Great Commission
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The Great Commission is Jesus Christ’s directive to his disciples to spread his teachings and make disciples of all nations, forming a foundational mandate for Christian mission and evangelism.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Commission canonical | 7 |
| Christian mission | 1 |
| Great Commission in Matthew 28:19 | 1 |
| Great Commission in Matthew 28:19–20 | 1 |
| The whole church taking the whole gospel to the whole world | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T34997 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Commission Context triple: [Jesus Christ, associatedWithEvent, Great Commission]
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A.
Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
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B.
Second Coming of Christ
The Second Coming of Christ is the anticipated future return of Jesus to earth in Christian eschatology to judge humanity and fully establish God’s kingdom.
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C.
Apostles’ Creed
The Apostles’ Creed is an early and widely used statement of Christian faith that succinctly summarizes core doctrines about God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
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D.
Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
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E.
Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Commission Target entity description: The Great Commission is Jesus Christ’s directive to his disciples to spread his teachings and make disciples of all nations, forming a foundational mandate for Christian mission and evangelism.
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A.
Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
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B.
Second Coming of Christ
The Second Coming of Christ is the anticipated future return of Jesus to earth in Christian eschatology to judge humanity and fully establish God’s kingdom.
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C.
Apostles’ Creed
The Apostles’ Creed is an early and widely used statement of Christian faith that succinctly summarizes core doctrines about God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
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D.
Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
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E.
Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological concept
ⓘ
biblical mandate ⓘ missionary directive ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
apostles of Jesus
ⓘ
the eleven disciples ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Christian evangelism
ⓘ
Great Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Christian mission
missiology ⓘ |
| coreCommand |
baptize believers
ⓘ
go into all the world ⓘ make disciples of all nations ⓘ preach the gospel ⓘ teach disciples to obey Jesus’ commands ⓘ |
| emphasizedBy |
Pentecostal churches
ⓘ
surface form:
Pentecostalism
Evangelicalism ⓘ
surface form:
evangelical Christianity
missionary societies ⓘ |
| givenBy | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySource |
Gospel of Matthew
ⓘ
surface form:
Gospel of Matthew 28:18–20
|
| hasSource |
Acts of the Apostles
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surface form:
Acts of the Apostles 1:8
Gospel of John ⓘ
surface form:
Gospel of John 20:21–23
Gospel of Luke ⓘ
surface form:
Gospel of Luke 24:46–49
Gospel of Mark ⓘ
surface form:
Gospel of Mark 16:15–16
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| includesAction |
baptizing
ⓘ
going ⓘ making disciples ⓘ teaching ⓘ |
| includesFormula | baptizing in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| includesPromise |
Jesus’ continuing presence
ⓘ
“I am with you always, to the end of the age” ⓘ |
| influenced |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox mission theology
Roman Catholic missionary activity ⓘ global Christian missionary movements ⓘ modern Protestant missions ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | ongoing mandate for the church ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| originalTextLanguage | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| recordedIn | New Testament ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
church planting
ⓘ
discipleship training ⓘ evangelism ⓘ world missions ⓘ |
| scope |
all nations
ⓘ
the whole world ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Trinitarian baptism
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authority of Christ ⓘ discipleship ⓘ evangelization ⓘ mission of the church ⓘ |
| timeOfGiving | after the resurrection of Jesus ⓘ |
| traditionalLocation | a mountain in Galilee ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Commission Description of subject: The Great Commission is Jesus Christ’s directive to his disciples to spread his teachings and make disciples of all nations, forming a foundational mandate for Christian mission and evangelism.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Commission in Matthew 28:19
this entity surface form:
Great Commission in Matthew 28:19–20
this entity surface form:
Christian mission
this entity surface form:
The whole church taking the whole gospel to the whole world