New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition

A solid study Bible and this single volume commentary would make a great 1-2 punch for the average layman for general Bible study. Maybe add to that the Matthew Henry commentary for a good late Puritan perspective and that would be the trifecta. That said, this commentary is very solid for a whole Bible commentary and I even find it useful despite having multiple single volume commentaries for each book of the Bible.

I rarely ever use a whole Bible commentary, but this one is by far the best one available.