# Where is “Go and make disciples of all nations” in the Bible?

> “Go and make disciples of all nations” is Matthew 28:19.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/go-and-make-disciples-of-all-nations
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

The risen Jesus says it to the eleven disciples on a mountain in Galilee.

## The verse

> Go, then, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to keep everything I have commanded you. And look, I am with you every day, until the end of the age.”
>
> — [Matthew 28:19-20](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/28#19) (Lumin Translation)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## What it means there

Christians call it the Great Commission. The task has three parts: make disciples, baptize them, and teach them. It ends with a promise that he is with them to the end of the age.

## Common questions

### Where is “Go and make disciples of all nations” in the Bible?

“Go and make disciples of all nations” is Matthew 28:19. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. The risen Jesus says it to the eleven disciples on a mountain in Galilee.

### Is “Go and make disciples of all nations” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Matthew 28:19. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 28:19-20 reads: “Go, then, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to keep everything I have commanded you. And look, I am with you every day, until the end of…”

### Who said “Go and make disciples of all nations”?

The risen Jesus says it to the eleven disciples on a mountain in Galilee.

### What does “Go and make disciples of all nations” mean in the Bible?

Christians call it the Great Commission. The task has three parts: make disciples, baptize them, and teach them. It ends with a promise that he is with them to the end of the age.

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