King James Version

Matthew 28:18

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τῆς) before earth here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπροσελθὼνproselthōncameπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “came”, a single actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).cameὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ἐλάλησενelalēsenand spakeλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and spake”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.and spakeαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingἘδόθηedothēis givenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is given”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.is givenμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).unto meπᾶσαpasaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ἐξουσίαexousiaauthorityἐξουσίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the subject formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inοὐρανῷouranōheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the to- or for-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.inτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.earth

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “ All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth .

Darby Translation

And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth.

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