# Matthew 28.20

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:</span>
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> **20. <span class="rl-speech">teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.</span>** (Matthew 28:18-20, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">Go, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,</span>
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> **20. <span class="rl-speech">teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.</span>** (Matthew 28:18-20, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 18. And Jesus came and spake unto them, <span class="rl-speech">saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: <sup>teach: or, make disciples, or, Christians of all nations</sup></span>
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> **20. <span class="rl-speech">Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.</span>** (Matthew 28:18-20, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 18. And having come near, Jesus spake to them, <span class="rl-speech">saying, 'Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth;</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them, to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,</span>
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> **20. <span class="rl-speech">teaching them to observe all, whatever I did command you,) and lo, I am with you all the days, till the full end of the age.'</span>** (Matthew 28:18-20, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Proportionate-Causality Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-proportionate-causality-convergence/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)
- [Causal Adequacy Argument](/codex/argument-from-the-proportionate-causality-convergence/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)
- [David Bathsheba Objection Defeater](/codex/david-bathsheba-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)
- [Gentiles Cannot Be Saved Objection Defeater](/codex/gentiles-cannot-be-saved-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)
- [Khazar Hypothesis Ashkenazi Replacement Objection Defeater](/codex/khazar-hypothesis-ashkenazi-replacement-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)
- [Liar Lunatic or Lord](/codex/liar-lunatic-or-lord/)
- [Sacred Name Yahawah Yahawashi Required for Salvation Objection Defeater](/codex/sacred-name-yahawah-yahawashi-required-for-salvation-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)

**Concepts:**

- [Apostle](/codex/apostle/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)
- [Apostolic Succession](/codex/apostolic-succession/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)
- [Christ is God](/codex/christ-is-god/)
- [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)
- [Christology](/codex/christology/)
- [Christs Deity](/codex/christs-deity/)
- [Churches the Disciples Started](/codex/churches-the-disciples-started/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)
- [Evangelism](/codex/evangelism/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/), [Matthew 28.19-20](/codex/matthew-28-19-20/)
- [Evangelist](/codex/evangelist/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)
- [Failed Messianic Prophecy Objections](/codex/failed-messianic-prophecy-objections/)
- [Fivefold Ministry](/codex/ephesians-4-11/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)
- [Kingdom of God](/codex/g932-basileia/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)
- [Mission Geography (Acts 1-8)](/codex/mission-geography-acts-1-8/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)
- [Petrine Primacy](/codex/petrine-primacy/)
- [Salvation of the Unevangelized](/codex/salvation-of-the-unevangelized/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G3952 - parousia](/codex/g3952-parousia/)
- [H0001 - ab](/codex/h0001-ab/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)
- [H8034 - shem](/codex/h8034-shem/), via [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.