The Great Commission

¹⁶ Now the eleven disciples ^(A)went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. ¹⁷ And when they saw him they ^(B)worshiped him, but some doubted. ¹⁸ And Jesus came and said to them, ^(C)“All authority ^(D)in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ^19 (E)Go therefore and ^(F)make disciples of ^(G)all nations, ^(H)baptizing them ^(I)in^{[a] (J)}the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them ^(K)to observe all that ^(L)I have commanded you. And behold, ^(M)I am with you always, to ^(N)the end of the age.”

⁴ And while staying^[a] with them ^(A)he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; ⁵ for ^(B)John baptized with water, ^(C)but you will be baptized ^(D)with^[b] the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

The Ascension

⁶ So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, ^(E)will you at this time ^(F)restore the kingdom to Israel?” ⁷ He said to them, ^(G)“It is not for you to know ^(H)times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. ⁸ But you will receive ^(I)power ^(J)when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and ^(K)you will be ^(L)my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and ^(M)Samaria, and ^(N)to the end of the earth.” ⁹ And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, ^(O)he was lifted up, and ^(P)a cloud took him out of their sight. ¹⁰ And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, ^(Q)two ^(R)men stood by them in ^(S)white robes, ¹¹ and said, ^(T)“Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, ^(U)will ^(V)come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”