# Matthew 28.18-20
**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95
## Verse
> ¹⁸ And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹ Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in **the name** of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.
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>, Matthew 28:18-20, NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
> ¹⁶ But the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated. ¹⁷ When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful. [verses 18-20 follow] [end of Gospel]
The passage is the **climactic ending of Matthew's Gospel**, the resurrected Jesus's final commission to the eleven on a designated mountain in Galilee. Matthew structures his Gospel to peak here: the genealogy begins with Abraham (1:1, the father of all nations) and ends with the commission to make disciples of *all the nations* (28:19), completing the Abrahamic-promise arc. The mountain setting echoes Sinai (Matt 5-7 Sermon on the Mount; Matt 17 Transfiguration); Jesus issues authoritative-divine words from a mountain a third time, this time as the Risen One bearing all authority.
## Setting
- **Speaker:** The risen Jesus (post-resurrection appearance ~40 days after the crucifixion)
- **Audience:** The eleven disciples (Judas now departed; the eleven are listed at Matt 28:16)
- **Location:** A specific mountain in Galilee, "which Jesus had designated" (28:16); commonly identified by tradition with the area of Mount Arbel or the broader Mount of the Beatitudes region overlooking the Sea of Galilee, though no specific site is canonically fixed
- **Time period:** c. AD 30, late spring (post-Passover resurrection period)
- **Genre:** Climactic narrative-commission within a gospel; the closing verses of Matthew
## Theological reading
### 1. The authority claim (v. 18), *exousia* universal-scope
> All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth."
The Greek *exousia* (ἐξουσία), authority, right-to-rule, jurisdictional power, is universal in scope (πᾶσα *pasa*, "all") and *cosmic* in extent (ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς, "in heaven and on earth"). The phrase echoes Daniel 7:14: "And to Him was given dominion, glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and men of every language might serve Him." The Risen Jesus is being explicitly identified with the Son of Man of Daniel 7, the eschatological figure to whom universal *dominion* is given by the Ancient of Days.
The verse therefore is a *self-identification* claim by the risen Jesus with the Daniel-7 Son of Man, a claim of cosmic kingship, divine-given authority over heaven *and* earth. The Christological payload is high: the authority-claim is what justifies the immediately-following Trinitarian-baptismal formula (only divine authority can issue a baptism-into-divine-name commission).
### 2. The Great Commission (v. 19a), *poreuthentes* and *mathēteusate*
> Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations"
The grammatical structure: one main imperative verb (*mathēteusate*, "make disciples", aorist active imperative) with three participles (*poreuthentes* "having gone"; *baptizontes* "baptizing"; *didaskontes* "teaching"). Disciple-making is the central act; going, baptizing, and teaching are the modes by which disciple-making occurs.
**"All the nations"** (πάντα τὰ ἔθνη *panta ta ethnē*), completes the Abrahamic-blessing-of-all-nations arc from Genesis 12:3; explicitly extends the Jesus-mission *beyond* the "lost sheep of the house of Israel" earlier-limit (Matt 10:5-6; 15:24). The post-resurrection commission is *expanding* the scope from Jewish-ethnic to universal-ethnic; the mission is now multi-cultural by divine command.
### 3. The Trinitarian baptismal formula (v. 19b), *to onoma* singular
> baptizing them in **the name** of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit"
**The grammatical detail of cardinal importance:** the Greek is *eis to onoma*, "into *the name*" (singular *to onoma*), not "into the *names*" (plural *ta onomata*). The formula prescribes baptism into **one singular name** which is *of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit*. Three Persons share one Name.
This is theologically loaded: the singular-name-shared-by-three-Persons grammar is *exactly* what a high-Trinitarian theology would express. It is not "three gods" (which would require plural *names*); it is not "one mode appearing as three" (which Matthew could have expressed with a different grammar); it is *three Persons in one Name*. The formula is **Nicene in structure 250 years before Nicaea**, embedded in a 1st-century gospel.
