What does Matthew 28 16 20 mean?

Answer 1

In very simple terms, it means that there is a cost in following Christ but the benefit is that you are releived of all your burdens of sin, despair, and hopelessness. The yoke of Christ means you have to give your life to him, which requires sacrifices and may involve persecution---as Jesus himself experienced. If we are servants of Christ, then we are under his leadership. Some servants are called to a life of sacrifice of their will. Some are called to be single or to go to other countries. The Apostles were called to die for their Lord. All 12 Apostles except 1 were martyred and John was boiled in hot oil and yet lived. Mat 11:28-30 KJV Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. [v. 29] Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. [v. 30] For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Answer 2

Matthew 16:28: "Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom."
To understand the meaning of Matthew 16:28, we need to know that Matthew's Gospel was written anonymously, not by the disciple Matthew(1), and that it was copied from Mark's Gospel, with additional sayings material taken from the hypothetical 'Q' document and some material unique to Matthew.

Mark chapter 13 has Jesus describe the end of the world and his second coming, on clouds of glory, within the lifetimes of some of those to whom he was speaking. As part of the parallel structure(2) that forms the basic framework of Mark, verse 9:1 has Jesus tell the disciples that some of them would not taste death until they saw the kingdom of God coming with power, an introduction to the fuller passage in chapter 13.

By the time Matthew was written (in the eighties of the first century), it was becoming clear that this would not happen, as most of Jesus' generation had already died. For this reason, Matthew altered Mark's passage from chapter 13 to say that no one knew when Jesus would return. However, the author seems not to have realised the implications of Mark 9:1, and so copied it anachronistically as Matthew 16:28.

Footnotes
1The New Testament gospels were all written anonymously and attributed by the Church Fathers to the apostles whose names they now bear, later in the second century. We do not know who actually wrote the gospels.

2A parallel structure is a literary sequence in which an opening set of events is contrasted with another, parallel set of events that mirrors the first. Mark's Gospel as a whole consists of a parallel structure and then contains a smaller chiastic structure around the last day and the crucifixion.

Answer 3

Matthew 28:16-20 is known as the Great Commission, where Jesus instructs his disciples to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that he commanded. This passage emphasizes the mission of spreading the teachings of Jesus throughout the world.

Answer 4

preach the gospel to all ends of the world.

Answer 5

The next Chapter Explanis how Jesus was shown in his kingly role.