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Henry Alford (7 October 1810–12 January 1871) was an English churchman, theologian, textual critic, scholar, poet, hymnodist, and writer. His chief fame rests on his monumental edition of the New Testament in Greek (4 vols.), which occupied him from 1841 to 1861.  

Henry Alford (7 October 1810–12 January 1871) was an English churchman, theologian, textual critic, scholar, poet, hymnodist, and writer. His chief fame rests on his monumental edition of the New Testament in Greek (4 vols.), which occupied him from 1841 to 1861.  

[https://biblehub.com/commentaries/alford/matthew/28.htm '''Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary - Alford''' (Mt 28:19)]{{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''. (<small>''italics in original''</small>)}}

[https://biblehub.com/commentaries/alford/matthew/28.htm '''Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary - Alford''' (Mt 28:19)]{{quotation|'''πάντα τὰ ἔθνη'''] '''all nations''', including the Jews....<br>'''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''. (<small>''italics in original''</small>)}}

===Johann Peter Lange (1802–1884)===

===Johann Peter Lange (1802–1884)===