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Questions / God and the Trinity

Is the Trinity in the Bible?

Scripture

Answered on video by Dr. Brant Pitre

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In short: Yes, right at the end of Matthew. Jesus sends His apostles to baptize all nations in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. One name, three Persons. Matthew 28:19

The answer, in writing

Church teaching

Jesus sends the apostles to baptize “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 28:19

The Church notes that He says “in the name,” not “names,” because there is only one God, in three Persons. CCC 233

The Church teaches that the Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith, revealed by God Himself. CCC 234 CCC 237

Our words

The word “Trinity” isn’t in the Bible. The reality is everywhere in it: a Father who sends, a Son who saves, a Spirit who gives life.

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Sources on this page

How we know · 3 Catechism paragraphs · 1 Bible passage
  1. Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 233, 234, 237 (official text on vatican.va).
  2. Scripture (World English Bible, Catholic edition, public domain; modern verse numbers, Douay-Rheims numbers in brackets where they differ): Matthew 28:19.

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