Matthew 28:19 (DBY)

Passage

Go [therefore] and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;

Nearby Context

Matthew 28:17 And when they saw him, they did homage to him: but some doubted.

Matthew 28:18 And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.

Matthew 28:19 Go [therefore] and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;

Matthew 28:20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have enjoined you. And behold, *I* am with you all the days, until the completion of the age.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "therefore", "make", "disciples", "nations", "baptising", "name", and "father". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And Jesus coming up spoke to them..." into verse 20's "teaching them to observe all things whatsoever...", so "Spirit" and "therefore" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.