therefore i. e. because Christ hath all power in heaven and earth. The word however is omitted in the leading MSS.

teach Properly, make disciples of. The same mistranslation occurs Acts 14:21, "having taught," see ch. Matthew 13:52; Matthew 27:57, where the same word is used. Teaching, Matthew 28:20, = "instructing." "Make disciples of all nations by baptism and by instruction."

in the name Rather, into the name. Jewish proselytes were baptized into the name of the Father; Jesus adds the names of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. In the instances of baptism recorded in the Acts 2:38; Acts 8:16; Acts 10:48; Acts 19:5, the name of Jesus Christ (or the Lord Jesus) alone occurs in the baptismal formula, but the promise of the Holy Ghost is given (Acts 2:38), or the gift of the Holy Ghost follows the rite (Matthew 8:17; Matthew 19:6), or precedes it (Acts 10:44; Acts 10:47).

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