#### Engagement with Oneness Pentecostalism / Modalism
[Oneness Pentecostalism](/codex/oneness-pentecostalism/) (Branham, Jakes; Apostolic-Pentecostal tradition) argues that Acts 2:38's "in the name of Jesus Christ" is the *operational* baptismal formula and that the Father / Son / Holy Spirit "title" of Matthew 28:19 *is* the singular name *Jesus Christ*. Standard responses:
- **The grammatical and conceptual reading.** Matt 28:19 says "baptize them in the *name* of the *Father AND* of the *Son AND* of the *Holy Spirit*", three distinct prepositional phrases (each with τοῦ *tou*) joined by *kai*. The singular *name* shared among three distinct Persons is what the verse asserts; "the name of Jesus Christ" is not what is given.
- **The textual reading.** No extant manuscript of Matthew preserves an "in the name of Jesus" variant at 28:19. The Eusebian-text-form argument (Frederick C. Conybeare, "The Eusebian Form of the Text of Matthew 28:19," *Zeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft* 2 [1901]), that Eusebius's quotations sometimes read "in my name" rather than the Trinitarian formula, has been substantially answered: Eusebius's *Demonstratio Evangelica* and *Theophany* both *also* quote the full Trinitarian formula; the variant readings are abbreviations or paraphrases in homiletic contexts. The text-critical evidence for the Trinitarian-formula reading is **unanimous** across the manuscript tradition (Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Alexandrinus, all minuscules, all versions, all patristic citations from Didache onward).
- **The Didache 7 (c. 90-100) corroboration.** *The Didache*, the earliest extant Christian church manual, composed within the apostolic generation, prescribes baptism "in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" verbatim (Didache 7:1, 7:3). This is independent evidence that the Trinitarian baptismal formula was the universal apostolic-Christian practice from the earliest layer. The Oneness-Pentecostal historical claim cannot survive this corroboration.
- **The Acts 2:38 harmony.** "In the name of Jesus Christ" in Acts 2:38 is *not* a baptismal-formula competing with the Matthew 28:19 formula; it is *a descriptor of the authority by which the baptism is performed*. Compare Acts 4:7 ("By what power, or in what name have you done this?"), *en tini onomati* indicates the *authoritative source*, not the *liturgical formula*. The Trinitarian formula is *what is said* during baptism; the "in the name of Jesus" framing is *whose authority* the baptism is conducted under. The two are *not* in tension; they are different grammatical functions of *en... onomati*.
### 4. The catechetical mandate (v. 20a)
> teaching them to observe all that I commanded you"
The third participle: *didaskontes*, teaching. Disciple-making is not complete with baptism alone; it requires ongoing catechesis (*to observe all that I commanded*, universal-scope coverage of Jesus's teaching). This is the canonical-Christian mandate for *teaching church*, anchoring catechesis, Christian education, and the broader pedagogical function of the church.
### 5. The eschatological promise (v. 20b)
> and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
The closing words echo *Immanuel*, "God with us", from Isaiah 7:14 (and Matt 1:23, the opening verses of Matthew's Gospel). Matthew opens with Immanuel-prophecy ("God with us") and closes with Immanuel-fulfillment ("I am with you always"); the gospel forms a literary *inclusio* on the presence-of-God theme. The *risen* Jesus is the *with-you-always God*; the Christological monotheism is structurally cemented from the opening to the closing of the gospel.
The "end of the age" (*synteleia tou aiōnos*) eschatological framing (cf. Matt 13:39, 13:40, 13:49, 24:3) places the church's mission within the broader cosmic-historical arc: the disciple-making mandate runs until the end-of-age consummation. See [G0166 - aionios](/codex/g0166-aionios/).
## Apologetic significance
- **The Trinitarian formula is pre-Nicene.** The Trinitarian-baptismal-formula in Matt 28:19, attested in Didache 7 (c. 90-100) and Justin Martyr's *First Apology* 61 (c. 155) and Irenaeus *Against Heresies* (c. 180), is *250 years* older than the Council of Nicaea (325). The [Trinity Invented at Nicaea Objection](/codex/trinity-invented-at-nicaea-objection/) cannot survive this datum: the Trinitarian shape of Christian baptism is sub-apostolic and continuous from the earliest layer.
