The message about Jesus that brings hope, love, and salvation to people.
About Good News
A term used for various ways of describing the good news that God offers salvation through Jesus Christ.
Key References
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
All Scripture References (118)
Matthew (5)
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
Mark (8)
This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.
And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
Luke (9)
“I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,
So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.
The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
Acts (17)
After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.
But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.
Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.
And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers
where they continued to preach the gospel.
“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
Romans (11)
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
1 Corinthians (9)
Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.
What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.
I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.
Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
2 Corinthians (9)
Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.
Because of the proof this ministry provides, the saints will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all the others.
We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.
For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it very easily.
Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?
so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man’s territory.
Galatians (12)
I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.
I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.
We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.
When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!
As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,
They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you.
Ephesians (6)
And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace.
Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,
He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
Philippians (8)
because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,
It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.
The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.
Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,
But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.
Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have contended at my side for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.
And as you Philippians know, in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church but you partnered with me in the matter of giving and receiving.
Colossians (2)
the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel
if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
1 Thessalonians (7)
because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.
As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.
Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.
We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.
Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.
2 Thessalonians (2)
in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Timothy (1)
that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
2 Timothy (3)
So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,
Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David, as proclaimed by my gospel,
Philemon (1)
I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.
Hebrews (2)
For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.
Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience,
1 Peter (4)
For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
Revelation (2)
Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.
But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”