Matthew 28:18

28:18 Then Jesus came up and said to them, ¹  “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Mark 16:15-16

16:15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16:16 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned.

Luke 24:47

24:47 and repentance ²  for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed ³  in his name to all nations, ⁴  beginning from Jerusalem. ⁵ 

Acts 26:19-20

26:19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, ⁶  I was not disobedient ⁷  to the heavenly ⁸  vision, 26:20 but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, ⁹  and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, ¹⁰  performing deeds consistent with ¹¹  repentance.

[28:18]  ¹ tn Grk “coming, Jesus spoke to them, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn, “saying”) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[24:47]  ² sn This repentance has its roots in declarations of the Old Testament. It is the Hebrew concept of a turning of direction.

[24:47]  ³ tn Or “preached,” “announced.”

[24:47]  ⁴ sn To all nations. The same Greek term (τὰ ἔθνη, ta eqnh) may be translated “the Gentiles” or “the nations.” The hope of God in Christ was for all the nations from the beginning.

[24:47]  ⁵ sn Beginning from Jerusalem. See Acts 2, which is where it all starts.

[26:19]  ⁶ sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.

[26:19]  ⁷ sn I was not disobedient. Paul’s defense is that he merely obeyed the risen Jesus. He was arrested for obeying heavenly direction and preaching the opportunity to turn to God.

[26:19]  ⁸ tn According to L&N 1.5, “In Ac 26:19 the adjective οὐράνιος could be interpreted as being related simply to the meaning of οὐρανός^a ‘sky,’ but it seems preferable to regard οὐράνιος in this context as meaning simply ‘from heaven’ or ‘heavenly.’”

[26:20]  ⁹ tn BDAG 1093-94 s.v. χώρα 2.b states, “of the provincial name (1 Macc 8:3) ἡ χώρα τῆς ᾿Ιουδαίας Ac 26:20.”

[26:20]  ¹⁰ sn That they should repent and turn to God. This is the shortest summary of Paul’s message that he preached.

[26:20]  ¹¹ tn BDAG 93 s.v. ἄξιος 1.b, “καρποὶ ἄ. τῆς μετανοίας fruits in keeping with your repentance…Lk 3:8; Mt 3:8. For this ἄ. τῆς μετανοίας ἔργα Ac 26:20.” Note how Paul preached the gospel offer and the issue of response together, side by side.