Matthew 28:19 (GNV)

Passage

Go therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and the Sonne, and the holy Ghost,

Nearby Context

Matthew 28:17 And when they sawe him, they worshipped him: but some douted.

Matthew 28:18 And Iesus came, and spake vnto them, saying, All power is giuen vnto me, in heauen, and in earth.

Matthew 28:19 Go therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and the Sonne, and the holy Ghost,

Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to obserue all things, whatsoeuer I haue commanded you: and lo, I am with you alway, vntill the ende of the worlde, Amen.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And Iesus came and spake vnto them..." into verse 20's "Teaching them to obserue all things whatsoeuer...", so "therefore" and "teach" 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 "therefore" and "teach" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.