Matthew 28:18

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“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.”

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BSBPD

“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, `Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 28:18 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
  2. Psalms 89:19You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
  3. Psalms 89:27I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
  4. Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
  5. Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
  6. Daniel 7:13In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.
  7. Matthew 11:27All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
  8. Matthew 16:28Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
  9. Matthew 26:64“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
  10. Luke 1:32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
  11. Luke 10:22All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
  12. John 3:35The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
  13. John 5:22Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
  14. John 13:3Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
  15. John 17:2For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
  16. Acts 2:36Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”
  17. Acts 10:36He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
  18. Romans 14:9For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
  19. 1 Corinthians 15:27For “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him.
  20. Ephesians 1:20which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
  21. Philippians 2:9Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
  22. Colossians 1:16For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
  23. Colossians 2:10And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
  24. Hebrews 1:2But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

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