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Matteus 28:18
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All: Matthew 11:27, Matthew 16:28, Psalms 2:6-9, Psalms 89:19, Psalms 89:27, Psalms 110:1-3, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Daniel 7:14, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:33, Luke 10:22, John 3:35, John 5:22-27, John 13:3, John 17:2, Acts 2:36, Acts 10:36, Romans 14:9, 1 Corinthians 15:27, Ephesians 1:20-22, Philippians 2:9-11, Colossians 1:16-19, Hebrews 1:2, Hebrews 2:8, 1 Peter 3:22, Revelation 11:15, Revelation 17:14, Revelation 19:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 25:5 - General Genesis 41:41 - General Numbers 24:19 - Of Jacob 1 Samuel 2:10 - he shall 1 Chronicles 22:6 - charged him 1 Chronicles 29:12 - power Job 25:2 - Dominion Psalms 8:6 - madest Psalms 21:5 - honour Psalms 47:2 - a great Psalms 62:11 - power Psalms 66:7 - ruleth Psalms 110:2 - the rod Psalms 132:18 - but upon Psalms 135:6 - Whatsoever Psalms 145:12 - make known Proverbs 8:15 - By Proverbs 15:7 - lips Isaiah 22:24 - hang Isaiah 26:4 - in the Isaiah 40:10 - his arm Isaiah 49:5 - yet Isaiah 51:5 - my salvation Isaiah 52:7 - Thy God Isaiah 52:13 - he shall Isaiah 55:4 - a leader Ezekiel 1:26 - over Ezekiel 21:27 - until Ezekiel 34:24 - a prince Daniel 2:44 - set up Micah 5:2 - that is Matthew 2:6 - a Governor Matthew 7:29 - having Matthew 10:1 - he gave Matthew 13:38 - field Matthew 24:31 - he Mark 13:10 - General Mark 16:19 - after Luke 2:10 - to Luke 5:24 - power Luke 19:12 - to John 3:31 - is above John 11:22 - God will give it thee John 15:16 - ordained John 16:15 - General John 20:21 - as Acts 2:33 - by Acts 3:13 - hath Acts 5:31 - hath Romans 10:15 - And how Romans 15:18 - to make 1 Corinthians 5:4 - when 1 Corinthians 8:6 - and one 1 Corinthians 11:3 - and the head of Christ 1 Corinthians 15:24 - the kingdom 2 Corinthians 12:9 - the power Galatians 1:1 - and Ephesians 1:21 - in that Philippians 2:10 - every Philippians 3:21 - the working Colossians 1:18 - in all 1 Peter 1:21 - gave 2 Peter 1:3 - his 2 Peter 1:16 - the power Revelation 1:5 - and the prince Revelation 3:21 - and am Revelation 5:12 - to receive Revelation 6:2 - and a Revelation 10:2 - he set Revelation 12:10 - the power Revelation 19:12 - on his
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Jesus came and spake unto them,.... To the eleven disciples and apostles; for though there might be so large a number as before observed, yet the following words were only spoken to the apostles:
saying, all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth; which is to be understood of him, not as God, who has the same original and underived power and authority over all creatures, and things in heaven and earth, as the Father has; but as mediator, to whom all things are delivered by the Father; and not of a power of doing this, or the other thing, or of omnipotence, being the Almighty; nor of doing miracles, and forgiving sins, which he had, and exercised before his death and resurrection, but of governing: he was king before, but his kingdom was not with observation; but now he was declared, and made manifest, to be both Lord and Christ; he had "all" power and authority for the settling the affairs of his church and kingdom, to appoint offices and officers in it, and, to bestow gifts upon men, to qualify them for the same, and to institute ordinances to be observed till his second coming: and this power of his reached to things in heaven; he having the angels in heaven subject to him, as ministering spirits to be sent forth by him at his pleasure; and all the gifts of the Spirit to dispose of as he thought good; and to things on earth, not only to the saints, whose King he is, and who are made willing to serve him; but to all flesh, to kings and princes, who rule and reign by him; and even to all the wicked of the world, who in some shape or another are made to subserve the ends of his mediatorial kingdom and government: and this is not usurped power, but what is given him, and what he has a right to exercise; having finished sin, abolished death, overcome the world, and destroyed the devil; and must reign till all enemies are subject to him: and this he says, and it was necessary to say it at this time, partly on account of his late sufferings and death, which were attended with weakness and reproach; and partly on account of the following commission he gives to his disciples, that it might be seen and believed, he had power and authority sufficient to give them such an one; as also to animate and encourage them under all the weakness, contempt, and persecution that should attend them in their ministry. The Syriac and Persic versions add, "as the Father hath sent me, even so I send you", as in John 20:21, from whence these words seem to be taken.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth - The “Son of God,” as “Creator,” had an original right to all things, to control them and dispose of them. See John 1:3; Colossians 1:16-17; Hebrews 1:8. But the universe is put under him more particularly as Mediator, that he might redeem his people; that he might gather a church; that he might defend his chosen; that he might subdue all their enemies, and bring them off conquerors and more than conquerors, Ephesians 1:20-23; 1 Corinthians 15:25-27; John 5:22-23; Philippians 2:6-11. It is in reference to this, doubtless, that he speaks here power or authority committed to him over all things, that he might redeem, defend, and save the church purchased with his own blood. His mediatorial government extends, therefore, over the material world, over angels, over devils, over wicked men, and over his own people.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 28:18. And Jesus came and spake unto them — It is supposed by some that the reason why any doubted was, that when they saw Jesus at first, he was at a distance; but when he came up, drew near to them, they were fully persuaded of the identity of his person.
All power is given unto me — Or, All authority in heaven and upon earth is given unto me. One fruit of the sufferings and resurrection of Christ is represented to be, his having authority or right in heaven to send down the Holy Spirit - to raise up his followers thither - and to crown them in the kingdom of an endless glory: in earth, to convert sinners; to sanctify, protect, and perfect his Church; to subdue all nations to himself; and, finally, to judge all mankind. If Jesus Christ were not equal with the Father, could he have claimed this equality of power, without being guilty of impiety and blasphemy? Surely not; and does he not, in the fullest manner, assert his Godhead, and his equality with the Father, by claiming and possessing all the authority in heaven and earth? - i.e. all the power and authority by which both empires are governed?