- **Against modalism / Oneness Pentecostalism.** The singular-name-shared-by-three-Persons grammar of Matt 28:19 *requires* the three Persons to be distinct (one mode could not be *of-the-Father-AND-of-the-Son-AND-of-the-Holy-Spirit* in three distinct *tou* phrases) *and* to share a single divine identity (one Name). The verse alone is enough to falsify modalism and Oneness Pentecostalism. See [Modalism](/codex/modalism/), [Oneness Pentecostalism](/codex/oneness-pentecostalism/), [Trinity vs Oneness vs Modalism vs Arianism](/codex/trinity-vs-oneness-vs-modalism-vs-arianism/).
- **Against Arianism / JW / unitarianism.** The risen Jesus's claim of "all authority in heaven and on earth" (v. 18) is a *Daniel-7 Son-of-Man* claim, universal divine dominion. A creature could not bear this claim. The Trinitarian baptismal formula then *requires* the Son to be a co-equal Person with the Father and Spirit, not a creature. See [Trinity Invented at Nicaea Objection](/codex/trinity-invented-at-nicaea-objection/).
- **For the unity of the Christian mission.** The Great Commission is *the* foundational mandate for Christian world-mission across confessional lines; Protestant, Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox missiology converge on this verse as their starting point. The text grounds *the church's missional identity* in *Jesus's divine authority*, the missiological structure flows from Christological monotheism, not the reverse.
- **For ecclesiology.** The triadic structure (gospel → baptism → catechesis → eschatological hope) sets out the canonical-Christian local-church program: evangelism brings in disciples, baptism marks their entry, ongoing teaching builds their formation, the eschatological promise sustains the community across history. The verse is foundational for any Christian doctrine of the church.
## Key words
- **[G3686 - onoma](/codex/g3686-onoma/)** (ὄνομα, name), singular *to onoma* shared by three Persons; the structural Trinity-payload of v. 19
- **[G0907 - baptizo](/codex/g0907-baptizo/)** (βαπτίζω, to baptize), the participial *baptizontes*
- **[G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/)** (πατήρ, Father), first Person of the Trinity
- **[G5207 - huios](/codex/g5207-huios/)** (υἱός, Son), second Person of the Trinity
- **[G4151 - pneuma](/codex/g4151-pneuma/)** (πνεῦμα, Spirit), third Person of the Trinity
- **[G0166 - aionios](/codex/g0166-aionios/)** (αἰώνιος, eternal / of the age), adjective in *synteleia tou aiōnos*, "the end of the age"
- *exousia* (ἐξουσία, authority), universal-scope authority claim; no lexicon hub yet, theologically central
- *mathēteusate* (μαθητεύσατε, make disciples), central imperative; aorist active
## Position-readings at a glance
| Reading | View on Trinitarian formula | View on authority claim | Modal status |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Classical Trinitarian (Nicene-Chalcedonian)** | Three Persons, one divine essence, one shared Name (singular *to onoma*) | Daniel-7 Son-of-Man universal dominion; full divine authority | Eternal; pre-Nicene formula at Didache 7, unaltered in MS tradition |
| **Modalism / Oneness Pentecostalism** | "Name" = *Jesus* (sole divine name); Father / Son / Holy Spirit = three titles or modes of one person | Authority of the one God appearing in Jesus mode | Reads against the *eis to onoma* singular-name-shared-by-three-persons grammar |
| **Arianism / JW / Watchtower** | Son and Spirit subordinate-created beings sharing operational unity with the Father | Jesus is given authority *as* a created delegate of the Father | Reads against the Daniel-7-equality claim of v. 18 |
| **Liberal / critical-theological** | The Trinitarian formula is a later interpolation (Conybeare 1901 thesis); the original Matthew read "in my name" | Authority claim is post-resurrection redactional theology | Textually unsupported; unanimous MS tradition contradicts |
## Patristic note
The earliest extra-canonical witness to the Trinitarian baptismal formula is **the Didache** (Διδαχὴ τῶν δώδεκα ἀποστόλων, "Teaching of the Twelve Apostles"), composed c. 90-100, possibly within the apostolic generation. Didache 7:1: "Concerning baptism, baptize this way: Having said all these things beforehand, baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit in living water." Didache 7:3 repeats: "Before the baptism, the baptizer and the one being baptized should fast... baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." The verbatim correspondence with Matt 28:19 is independent attestation that the Trinitarian baptismal formula was the universal apostolic practice from the earliest layer of post-NT Christianity.
