¹⁸ And Jesus came and said to them, ^(A)“All authority ^(B)in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ^19 (C)Go therefore and ^(D)make disciples of ^(E)all nations, ^(F)baptizing them ^(G)in^{[a] (H)}the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

¹¹ And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance ^(A)of hope until the end, ¹² so that you may not be sluggish, but ^(B)imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

The Certainty of God's Promise

¹³ For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, ^(C)he swore by himself, ¹⁴ saying, ^(D)“Surely I will bless you and multiply you.”