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Matthew 28

Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner revision (1749–1752), the traditional Catholic English Bible, translated from the Latin Vulgate. If you read a modern Bible, this is the same Scripture in older English; some names are spelled differently (Cesarea for Caesarea, Apocalypse for Revelation). About this translation

1 And in the end of the sabbath, when it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalen and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre. CCC

2 And behold there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and coming rolled back the stone and sat upon it.

3 And his countenance was as lightning and his raiment as snow.

4 And for fear of him, the guards were struck with terror and became as dead men.

5 And the angel answering, said to the women: Fear not you: for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.

6 He is not here. For he is risen, as he said. Come, and see the place where the Lord was laid. CCC

7 And going quickly, tell ye his disciples that he is risen. And behold he will go before you into Galilee. There you shall see him. Lo, I have foretold it to you.

8 And they went out quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy, running to tell his disciples.

9 And behold, Jesus met them, saying: All hail. But they came up and took hold of his feet and adored him. CCC

10 Then Jesus said to them: Fear not. Go, tell my brethren that they go into Galilee. There they shall see me. CCC

11 Who when they were departed, behold, some of the guards came into the city and told the chief priests all things that had been done. CCC

12 And they being assembled together with the ancients, taking counsel, gave a great sum of money to the soldiers, CCC

13 Saying: Say you, His disciples came by night and stole him away when we were asleep. CCC

14 And if the governor shall hear of this, we will persuade him and secure you. CCC

15 So they taking the money, did as they were taught: and this word was spread abroad among the Jews even unto this day. CCC

16 And the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the mountain where Jesus had appointed them. CCC

17 And seeing him they adored: but some doubted. CCC

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

19 Going therefore, teach ye all nations: baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. 1 CCC · Fathers

20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. And behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world. CCC

Where our lessons quote this chapter

  1. Verse 19: What Catholics believe, on one page

This chapter in the Catechism and the early Church

Where the Catechism of the Catholic Church cites these verses (from its footnotes on vatican.va), and where the earliest Church Fathers quote them (Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1, public domain). Short quotes only; follow the links for the full text.

  1. Verse 1CCC 500 CCC 2174
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    • CCC 500 “Against this doctrine the objection is sometimes raised that the Bible mentions brothers and sisters of Jesus. The Church has always understood…”
    • CCC 2174 “Jesus rose from the dead "on the first day of the week." Because it is the "first day," the day of Christ's…”
  2. Verse 6CCC 652
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    • CCC 652 “Christ's Resurrection is the fulfilment of the promises both of the Old Testament and of Jesus himself during his earthly life. The…”
  3. Verse 9CCC 641 CCC 645
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    • CCC 641 “Mary Magdalene and the holy women who came to finish anointing the body of Jesus, which had been buried in haste because…”
    • CCC 645 “By means of touch and the sharing of a meal, the risen Jesus establishes direct contact with his disciples. He invites them…”
  4. Verse 10CCC 641
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    • CCC 641 “Mary Magdalene and the holy women who came to finish anointing the body of Jesus, which had been buried in haste because…”
  5. Verse 11CCC 640
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    • CCC 640 “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen." The first element we encounter in…”
  6. Verse 12CCC 640
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    • CCC 640 “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen." The first element we encounter in…”
  7. Verse 13CCC 640
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    • CCC 640 “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen." The first element we encounter in…”
  8. Verse 14CCC 640
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    • CCC 640 “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen." The first element we encounter in…”
  9. Verse 15CCC 640
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    • CCC 640 “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen." The first element we encounter in…”
  10. Verse 16CCC 645 CCC 857 CCC 1444
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    • CCC 645 “By means of touch and the sharing of a meal, the risen Jesus establishes direct contact with his disciples. He invites them…”
    • CCC 857 “The Church is apostolic because she is founded on the apostles, in three ways: - she was and remains built on "the…”
    • CCC 1444 “In imparting to his apostles his own power to forgive sins the Lord also gives them the authority to reconcile sinners with…”
  11. Verse 17CCC 644 CCC 645 CCC 857 CCC 1444
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    • CCC 644 “Even when faced with the reality of the risen Jesus the disciples are still doubtful, so impossible did the thing seem: they…”
    • CCC 645 “By means of touch and the sharing of a meal, the risen Jesus establishes direct contact with his disciples. He invites them…”
    • CCC 857 “The Church is apostolic because she is founded on the apostles, in three ways: - she was and remains built on "the…”
    • CCC 1444 “In imparting to his apostles his own power to forgive sins the Lord also gives them the authority to reconcile sinners with…”
  12. Verse 18CCC 857 CCC 1120 CCC 1444
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    • CCC 857 “The Church is apostolic because she is founded on the apostles, in three ways: - she was and remains built on "the…”
    • CCC 1120 “The ordained ministry or ministerial priesthood is at the service of the baptismal priesthood. The ordained priesthood guarantees that it really is…”
    • CCC 1444 “In imparting to his apostles his own power to forgive sins the Lord also gives them the authority to reconcile sinners with…”
  13. Verse 19CCC 189 CCC 232 CCC 543 CCC 2 CCC 691 CCC 730 CCC 767 CCC 831 CCC 849 CCC 857 CCC 1120 CCC 1122
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    • CCC 189 “The first "profession of faith" is made during Baptism. the symbol of faith is first and foremost the baptismal creed. Since Baptism…”
    • CCC 232 “Christians are baptized "in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" Before receiving the sacrament,…”
    • CCC 543 “Everyone is called to enter the kingdom. First announced to the children of Israel, this messianic kingdom is intended to accept men…”
    • CCC 2 “So that this call should resound throughout the world, Christ sent forth the apostles he had chosen, commissioning them to proclaim the…”
    • CCC 691 “Holy Spirit" is the proper name of the one whom we adore and glorify with the Father and the Son. the Church…”
    • CCC 730 “At last Jesus' hour arrives: he commends his spirit into the Father's hands 118 at the very moment when by his death…”

    • “the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”

      Quoted in Against Heresies, Book III, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XVII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1

  14. Verse 20CCC 2 CCC 767 CCC 788 CCC 849 CCC 857 CCC 860 CCC 1120 CCC 1223 CCC 1257 CCC 1444 CCC 2743 CCC 75
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    • CCC 2 “So that this call should resound throughout the world, Christ sent forth the apostles he had chosen, commissioning them to proclaim the…”
    • CCC 767 “When the work which the Father gave the Son to do on earth was accomplished, the Holy Spirit was sent on the…”
    • CCC 788 “When his visible presence was taken from them, Jesus did not leave his disciples orphans. He promised to remain with them until…”
    • CCC 849 “The missionary mandate. "Having been divinely sent to the nations that she might be 'the universal sacrament of salvation,' the Church, in…”
    • CCC 857 “The Church is apostolic because she is founded on the apostles, in three ways: - she was and remains built on "the…”
    • CCC 860 “In the office of the apostles there is one aspect that cannot be transmitted: to be the chosen witnesses of the Lord's…”
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