Our Lord appears to the disciples in Galilee, and gives them a commission to teach and baptize.
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Matthew 28:16-20
The Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 28:16-20
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The Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 28:1-20Matthew 28:1-20 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 28:11-17Matthew 28:11-17 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe 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.…Matthew Henry on Matthew 28:16-20Matthew 28:16-20 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThis evangelist passes over other appearances of Christ, recorded by Luke and John, and hastens to the most solemn; one appointed before his death, and after his resurrection. All that see the Lord Jesus with an eye of…The Apostolic CommissionMatthew 28:16-20 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE APOSTOLIC COMMISSION. This evangelist passes over several other appearances of Christ, recorded by Luke and John, and hastens to this, which was of all other the most solemn, as being promised and appointed again an…The Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 28:16Matthew 28:16 · The Pulpit CommentaryThen the eleven disciples. There is no note of time in the original, which gives merely, But the eleven, etc. The meeting here narrated took place on some day after the first Easter week. The number "eleven" shows the l…The Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 28:16-20Matthew 28:16-20 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe 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. Ma…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 28:1-20EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 28:11-17The 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.…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Matthew 28:16-20This evangelist passes over other appearances of Christ, recorded by Luke and John, and hastens to the most solemn; one appointed before his death, and after his resurrection. All that see the Lord Jesus with an eye of…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Apostolic CommissionTHE APOSTOLIC COMMISSION. This evangelist passes over several other appearances of Christ, recorded by Luke and John, and hastens to this, which was of all other the most solemn, as being promised and appointed again an…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 28:16Then the eleven disciples. There is no note of time in the original, which gives merely, But the eleven, etc. The meeting here narrated took place on some day after the first Easter week. The number "eleven" shows the l…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 28:16-20The 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. Ma…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 28:17Doubts 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 no…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 28:17They 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 wor…Joseph S. Exell and contributors