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The Great Commission

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The risen Jesus commissioned His disciples to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to obey everything He commanded, with the promise that He is with them always.

Why it matters. The commission is why the Gospel reached the nations, and why this website exists.

Primary passages
Witnesses

Chronology confidence: medium

Matthew locates the commission on a mountain in Galilee; Luke and Acts record parallel commissions in and near Jerusalem. These are presented as distinct occasions with one message.

Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

Connections

  1. Jesus appears by the Sea of Galilee precedes The Great Commission

    Explicit in ScriptureMedium confidence

    Both appearances occur in Galilee after the Jerusalem appearances; the relative order is an editorial harmonization.

    Evidence:
    Other responsible views
    • Order of the Galilee appearances: John 21 and Matthew 28:16-20 both take place in Galilee and neither dates itself relative to the other; FaithGraph lists the lakeside meeting first as an editorial choice.

    Follow Jesus appears by the Sea of Galilee in the graph

  2. Jesus participates in The Great Commission

    Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidence

    The risen Jesus speaks the commission to the disciples.

    Evidence:

    Follow Jesus in the graph

Record type: Event. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.