Matthew 28:18

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
came	προσελθὼν proselthōn	G4334	to approach · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
spake	ἐλάλησεν elalēsen	G2980	to talk · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
them	αὐτοῖς autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine
saying	λέγων· legōn	G3004	properly · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
All	πᾶσα pasa	G3956	all · adjective — nominative singular feminine
power	ἐξουσία exousia	G1849	privilege · noun — nominative singular feminine
is given	ἐδόθη edothē	G1325	to give (used in a very wide application · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
unto me	μοί moí	G3427	to me
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
heaven	οὐρανῷ ouranō	G3772	the sky · noun — dative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
in	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
earth	γῆς. gēs	G1093	soil · noun — genitive singular feminine

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

John 3:35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
1 Peter 3:22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
Matthew 11:27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son,…
Ephesians 1:20-22 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
Hebrews 2:8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under…
Daniel 7:13-14 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they b…
1 Corinthians 15:27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put…
John 17:2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 28:17

And when they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted--certainly none of "the Eleven," after what took place at previous interviews in Jerusalem. But if the five hundred were now present, we may well believe this of some of them.

John Gill on Matthew 28:18

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,…

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John Calvin on Matthew 28:16–end

Matthew 28:16-20 Matthew 28:16-20 Mark 16:15-18 16. But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 17. And when they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. 18. And Jesus approached, and spoke to them, saying, All power is given to me in heaven and on the earth. 19. Go out, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; 20. Teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I have commanded you; and, lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world. 15. And he said to them, Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16. He who shall believe and…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 28:18

Jesus’ authority is power delegated from the Father (see 7:29; 9:6-8; 21:23-27; 26:64; John 3:35).

The Church Fathers

(Serm. 80.) The Son of God conveyed to the Son of the Virgin, the God to the Man, the Deity to the Flesh, that which He had ever together with the Father.
— Peter Chrysologus ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(ubi sup.) This He speaks not from the Deity coeternal with the Father, but from the Humanity which He took upon Him, according to which He was made a little lower than the Angels. (Heb. 2:9.)
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Power is given to Him, Who but a little before was crucified, Who was buried, but Who afterwards rose again. Power is given in heaven and in earth, that He who before reigned in heaven, should now reign on earth by the faith of the believers.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Apostle — A person sent by another; a messenger; envoy. This word is once used as a descriptive designation of Jesus Christ, the Sent of the Father (Heb. 3:1; John 20:21). It is, however, generally used as…
Covenant — A contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means “to cut,” and hence a covenant is a…
Mediator — One who intervenes between two persons who are at variance, with a view to reconcile them. This word is not found in the Old Testament; but the idea it expresses is found in Job 9:33, in the word…
Resurrection of Christ — One of the cardinal facts and doctrines of the gospel. If Christ be not risen, our faith is vain (1 Cor. 15:14). The whole of the New Testament revelation rests on this as an historical fact. On the…
Heaven · Christ: Is all-powerful in — Christ: Is all-powerful in
Ministers · Faithful — Exemplified: The Eleven Apostles — Faithful — Exemplified: The Eleven Apostles
Power · .Unlimited — .Unlimited
Power Of Christ, The · Described as: Unlimited — Described as: Unlimited

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).