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.”

The Great Commission

¹⁴ Afterward ^(A)he appeared ^(B)to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their ^(C)unbelief and ^(D)hardness of heart, because ^(E)they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. ¹⁵ And he said to them, ^(F)“Go into all the world and ^(G)proclaim the gospel to ^(H)the whole creation. ^16 (I)Whoever believes and is ^(J)baptized ^(K)will be saved, but ^(L)whoever ^(M)does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ And ^(N)these signs will accompany those who believe: ^(O)in my name they will cast out demons; ^(P)they will speak in new tongues; ^18 (Q)they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; ^(R)they will lay their hands ^(S)on the sick, and they will recover.”

¹⁹ So then the Lord Jesus, ^(T)after he had spoken to them, ^(U)was taken up into heaven and ^(V)sat down at the right hand of God. ²⁰ And they went out and preached everywhere, while ^(W)the Lord worked with them and confirmed ^(X)the message ^(Y)by accompanying signs.]]

The Ascension

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