**Justin Martyr** (*First Apology* 61, c. 155): "[We] receive the washing with water; for in the name of God the Father and Lord of the universe, and of our Savior Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Spirit, they then receive the washing with water." **Irenaeus** (*Against Heresies* 1.21.1; 3.17.1; c. 180): the Trinitarian baptismal formula is *apostolic* and universally practiced. **Tertullian** (*Adversus Praxean* 26; c. 213) deploys Matt 28:19 explicitly against the modalist Praxeas, drawing on the three-distinct-Persons grammar to refute the modalist reduction. **Athanasius** (*Letters to Serapion* 1.30; c. 360) uses the verse in his anti-Arian argument that the Spirit is co-equal with the Father and the Son. By the **Council of Nicaea** (325), the verse is already foundational for the Trinitarian framework being formalized; the verse is not *generated by* Nicaea but *anchors* the Nicene Trinitarian theology.
## See also
- [Trinity](/codex/trinity/), the doctrine this verse anchors
- [Trinity vs Oneness vs Modalism vs Arianism](/codex/trinity-vs-oneness-vs-modalism-vs-arianism/), the synthesis comparison; Matt 28:19 is central
- [Trinity Invented at Nicaea Objection](/codex/trinity-invented-at-nicaea-objection/), refuted by Matt 28:19's pre-Nicene placement
- [Trinity Invented at Nicaea Objection Defeater](/codex/trinity-invented-at-nicaea-objection-defeater/), the paired debate-prep syllogism (built earlier)
- [Modalism](/codex/modalism/), [Oneness Pentecostalism](/codex/oneness-pentecostalism/), the positions Matt 28:19's grammar refutes
- [Classical Theism vs Theistic Personalism](/codex/classical-theism-vs-theistic-personalism/), the broader Trinitarian-metaphysics context
- [Monarchical Trinitarianism](/codex/monarchical-trinitarianism/), Cappadocian Trinitarian framework
- [Hypostatic Union](/codex/hypostatic-union/), the Chalcedonian framework presupposing the Trinitarian distinctions
- [Christology](/codex/christianity/), the doctrinal area
- [NT Authorship and Eyewitness Apologetics](/codex/nt-authorship-and-eyewitness-apologetics/), supports the historical reliability of Matthew's gospel
- [NT Geographical Reliability](/codex/nt-geographical-reliability/), Galilean setting fits 1st-century geographic specificity
- [Failed Messianic Prophecy Objection Defeater](/codex/failed-messianic-prophecy-objection-defeater/), Daniel-7 Son-of-Man references
- [Crucifixion Denial in Islam Objection Defeater](/codex/crucifixion-denial-in-islam-objection-defeater/), post-resurrection commission presupposes the resurrection
- [Richard Bauckham](/codex/richard-bauckham/), eyewitness scholarship anchoring the gospel-reliability case
- [Isaiah 7.14](/codex/isaiah-7-14/), the Immanuel-prophecy this passage's *inclusio* closes with
- [G3686 - onoma](/codex/g3686-onoma/), [G0907 - baptizo](/codex/g0907-baptizo/), [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), [G5207 - huios](/codex/g5207-huios/), [G4151 - pneuma](/codex/g4151-pneuma/), [G0166 - aionios](/codex/g0166-aionios/), key Greek terms
- [G3841 - pantokrator](/codex/g3841-pantokrator/), adjacent divine-omnipotence lexicon (relevant to v. 18's "all authority")
## Quoted in
**Arguments and defeaters:**
- [Anointing Implies Subordination Objection Defeater](/codex/anointing-implies-subordination-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Argument from the Proportionate-Causality Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-proportionate-causality-convergence/)
- [Causal Adequacy Argument](/codex/argument-from-the-proportionate-causality-convergence/)
- [Christian God is the Only True God](/codex/christian-god-is-the-only-true-god/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Christianity Is the White Mans Religion Objection Defeater](/codex/christianity-is-the-white-mans-religion-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Christians Not Under Mosaic Law](/codex/christians-not-under-mosaic-law/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [David Bathsheba Objection Defeater](/codex/david-bathsheba-objection-defeater/)
