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Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
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Christ's Mediatorial Authority
Commentators stress that this is a specific authority given to Jesus in his role as the resurrected God-man and Mediator. It's not just his inherent power as God, but a unique authority granted as a reward for his suffering, enabling him to redeem, defend, and govern His church.
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Matthew
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 th…
All authority (πασα εξουσια). Jesus came close to them (προσελθων) and made this astounding claim. He spoke as one already in heav…
19th Century
Anglican
All power is given to me —Literally, all authority was given. This tense is used to speak of something that occurred at a…
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Baptist
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizin…
“All” (GK 4246) dominates vv.18–20 and ties these verses together: all authority, all nations, all things (“everything,” NIV), all the days (“alway…
16th Century
Protestant
And Jesus approached and spoke to them. His approach unquestionably removed all hesitation. Before relating that the office of te…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jesus came and spoke to them To the eleven disciples and apostles; for though there might be so large a number a…
This evangelist passes over other appearances of Christ, recorded by Luke and John, and hastens to the most solemn one—an appearance appointed befo…
13th Century
Catholic
After the Evangelist finished the mysteries of the Lord’s Passion, he treats of the triumph of the Lord’s Resurrection: and it is divided as follow…
