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==Protestant commentaries in support of infant baptism==  

==Protestant commentaries in support of infant baptism==  

[https://biblehub.com/commentaries/alford/matthew/28.htm Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary - Alford Mt 28] {{quotation|βαπτίζοντες] Both these present participles are the conditioning components of the imperative aor. preceding. The μαθητεύειν consists of two parts—the initiatory, admissory rite, and the subsequent teaching. It is much to be regretted that the rendering of μαθ. ‘teach,’ has in our Bibles clouded the meaning of these important words. It will be observed that in our Lord’s words, as in the Church, the process of ordinary discipleship is from baptism to instruction—i.e. is, admission in infancy to the covenant, and growing up into τηρεῖς πάντα κ.τ.λ.—the exception being, what circumstances rendered so frequent in the early Church, instruction before baptism, in the case of adults. On this we may also remark, that baptism as known to the Jews included, just as it does in the Acts (ch. 16:15, 33) whole households—wives and children.}}

[https://biblehub.com/commentaries/alford/matthew/28.htm Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary - Alford Mt 28] {{quotation|'''βαπτίζοντες'''] Both these present participles are the conditioning components of the imperative aor. preceding. The μαθητεύειν consists of two parts—the ''initiatory'', admissory ''rite'', and the ''subsequent teaching''. It is much to be regretted that the rendering of μαθ. ''‘teach,’'' has in our Bibles clouded the meaning of these important words. It will be observed that in our Lord’s words, as in the Church, the process of ordinary discipleship is ''from baptism to instruction''—i.e. is, ''admission in infancy to the covenant'', and ''growing up into'' τηρεῖς πάντα κ.τ.λ.—the ''exception'' being, what circumstances rendered so frequent in the early Church, ''instruction before baptism'', in the case of ''adults''. On this we may also remark, that baptism as known to the Jews included, just as it does in the Acts (ch. 16:15, 33) ''whole households—wives and children''.}}

[https://biblehub.com/commentaries/benson/matthew/28.htm Benson Commentary Mt 28]

[https://biblehub.com/commentaries/benson/matthew/28.htm Benson Commentary Mt 28]