- [Did Jesus Send Muhammad Dilemma Argument](/codex/did-jesus-send-muhammad-dilemma-argument/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Five Pillars Outside Quran Objection Defeater](/codex/five-pillars-outside-quran-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Gentiles Cannot Be Saved Objection Defeater](/codex/gentiles-cannot-be-saved-objection-defeater/)
- [Jesus Came Only for Israel Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-came-only-for-israel-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Jesus Has a God Therefore Not God Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-has-a-god-therefore-not-god-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Khazar Hypothesis Ashkenazi Replacement Objection Defeater](/codex/khazar-hypothesis-ashkenazi-replacement-objection-defeater/)
- [Liar Lunatic or Lord](/codex/liar-lunatic-or-lord/)
- [Manuscript Variants Bible Corruption Objection Defeater](/codex/manuscript-variants-bible-corruption-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Muhammad as Paraclete Refutation](/codex/muhammad-as-paraclete-refutation/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Paul Invented Christianity Objection Defeater](/codex/paul-invented-christianity-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Religious Pluralism Objection Defeater](/codex/religious-pluralism-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Sacred Name Yahawah Yahawashi Required for Salvation Objection Defeater](/codex/sacred-name-yahawah-yahawashi-required-for-salvation-objection-defeater/)
- [Trinity Coherence Defense (Latin-Thomist)](/codex/trinity-coherence-defense-latin-thomist/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Trinity Invented at Nicaea Objection Defeater](/codex/trinity-invented-at-nicaea-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Unitarian Oneness Binitarian Objection Defeater](/codex/unitarian-oneness-binitarian-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
**Concepts:**
- [Apostle](/codex/apostle/)
- [Apostolic Succession](/codex/apostolic-succession/)
- [Authority to Cast Out Demons](/codex/authority-to-cast-out-demons/), via [Matthew 28.18-19](/codex/matthew-28-18-19/)
- [Baptism](/codex/baptism/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Black Hebrew Israelite Doctrine](/codex/black-hebrew-israelite-doctrine/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Christ is God](/codex/christ-is-god/), via [Matthew 28.18](/codex/matthew-28-18/), [Matthew 28.20](/codex/matthew-28-20/)
- [Christianity](/codex/christianity/)
- [Christology](/codex/christology/), via [Matthew 28.18](/codex/matthew-28-18/), [Matthew 28.20](/codex/matthew-28-20/)
- [Christs Deity](/codex/christs-deity/), via [Matthew 28.18](/codex/matthew-28-18/), [Matthew 28.20](/codex/matthew-28-20/)
- [Churches the Disciples Started](/codex/churches-the-disciples-started/)
- [Council of Constantinople I](/codex/council-of-constantinople-i/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Didache](/codex/didache/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Divine Gender Polarity and Feminine Imagery](/codex/divine-gender-polarity-and-feminine-imagery/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Doctrine](/codex/doctrine/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Evangelism](/codex/evangelism/)
- [Evangelist](/codex/evangelist/)
- [Failed Messianic Prophecy Objections](/codex/failed-messianic-prophecy-objections/), via [Matthew 28.20](/codex/matthew-28-20/)
- [Father-Son Authority Asymmetry](/codex/father-son-authority-asymmetry/), via [Matthew 28.18](/codex/matthew-28-18/), [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Fivefold Ministry](/codex/ephesians-4-11/)
- [Islamic Dilemma](/codex/islamic-dilemma/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/)
- [Kingdom of God](/codex/g932-basileia/)
- [Lesson 2.4, Christology in One Lesson](/codex/lesson-2-4-christology-in-one-lesson/), via [Matthew 28.18](/codex/matthew-28-18/)
