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Matthew 28 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Matthew 28, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Matthew 28 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
πορεύομαι poreúomai G4198 4 depart, go, journey, walk
μαθητής mathētḗs G3101 4 disciple
ἀπαγγέλλω apangéllō G518 3 bring word, declare, report, shew
Γαλιλαία Galilaía G1056 3 Galilee
προσέρχομαι prosérchomai G4334 3 come, come thereunto, consent, draw near
ἀργύριον argýrion G694 2 money, silver
φόβος phóbos G5401 2 be afraid, exceedingly, fear, terror

How preachers through history handled this text

35 public-domain excerpts on Matthew 28, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Aquinas 11 Spurgeon 7 Matthew Henry 5 Ambrose 4 Alexander MacLaren 3 J. C. Ryle 2 Calvin 1 +2 more

“This 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 faith, will worship him. Yet the faith of the sincere may be very weak and wavering. But Christ gave such convincing proofs of his resurrection, as made their faith to triumph over doubts. He now solemnly commissioned the apostles and his ministers to go forth among all nations. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Matthew 28:16–40 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Galilee 1 — Matt 28:10

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