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Good News

Another way of saying 'the Gospel' — the announcement that Jesus saves

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31 mentions across 19 books

A direct translation of the Greek word 'euangelion' — literally 'good news.' Used frequently in this paraphrase as the natural, Gen-Z-friendly way to say 'the Gospel.' Same message: Jesus lived, died, rose, and offers salvation to anyone who believes.

Used In

exodus

You're Not Mad at Who You Think You're Mad AtExodus 16:6-12

The good news referenced here is the pastoral point that God listens even to complaints — the text uses the term to highlight that Israel's grumbling reached God's ears and prompted his response.

The Full Plan — Including the Hard PartExodus 3:16-22

The good news here is God's specific promise that the elders of Israel will receive Moses' message — in a plan full of hard obstacles, this is the first guaranteed win God offers.

When the People You're Trying to Help Turn on YouExodus 5:20-23

Good News is conspicuously absent here — Moses was waiting outside the palace hoping to hear that things had turned, but the foremen emerge with the opposite: accusation, bitterness, and the report of a trap with no exit.

Too Broken to Hear ItExodus 6:9-13

Good news appears here to describe the phenomenon of encouragement that can't land — even true, reliable good news bounces off when someone's suffering is severe enough to numb their capacity to receive it.

acts

Peter Connects the DotsActs 10:34-43

The Good News is identified here as always having been intended for the whole world — Peter's realization that it was never meant to stay within one community is the theological hinge of the entire chapter.

The Moment Paul Drew the LineActs 18:5-8

The Good News is spreading beyond the synagogue to the broader Corinthian population — many Gentiles hear and respond with belief and baptism after Paul pivots from the Jewish community.

Philip in SamariaActs 8:5-8

The Good News is framed here as inherently boundary-crossing — it was never meant to stay confined to one ethnic or religious community, and Samaria's joyful reception demonstrates its universal reach.

psalms

Awake Before the DawnPsalms 108:1-5

Good News is used here as a foil — the point is that David's worship is explicitly not a response to favorable news or changed circumstances, but a declaration independent of any outcome.

The Song Everything Was Made For

Good News is used here to challenge the reader's instinct to fear divine judgment — the chapter argues that a perfectly just judge restoring creation is something to celebrate, not dread.

A New Song for What He's DonePsalms 98:1-3

Good News is invoked here to describe God's salvation going public before the nations — the psalmist's point being that divine rescue, by its nature, cannot stay contained to one people or place.

2 samuel

A Story That Didn't Add Up2 Samuel 1:5-10

Good News is used here in its most ironic sense — the messenger believed he was delivering a welcome report of David's enemy's death, but he had catastrophically misread the room and his audience.

The Race to Deliver the News2 Samuel 18:19-23

Ahimaaz frames the battle's outcome as good news, but Joab understands the irony — a military victory that kills the king's son cannot be delivered as simple glad tidings, and the term breaks down in this context.

luke

Not the OneLuke 3:15-18

Good News is Luke's surprising label for John's confrontational preaching, reframing judgment-language as ultimately gracious — the best news you can receive is the truth before consequences arrive.

Seeds, Storms, and the Power Nobody Expected

The Good News is the content of Jesus' traveling proclamation — the announcement he is actively spreading from town to town throughout this chapter's opening scene.

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zechariah

Riders Among the Myrtle TreesZechariah 1:7-11

Good News is used here pointedly as something the horsemen's report is NOT — the world's calm sounds positive until it reveals that oppressive empires are thriving while God's people sit in ruins.

A City That Will Never Fall AgainZechariah 14:10-11

Good news is used here to describe what the promise of permanent safety meant to a people still living in the shadow of destruction — not a theological abstraction but a concrete relief from their deepest fear.

1 thessalonians

Chosen — And Here's How They Knew1 Thessalonians 1:4-5

The Good News is described here as arriving not merely as spoken content but as a power event — something that happened to the Thessalonians when they heard it, marking their encounter as genuinely transformative.

2 corinthians

When God Shows Up Through a Friend2 Corinthians 7:5-7

Good News here refers specifically to Titus's report of the Corinthians' grief, longing, and passion for Paul — the human news of restored relationship that God used to comfort Paul in his distress.

The four men recognize they are sitting on life-saving news while their neighbors starve — a vivid Old Testament picture of the moral obligation to share rescue rather than hoard it.

ecclesiastes

The Man With No OneEcclesiastes 4:7-8

Good News is used here to illustrate the emptiness of solitary success — the isolated workaholic has no one to call when something worth celebrating happens, exposing how meaningless achievement feels without community.

galatians

From Slaves to Sons

The Good News is invoked here to establish the central claim Paul has been defending: salvation was never achieved through law-keeping but through the announcement of what God accomplished in Christ.

genesis

The Baker's DreamGenesis 40:16-19

Good News is invoked here ironically — the baker assumes his dream must carry favorable news like the cupbearer's, but his optimism is misplaced; not every message from God is the news you were hoping for.

isaiah

Wake Up — Your Rescue Is Here

Good News is previewed here as the content of the messenger's sprint across the mountains — the announcement that God reigns and rescue has arrived, a scene the chapter will develop in verses 7–10.

malachi

A Messenger and a Refiner's FireMalachi 3:1-4

Good News is what the people assumed God's promised arrival would bring — rescue, vindication, and relief — but the passage immediately subverts that expectation with the refiner's fire imagery.

matthew

Sheep Without a ShepherdMatthew 9:35-38

The Good News is the specific content of what Jesus proclaims in every city and village — the announcement that God's kingdom is arriving — paired with the healing that demonstrates its reality.

nahum

A Grave and Good NewsNahum 1:14-15

Good News is what the messenger is shouting across Judah's mountains — in context, the announcement that Nineveh has fallen and the oppression is over, the ancient form of the gospel announcement.

proverbs

Let Go of the ScoreboardProverbs 20:22-26

The Good News here is reframed as the comfort of limited control — that God directs your steps and sees more than you do means the story isn't dependent on your ability to manage every outcome.

revelation

The Eternal AnnouncementRevelation 14:6-7

The Good News appears here as the content of the first angel's eternal message — strikingly, even this deep into judgment visions, the announcement opens with an invitation to every nation rather than condemnation.

romans

The Word Is Closer Than You Think

The Good News is raised here as the thing that demands active sharing — Paul's argument will turn on the question of why someone's sincerity cannot substitute for actually hearing and responding to it.