- [Mission Geography (Acts 1-8)](/codex/mission-geography-acts-1-8/)
- [Modalism](/codex/modalism/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Monotheism](/codex/monotheism/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Oneness Pentecostalism](/codex/oneness-pentecostalism/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Petrine Primacy](/codex/petrine-primacy/), via [Matthew 28.20](/codex/matthew-28-20/)
- [Pneumatology](/codex/pneumatology/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Prayers Against Scoffing and Mockery](/codex/prayers-against-scoffing-and-mockery/), via [Matthew 28.18](/codex/matthew-28-18/)
- [Salvation of the Unevangelized](/codex/salvation-of-the-unevangelized/)
- [Spiritual Warfare](/codex/spiritual-warfare/), via [Matthew 28.18-19](/codex/matthew-28-18-19/)
- [Synoptic Problem](/codex/synoptic-problem/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [The Hebrew Israelite Defense](/codex/the-hebrew-israelite-defense/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Trinity](/codex/trinity/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Trinity Common Objections](/codex/trinity-common-objections/), via [Matthew 28.18](/codex/matthew-28-18/), [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Trinity OT Stack (Five Texts)](/codex/trinity-ot-stack-five-texts/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Trinity vs Oneness vs Modalism vs Arianism](/codex/trinity-vs-oneness-vs-modalism-vs-arianism/), via [Matthew 28.18](/codex/matthew-28-18/), [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Young's Literal Translation](/codex/ylt/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
**People:**
- [Hebrew Israelites](/codex/hebrew-israelites/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [Matthew the Apostle](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
**Lexicon:**
- [G0907 - baptizo](/codex/g0907-baptizo/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [G1577 - ekklesia](/codex/g1577-ekklesia/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [G3686 - onoma](/codex/g3686-onoma/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [G3952 - parousia](/codex/g3952-parousia/), via [Matthew 28.20](/codex/matthew-28-20/)
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [G4151 - pneuma](/codex/g4151-pneuma/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [G5207 - huios](/codex/g5207-huios/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [G5218 - hypakoe](/codex/g5218-hypakoe/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [H0001 - ab](/codex/h0001-ab/)
- [H1285 - berith](/codex/h1285-berith/), via [Matthew 28.19](/codex/matthew-28-19/)
- [H8034 - shem](/codex/h8034-shem/)
**Passages:**
- [1 Corinthians 2.8](/codex/1-corinthians-2-8/)
- [Ephesians 2.7-9](/codex/ephesians-2-7-9/)
- [Ephesians 6](/codex/ephesians-6/)
- [Ephesians 6.10-18](/codex/ephesians-6-10-18/)
- [Hebrews 1](/codex/hebrews-1/)
- [Hebrews 1.1-14](/codex/hebrews-1-1-14/)
- [Hebrews 1.1-2](/codex/hebrews-1-1-2/)
- [Hebrews 1.2](/codex/hebrews-1-2/)
- [Hebrews 1.8-10](/codex/hebrews-1-8-10/)
- [Hebrews 1.8-12](/codex/hebrews-1-8-12/)
- [Hebrews 6.4-6](/codex/hebrews-6-4-6/)
- [Hebrews 9.26](/codex/hebrews-9-26/)
- [John 10.27-30](/codex/john-10-27-30/)
- [John 10.28-29](/codex/john-10-28-29/)
- [John 11](/codex/john-11/)
- [John 6.51](/codex/john-6-51/)
- [John 8.34-36](/codex/john-8-34-36/)
- [Jude 1](/codex/jude-1/)
- [Luke 1.29-38](/codex/luke-1-29-38/)
- [Luke 20.34-36](/codex/luke-20-34-36/)
- [Mark 11.12-14](/codex/mark-11-12-14/)
- [Matthew 12.31-32](/codex/matthew-12-31-32/)
- [Matthew 28.19-20](/codex/matthew-28-19-20/)
- [Revelation 1.17-18](/codex/revelation-1-17-18/)
- [Revelation 1.5-6](/codex/revelation-1-5-6/)
- [Romans 1.24-26](/codex/romans-1-24-26/)
- [Romans 1.24-32](/codex/romans-1-24-32/)
- [Romans 12](/codex/romans-12/)
- [Romans 12.2](/codex/romans-12-2/)
- [Titus 2.12](/codex/titus-2-12/)
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