Standard Lesson Commentary® is the perfect resource for your adult Sunday school class, personal study, and even sermon-preparation help. As the nation’s most popular annual Bible commentary for more than two decades, the Standard Lesson Commentary provides 52 weeks of study in one volume and can be used as a supplemental resource for any curriculum that follows the International Sunday School Lessons/Uniform Series (ISSL).

Did you know there is also a weekly Sunday school curriculum based on the International Sunday School Lesson plan (ISSL)? See Standard Lesson Quarterly.

The four main themes of the 2025–2026 study are:

• Judah, From Isaiah to the Exile— 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel
• Enduring Beliefs of the Christian Faith—Exodus, Psalms, The Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Ephesians, 2 Timothy, 1 John, Revelation
• Social Teachings of the Church—Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Nehemiah, Isaiah, Daniel, Jonah, Psalms, The Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Hebrews, 1 Timothy, 2 Thessalonians, James
• The Testimony of Faithful Witnesses—Judges, 1 Samuel, Amos, The Gospels, Acts, 2 Timothy, Philemon