At Matthew 28:16, the alleged "faithful slave" changes the number of people whom Jesus invites, from 11 to over 500 - in order to "prove" that men, women, and children were commanded to preach.*
w63
3/1 p. 141 par. 17 - “Some
call attention to the fact that when Jesus, for instance, gave the
famous missionary commission, as recorded in Matthew 28:19, only
the eleven apostles
were present, and they therefore contend it was given to the apostles
alone. But it is also understood
that “upward of five hundred brothers” were there also.”
(“understood” by whom - the WTBTS?)
w67 11/15 p. 692 par. 2 - Likely there were many more in the mountain than just the eleven faithful apostles. This may be the occasion to which the later apostle Paul refers, (or may not!)
w80
8/15 p. 26 par. 20 - the
resurrected Jesus appeared to about
500 of
his disciples in a mountain in “Galilee of the nations. ”
w91
5/1 p. 8 - AT SOME point Jesus makes arrangements for all 11
of his apostles to meet him at a mountain in Galilee. Other disciples
are apparently told about the meeting, and a
total of more than 500 people assemble.
w95
10/1 p. 14 par. 4 - “Jesus
“appeared to upward of five hundred brothers at one time”
….Apparently this occurred at a mountain in
Galilee where his 11 apostles were also gathered.”
w98
7/1 p. 15 par. 9 - Christ also appeared to a larger group,
“upward of five hundred brothers......this may
have been on the occasion described at Matt. 28:16-20, when Jesus
gave the command to make disciples. (or may not!)
w01
7/15 p. 10 par. 3 - “Jesus’
11 faithful apostles...went to a mountain in Galilee to meet the
resurrected Christ!....“Upward of five hundred brothers” may
have been present on that occasion.” (or may not!)
w15
11/15 p. 26 par. 2 - “Perhaps it was on
that occasion that he gave the command to take the Kingdom message to
“people of all the nations.””
jy
chap. 137 p. 310 par. 1 - After Jesus’ resurrection, he
arranges for his 11 apostles to meet him at a mountain in
Galilee. Other disciples are there too, about 500 of them,
cf chap. 9 p. 94 - …..it may have been on the occasion described at Matthew 28:16-20 that the resurrected Jesus appeared to “upward of five hundred.”So hundreds may have been present when Jesus gave the commission to make disciples. (or may not!)
(Acts
1:4,5,8,9,12,13) "While he was meeting with them, he ordered them:
(the 500?) “Do not leave Jerusalem, but keep
waiting for what the Father has promised, about which you heard from
me;
5......you will be baptized with holy spirit
not many days after this.” (the 500?)
8 But you will receive power when the holy spirit comes upon you, (the 500?) and you will be witnesses of me in Jerusalem, in all Ju·deʹa and Sa·marʹi·a, and to the most distant part of the earth.” (the 500?)
9 After he had said these things, while they were looking on, (the 500?) he was lifted up and a cloud caught him up from their sight.
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem (the 500?) from a mountain called the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, only a sabbath day’s journey away.
13 When they arrived, they went up into the upper room where they were staying. (the 500?)
* Was Jesus saying all of these things to hundreds of uninvited men, women, and children?
The Bible's detail on the subject once again disproves another of the org's asserted dogmas.