Great Commission
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The Great Commission is Jesus Christ’s directive to his disciples to spread his teachings and make disciples of all nations, forming a foundational mandate for Christian mission and evangelism.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Christian mission | 0 | 1 |
| Great Commission in Matthew 28:19 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Commission in Matthew 28:19–20 | 0 | 1 |
| The whole church taking the whole gospel to the whole world | 0 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological concept
→
biblical mandate → missionary directive → |
| addressedTo |
apostles of Jesus
→
the eleven disciples → |
| centralTo |
Christian evangelism
→
Great Commission self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Christian mission
missiology → |
| coreCommand |
baptize believers
→
go into all the world → make disciples of all nations → preach the gospel → teach disciples to obey Jesus’ commands → |
| emphasizedBy |
Pentecostal churches
→
surface form:
Pentecostalism
Evangelicalism →
surface form:
evangelical Christianity
missionary societies → |
| givenBy | Jesus Christ → |
| hasPrimarySource |
Gospel of Matthew
→
surface form:
Gospel of Matthew 28:18–20
|
| hasSource |
Acts of the Apostles
→
surface form:
Acts of the Apostles 1:8
Gospel of John →
surface form:
Gospel of John 20:21–23
Gospel of Luke →
surface form:
Gospel of Luke 24:46–49
Gospel of Mark →
surface form:
Gospel of Mark 16:15–16
|
| includesAction |
baptizing
→
going → making disciples → teaching → |
| includesFormula | baptizing in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit → |
| includesPromise |
Jesus’ continuing presence
→
“I am with you always, to the end of the age” → |
| influenced |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
→
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox mission theology
Roman Catholic missionary activity → global Christian missionary movements → modern Protestant missions → |
| interpretedAs | ongoing mandate for the church → |
| language | Greek → |
| originalTextLanguage | Koine Greek → |
| recordedIn | New Testament → |
| relatedConcept |
church planting
→
discipleship training → evangelism → world missions → |
| scope |
all nations
→
the whole world → |
| theologicalTheme |
Trinitarian baptism
→
authority of Christ → discipleship → evangelization → mission of the church → |
| timeOfGiving | after the resurrection of Jesus → |
| traditionalLocation | a mountain in Galilee → |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Christian mission
this entity surface form:
The whole church taking the whole gospel to the whole world
this entity surface form:
Great Commission in Matthew 28:19–20
this entity surface form:
Great Commission in Matthew 28:19