Matthew 28:18 (WEB)
Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
Catechism · 3
The Paschal Mystery in the Church's Sacraments
“…to his incarnate Son was committed to the apostles and through them to their successors: they receive the Spirit of Jesus to act in his name and in his person.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 20:21-23; Lk 24:47; Mt 28:18-20.
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
“This ecclesial dimension of their task is expressed most notably in Christ's solemn words to Simon Peter: "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."” — Catechism footnote: Mt 16:19; cf. Mt 18:18; 28:16-20.
The Church is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
“The Church is apostolic because she is founded on the apostles, in three ways: - she was and remains built on "the foundation of the Apostles," The witnesses chosen and sent on mission by Christ himself;” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 28:16-20; Acts 1:8; 1 Cor 9:1; 15:7-8; Gal 1:1; etc.
Fathers and councils · 40
Tertullian
“Whence it is written, “From the beginning the Word was with God, and the Word was God;” to whom “is given by the Father all power in heaven and on earth.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxviii. 18.
Read the whole comment“In which lowering of His condition He received from the Father a dispensation in those very respects which you blame as human; from the very beginning learning, even then, (that state of a) man which He was destined in the end to become.” — editor's note: This doctrine of theology is more fully expressed by our author in a fine passage in his Treatise against Praxeas, xvi. (Oehler, vol. ii. p. 674), of which the…
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Athanasius of Alexandria
- Athanasius of Alexandria, Against the Arians III.4Discourse III
“…into the irreligion of Sabellius, considering Him to be the Father, therefore He has said ‘Was given unto Me,’ and ‘I received,’ and ‘Were delivered to Me,’ only to shew that He is not the Father, but the Father’s Word, and the Eternal Son, who because of His likeness to the Father, has eternally what He has from…” — editor's note: John x. 18; Mat. xxviii. 18.
Read the whole comment “…Lord is in want, when He says, ‘Is given unto Me,’ and ‘I received,’ and if Paul says, ‘Wherefore He highly exalted Him,’ and ‘He set Him at the right hand,’ and the like, we must say that our Lord, being Word and Son of God, bore a body, and became Son of Man, that, having become Mediator between God, and men, He…” — editor's note: Matt. xxviii. 18; John x. 18; Phil. ii. 9; Eph. i. 20.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxviii. 18–20.
Read the whole comment“Go, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxviii. 18–20.
Read the whole comment“Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxviii. 18, 19. [Elucidation XVII.]
Read the whole comment“Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxviii. 18–20.
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Gregory the Great
“Nor let the doubters be thought unworthy of satisfaction, since we are instructed by the Divine voice, Despise not one of these who are the least (Matth. xxviii. 18).” — the author cites it
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Ambrose of Milan
“He is called the Word, the Son, the Power of God, the Wisdom of God.” — editor's note: S. John i. 1, 14; xx. 31; Rom. i. 4; S. Matt. xxviii. 18; 1 Cor. i. 24; Col. ii. 3.
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Augustine of Hippo
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxviii. 16–20.
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John Chrysostom
“He himself saith, that it was after that He had been crucified, and had risen again; at least then He said, “All power is given unto Me” ( Matt. xxviii. 18 ), and, “Go ye and make disciples of all nations.”” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment““All power is given unto me in heaven and on earth.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxviii. 18. [The citation is accurate. R.V., “All authority hath been given,” etc.]
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Leo the Great
“On it the apostles take from the Lord’s hands the trumpet of the gospel which is to be preached to all nations, and receive the sacrament of regeneration which they are to bear to the whole world.” — editor's note: Sacramentum regenerationis: the reference in the first part of the sentence seems to be S. Mark xvi. 15, and here in the latter part to S. Matt. xxviii. 19,…
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Hilary of Poitiers
“For the Lord said, All things have been delivered unto Me of My Father, and again, All authority hath been given unto Me in heaven and earth.” — editor's note: St. Matt. xxviii. 18.
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Aphrahat
“The King who judged Daniel was greatly grieved at the wickedness of his accusers the Chaldeans; and Pilate who judged Jesus was greatly grieved because he knew that for malice the Jews were accusing Him.” — editor's note: Matt. xxviii. 18, 24.
