A complete patristic Catena
Roughly AD 100–1700, over 100 authors, 22,537 verses annotated: the early and medieval church's own commentary on Scripture.
15 commentaries, one pane
Bible Commentary Software
The Commentary pane in Vellum isn't locked to a single author. Start with a patristic Catena spanning roughly AD 100–1700, or switch to any of 14 classic commentaries from the same menu, all free.
Version 1.14.0 · Portable or installer · ~275 MB · Free forever
What's in the Commentary pane
14 classic commentaries
Matthew Henry, Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, Adam Clarke, Calvin, Keil & Delitzsch, Tyndale, Barnes' Notes, The People's New Testament, the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, F.B. Meyer, Marvin Vincent, and more.
Spurgeon's Treasury of David
The full Treasury of David alongside the Pulpit Commentary, both selectable from the same dropdown as everything else.
Compare sources side by side
Pick two or three commentaries at once and read them next to each other for the same chapter, instead of switching back and forth.
Jumps with your Bible pane
Click a verse in the Bible pane and the Commentary pane follows it automatically.
344,756 cross-references
Community-voted cross-references on every verse, each a clickable chip into the Bible pane, for when you want more than commentary.
Print any commentary entry
Every pane, including Commentary, has its own clean print button, separate from the rest of the app layout.