Matthew 28:20
in Matthew 28and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
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ASV
teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Matthew 28
Commentary
6 notes on this verseObserve the order of these injunctions. He bids the Apostles first to teach all nations, then to wash them with the sacrament of faith, and after faith and baptism then to teach them what things they ought to observe; Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. He then who promises that He will be with His disciples to the end of the world, shows both that they shall live for ever, and that He will never depart from those that believe.
This site's exposition
I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded stops the Great Commission short of a bare recruitment drive, since the goal is obedience to the whole body of Christ's teaching, not merely a decision or a baptism, and the whole Gospel the reader has just finished becomes the curriculum this verse assumes. The closing promise, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world, answers 1:23's Emmanuel, God with us, across the entire book, the child whose name meant God with us now speaking the same presence as his own risen word, and the phrase even unto the end of the world names the very consummation the Olivet discourse looked toward at 24:14. Amen closes the whole Gospel on the note it opened with, the abiding nearness of the God who came to dwell among his people never withdrawn from them again.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
on Matthew 28:18-20
Hereby he asserts his universal dominion as Mediator, which is the great foundation of the Christian religion. Observe, (1.) Whence he hath this power. He did not assume it, or usurp it, but it was given him, he was legally entitled to it, and invested in it, by a grant from him who is the Fountain of all being, and consequently of all power.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
Teaching them to observe all things - Men are ignorant of Divine things, and must be taught. Only those can be considered as proper teachers of the ignorant who are thoroughly instructed in whatsoever Christ has commanded. Persons who are entrusted with the public ministry of the word should take care that they teach not human creeds and confessions of faith, in place of the Sacred Writings; but those things, and those only, which Jesus has commanded.
on Matthew 28:18-20
THE change from "the Man of Sorrows," before His crucifixion, to the "Lord over All" after His Resurrection is very striking. Before His Passion He was well-known by His disciples and appeared only in one form, as the Son of Man, clad in the common peasant's garment without seam, woven from the top throughout. But after He had risen from the dead He was, on several occasions, unrecognized by those who loved Him best. He is once, at least, described as having appeared to certain of them "under another form."
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Set the seal of visible discipleship upon the converts, by "baptizing them into the name," that is, into the whole fulness of the grace "of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost," as belonging to them who believe. This done, the Missionary department of your work, which in its own nature is temporary, must merge in another, which is permanent.
The words behind it
21 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| διδάσκοντες | didaskontes | teaching | G1321 → | 96 times |
| αὐτοὺς | autous | them | G846 → | 5565 times |
| τηρεῖν | terein | to observe | G5083 → | 70 times |
| πάντα | panta | all things | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| ὅσα | hosa | as much as | G3745 → | 110 times |
| ἐνετειλάμην | eneteilamen | I commanded | G1781 → | 14 times |
| ὑμῖν· | humin | you; | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἰδοὺ | idou | behold | G2400 → | 200 times |
| ἐγὼ | ego | I myself | G1473 → | 839 times |
| μεθ᾽ | meth᾽ | with | G3326 → | 461 times |
| ὑμῶν | humon | you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| εἰμι | eimi | am | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| πάσας | pasas | all | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| τὰς | tas | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἡμέρας | hemeras | days | G2250 → | 389 times |
| ἕως | he'os | until | G2193 → | 146 times |
| τῆς | tes | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| συντελείας | sunteleias | completion | G4930 → | 6 times |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| αἰῶνος. | aionos | age. | G165 → | 121 times |
διδάσκοντεςteaching
didaskontesG1321 →96 times
αὐτοὺςthem
autousG846 →5565 times
τηρεῖνto observe
tereinG5083 →70 times
πάνταall things
pantaG3956 →1235 times
ὅσαas much as
hosaG3745 →110 times
ἐνετειλάμηνI commanded
eneteilamenG1781 →14 times
ὑμῖν·you;
huminG4771 →2973 times
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἰδοὺbehold
idouG2400 →200 times
ἐγὼI myself
egoG1473 →839 times
μεθ᾽with
meth᾽G3326 →461 times
ὑμῶνyou
humonG4771 →2973 times
εἰμιam
eimiG1510 →2333 times
πάσαςall
pasasG3956 →1235 times
τὰςthe
tasG3588 →19766 times
ἡμέραςdays
hemerasG2250 →389 times
ἕωςuntil
he'osG2193 →146 times
τῆςthe
tesG3588 →19766 times
συντελείαςcompletion
sunteleiasG4930 →6 times
τοῦof the
touG3588 →19766 times
αἰῶνος.age.
aionosG165 →121 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
7 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
it leads to
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 31:6–8
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 43:1–2
Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your…
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Joshua 1:9
Through
Joshua 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
it leads to
- Isaiah 41:10–14
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Acts 18:9–10
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
- Isaiah 41:10–14
Where this verse is studied
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About Matthew
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Augustine, Harmony of the Gospels; Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1200: “The Power of the Risen Savior” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Catena Aurea by Aquinas and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.