Encyclopedia entry
Gospel
A word of Anglo-Saxon origin, and meaning “God’s spell”, i.e., word of God, or rather, according to others, “good spell”, i.e., good news. It is the rendering of the Greek evangelion, i.e., “good message.” It denotes (1) “the welcome intelligence of salvation to man as preached by our Lord and his followers. (2.) It was afterwards transitively applied to each of the four histories of our Lord’s life, published by those who are therefore called ‘Evangelists’, writers of the history of the gospel (the evangelion). (3.) The term is often used to express collectively the gospel doctrines; and ‘preaching the gospel’ is often used to include not only the proclaiming of the good tidings, but the teaching men how to avail themselves of the offer of salvation, the declaring of all the truths, precepts, promises, and threatenings of Christianity.” It is termed “the gospel of the grace of God” (Acts 20:24), “the gospel of the kingdom” (Matt. 4:23), “the gospel of Christ” (Rom. 1:16), “the gospel of peace (Eph. 6:15), “the glorious gospel,” “the everlasting gospel,” “the gospel of salvation” (Eph. 1:13).
In the Bible
108
Verses where Gospel is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Corinthians 1:17
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.
- 1 Corinthians 4:15
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.
- 1 Corinthians 9:12
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.
- 1 Corinthians 9:14
In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.
- 1 Corinthians 9:16
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!
- 1 Corinthians 9:17
If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
+102 more verses naming Gospel.
Scripture on Gospel
62
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- Galatians 21 Thessalonians 2Mark 1Acts 8Ephesians 6Colossians 1Matthew 4Acts 14Acts 20Romans 101 Corinthians 152 Corinthians 42 Corinthians 102 Corinthians 11Ephesians 1Ephesians 3Philippians 42 Timothy 11 Peter 11 Peter 4Matthew 9Matthew 11Matthew 24Matthew 26Mark 8Mark 10Mark 13Mark 14Mark 16Luke 4Luke 7Luke 9Luke 16Luke 20Acts 10Acts 15Acts 16Romans 2Romans 11Romans 161 Corinthians 11 Corinthians 42 Corinthians 22 Corinthians 82 Corinthians 9Galatians 3Galatians 4Philippians 21 Thessalonians 11 Thessalonians 32 Thessalonians 12 Thessalonians 21 Timothy 12 Timothy 2Philemon 1Hebrews 4Revelation 14
Entries that reference Gospel
28
More illustrations of Gospel
1
Voices on Gospel
24
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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