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Hippolytus of Rome
“He showed all power given by the Father to the Son, who is ordained Lord of things in heaven, and things on earth, and things under the earth, and Judge of all: of things in heaven, because He was born, the Word…” — editor's note: Matt. xxviii. 18.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- BedeCatena Aurea on Matthew
When Saint Matthew has vindicated the Lord’s Resurrection as declared by the Angel, he relates the vision of the Lord which the disciples had, “Then the eleven disciples went into Galilee into a mountain where Jesus…
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After His Resurrection, Jesus is seen and worshipped in the mountain in Galilee; though some doubt, their doubting confirms our faith.
Read the whole comment - Remigius of AuxerreCatena Aurea on Matthew
This is more fully told by Luke; how when the Lord after the Resurrection appeared to the disciples, in their terror they thought they saw a spirit. Bede, Hom. Aest. in Fer., vi., Pasch. [ed note: This Homily of Bede…
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But it is to be considered, how the Lord could be seen bodily in Galilee. For that it was not the day of the Resurrection is manifest; for He was seen that day in Jerusalem in the beginning of the night, as Luke and…
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The disciples then, when they saw Him, knew the Lord; and worshipped Him, bowing their faces to the ground. And He their affectionate and merciful Master, that He might take away all doubtfulness from their hearts,…
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Power is given to Him, Who but a little before was crucified, Who was buried, but Who afterwards rose again.
Read the whole comment - BedeCatena Aurea on Matthew
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]
Read the whole comment - Peter ChrysologusCatena Aurea on Matthew
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.
Read the whole comment - JeromeCatena Aurea on Matthew
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.
Read the whole comment - Remigius of AuxerreCatena Aurea on Matthew
What the Psalmist says of the Lord at His rising again, “Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands,” [Ps 8:6] this the Lord now says of Himself, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”…
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He who before His Passion had said, “Go not into the way of the Gentiles,” [Matt 10:5] now, when rising from the dead, says, “Go and teach, all nations.” Hereby let the Jews be put to silence, who say that Christ’s…
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They first then teach all nations, and when taught dip them in water. For it may not be that the body receive the sacrament of Baptism, unless the soul first receive the truth of the Faith. “In the name of the…
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Thus all nations are created a second time to salvation by that one and the same Power, which created them to being.
Read the whole comment - JeromeCatena Aurea on Matthew
And though some one there may be of so averse a spirit as to undertake to baptize in such sort as to omit one of these names, therein contradicting Christ Who ordained this for a law, his baptism will effect nothing;…
Read the whole comment - Hilary of PoitiersCatena Aurea on Matthew
For what part of the salvation of men is there that is not contained in this Sacrament? All things are full and perfect, as proceeding from Him who is full and perfect. The nature of His relation is expressed in the…
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Observe the order of these injunctions. He bids the Apostles first to teach all nations, then to wash them with the sacrament of faith, and after faith and baptism then to teach them what things they ought to…
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“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.” [James 2:26]
Read the whole comment - John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
And because what He had laid upon them was great, therefore to exalt their spirits He adds, “And, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” As much as to say, Tell Me not of the difficulty of these…
Read the whole comment - Rabanus MaurusCatena Aurea on Matthew
Hence we understand that to the end of the world shall not be wanting those who shall be worthy of the Divine indwelling.
Read the whole comment - John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
He brings before them the end of the world, that He may the more draw them on, and that they may not look merely to present inconveniences, but to the infinite goods to come. As much as to say, The grievous things…
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It is made a question how He says here, “I am with you,” when we read elsewhere that He said, “I go unto him that sent me.” [Jon 16:5] What is said of His human nature is distinct from what is said of His divine…
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He then who promises that He will be with His disciples to the end of the world, shews both that they shall live for ever, and that He will never depart from those that believe.
Read the whole comment - Leo the GreatCatena Aurea on Matthew
For by ascending into heaven He does not desert His adopted; but from above strengthens to endurance, those whom He invites upwards to glory. Of which glory may Christ make us partakers, Who is the King of glory,…
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Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion II.27 and 1 other place.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion II.27 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Against the Arians IV.2.
Cited together in Against the Arians IV.2.
Cited together in Against the Arians IV.2.
Cited together in Catechism §1120.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 28:16–20 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 16.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Rabanus Maurus on Matthew 28:16–20 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Epistles Letter 24.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 24.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 16.
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 28:16–20 (3) (Catena Aurea) and 2 other places.
Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 16.
Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 16.
Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 16.
Cited together in Bede on Matthew 28:16–20 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §1444.
Cited together in Catechism §1444.
Cited together in Bede on Matthew 28:16–20 (Catena Aurea).