the Apostles…
- Chapter 4.—On the Parable of the Sower. On the Rebuking of the Waters
- Chapter 5.—On the Legion. On the Daughter of the Ruler of the Synagogue. On the…
- Chapter 6.—On the Commissioning of the Apostles. On John and Herod. On the Five…
- Chapter 7.—On the Disciples Eating With Unwashed Hands. On the Transgression of…
- Chapter 8.—On the Seven Loaves. On Those Seeking a Sign. On the Leaven of the…
- Chapter 9.—On the Transfiguration of Jesus. On the Lunatic. On Those Disputing…
- Chapter 10.—On Those Who Asked Whether it is Lawful to Put Away One’s Wife; and…
- Chapter 11.—On the Colt. On the Fig Tree That Was Withered. On the…
- Chapter 12.—On the Vineyard. On Those Who Questioned the Lord Concerning the…
- Chapter 13.—On the Consummation. On the Day and the Hour
- Chapter 14.—On the Woman Who Anointed the Lord With Myrrh. On the Passover. On…
- Chapter 15.—On Those Things Which He Suffered Before Pilate. On the Custom. On…
- Chapter 16.—On the Resurrection of Christ. To Whom the Lord Appeared After His…
Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles
Commentary on the First Epistle to the Corinthians
Commentary on the Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Commentary on the Epistle to the Philippians
Commentary on the Epistle to the Colossians
Commentary on the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
Commentary on the Second Epistle to Timothy
Commentary on the Epistle to Titus
Commentary on the Epistle to Philemon
Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews
Commentary on the Second Epistle of Peter
Commentary on the Second Epistle of John
Commentary on the Third Epistle of John
Commentary on the Epistle of Jude