Matthew 28:17-20 NIV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 28:17

Verse 17 17.But some doubted. It is wonderful that, after they had twice seen Christ, still some doubted. If any one choose to view this as referring to the first appearance, there will be no absurdity in that opinion; for the Evangelists are sometimes in the habit of blending a variety of transactions. But neither would it have the appearance of absurdity to suppose that in some of them the remains of their former terror led them again into hesitation; for we know that, when Christ appeared,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 28:18

Verse 18 18.And Jesus approached and spoke to them. His approach unquestionably removed all hesitation. Before relating that the office of teaching was committed to the disciples, Matthew says that Christ began by speaking of his power; and not without reason. For no ordinary authority would here have been enough, but sovereign and truly divine government ought to be possessed by him who commands them to promise eternal life in his ham to reduce the whole world under his sway, and to publish a... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 28:19

Verse 19 19.Go out, therefore, and teach all nations. Though Mark, after having related that Christ appeared to the eleven disciples, immediately subjoins the command to preach the gospel, he does not speak of these as an unbroken series of events, for we learn from the enumeration of them which is given by Matthew, that the latter event did not take place before they had gone into Galilee. The meaning amounts to this, that by proclaiming the gospel everywhere, they should bring all nations to... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 28:20

Verse 20 Matthew 28:20.Teaching them to observe all things. By these words, as I have formerly suggested, Christ shows that, in sending the apostles, he does not entirely resign his office, as if he ceased to be the Teacher of his Church; for he sends away the apostles with this reservation, that they shall not bring forward their own inventions, but shall purely and faithfully deliver from hand to hand (as we say) what he has entrusted to them. Would to God that the Pope would subject to this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 28:11-17

The commotion. The earthquake which accompanied the resurrection of Christ had its counterpart in the moral commotion which this event occasioned. Thus— I. THE WATCH WERE MOVED . 1 . They were alarmed for their lives. 2 . They acted with the wisdom of the world. II. THE ELDERS WERE MOVED . 1 . The hypocrite is alarmed for his credit. 2 . But he vainly seeks to preserve it. (a) The disciples were not likely to attempt the stealing of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 28:16-20

Our Lord appears to the disciples in Galilee, and gives them a commission to teach and baptize. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 28:16-20

The great meeting in Galilee. I. THE APPEARANCE OF THE LORD . 1 . The place. This was the one only meeting by appointment. The other appearances of the risen Saviour were sudden and unexpected. Both St. Matthew and St. Mark tell us that the Lord, just before his agony, had announced to his apostles that, after he was risen again, he would go before them into Galilee. After the Resurrection the angel first, and, then the Lord himself, had made the same appointment. Evidently... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 28:17

They worshipped him. Evidently here they, or the majority of those present (for it is plain that others beside the apostles were there), adored him as God and Lord. This is the first time that this action of supreme worship is mentioned in connection with the disciples, though the women had offered the same homage to him ( Matthew 28:9 ). But some doubted ( οἱδε Ì —without οἱμε Ì ν — ἐδι ì στασαν ). (For the verb, comp. Matthew 14:31 .) The doubters could not have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 28:17

Doubts as to the Resurrection. If some doubted when they saw Jesus, it is not surprising that some doubt now that it is nearly nineteen centuries since our Lord was on earth among men in visible form. Therefore it is not just or charitable to turn savagely against people who are seriously perplexed. The only right and Christian course is to try to help them. I. THERE MUST BE MUCH MYSTERY IN RELIGION . It reaches out beyond our everyday experience, and deals with things of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 28:18

Jesus came. Some medieval exegetes have deemed that this verse refers to the time of the ascension; but there is no valid reason for dissociating this portion from the rest of the account. If we do this, we lose the great reason for the oft-enjoined meeting on the Galilaean mountain, which seems to have been expressly and with much care arranged to notify at large the fact of Christ's Resurrection and of his supreme authority, and to convey the Lord's commission to the apostles in the... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 28:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 28:18

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 28:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 28:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 28:11-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 28:16-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 28:16-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 28:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 28:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 28:18

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