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The good news about Jesus — that God saves through Him
lightbulbGood news so good it sounds like cap — but it's 100% real
76 mentions across 26 books
Literally means 'good news.' The message that Jesus lived, died, and rose again so that anyone who believes can be reconciled to God. It's the central announcement of Christianity.
The Gospel is referenced here as Luke's prior written work — the document Theophilus already has, which Acts now picks up from.
Peter Connects the DotsActs 10:34-43The Gospel is proclaimed here by Peter to Gentiles for arguably the first time — he tells it as a story, not a doctrine, tracing Jesus's life, death, resurrection, and universal offer of forgiveness.
A City Split Down the MiddleActs 14:1-7The Gospel is portrayed here as irrepressible — when opposition forces Paul and Barnabas out of Iconium, the message doesn't retreat with them but simply takes root in new soil.
The Question Nobody Could DodgeActs 15:1-5The Gospel itself is what Paul and Barnabas see as under attack — adding circumcision as a salvation requirement fundamentally distorts the good news that Jesus alone saves.
The Night Everything ChangedThe Gospel is on the verge of its most consequential geographic expansion — crossing from Asia into Europe for the first time in history.
The Case for JesusActs 2:22-28The Gospel is distilled to its core here — 'You killed him. God raised him.' Two sentences that capture humanity's worst and God's definitive response, which Peter calls the whole point of the story.
The Road Back Through MacedoniaActs 20:1-6The Gospel is invoked here as the reason Paul's team effort was not accidental — the good news about Jesus has always required diverse, collaborative communities to carry it forward.
The Appeal That Changed the Course of HistoryThe Gospel is the message at the center of Paul's imprisonment — the reason his enemies want him dead and the reason his journey to Rome, however involuntary, will spread it to the empire's heart.
The Day-Long Conversation That Split the RoomActs 28:23-28The Gospel is depicted here as a message that is being heard clearly and refused deliberately — Paul's point is that rejection isn't rooted in confusion but in the costly demand that accepting it requires everything to change.
You Can't Buy ThisActs 8:18-25The Gospel is what Peter and John preach in Samaritan villages on their way back to Jerusalem — their return trip is not passive travel but active proclamation, carrying the message into communities they pass through.
The term Gospel is invoked here to contrast John's account with the other three, highlighting his unique choice to start before creation rather than at a biographical or historical moment.
A Room DividedJohn 10:19-21The Gospel of John is referenced here as the narrative frame in which this pattern of divided response recurs — the same signs, the same words, producing both faith and hostility throughout the book.
The Conversation That Changed EverythingJohn 11:17-27The Gospel here refers to the broader narrative of John, within which Martha's confession stands as one of the clearest declarations of Jesus' identity recorded across the four accounts.
The Day Everything ChangedThe Gospel of John is referenced as the narrative container for this chapter — the account whose entire arc of signs, claims, and conflicts is now reaching its decisive moment.
The Day Jesus Flipped TablesJohn 2:13-17The Gospel of John frames the Temple cleansing as one of the most dramatic scenes in the entire account — a moment that reveals both Jesus' authority and the conflict it will generate with religious leaders.
The Gospel here refers to Luke's own account, which he opens not with action but with a methodical prologue — signaling that what follows is carefully researched good news, not legend or rumor.
Angels on the Night ShiftLuke 2:8-14Gospel appears here at the first announcement of Jesus' birth — the angel's words to the shepherds constitute the very first proclamation of the good news, delivered to society's overlooked before anyone else.
The GardenLuke 22:39-46The Gospel accounts are compared here — Luke alone records the disciples' grief-induced sleep, a detail that sets his account apart and deepens the portrait of what this night cost everyone present.
The Voice in the WildernessThe Gospel label situates Luke's account among the four canonical narratives, with Luke here doing something distinctive: grounding his Good News in datable, verifiable political history rather than opening with genealogy or theology.
The Women Who Made It PossibleLuke 8:1-3The Gospel is invoked here to identify Luke as its author — and to note that his account uniquely preserves the names and contributions of the women who funded Jesus' ministry.
The Gospel is what the Corinthians' faction-fighting is actually distorting — Paul's concern is that their personality cults reveal a fundamental misunderstanding of what the good news is and who it's for.
The Thing Underneath Everything1 Corinthians 15:1-4The Gospel is invoked here as the specific message Paul originally preached — not an abstract idea but a three-point historical claim (died, buried, raised) that the Corinthians had already accepted as the foundation of their faith.
The Sarcasm That Stings1 Corinthians 4:8-13The Gospel is invoked here as the costly message the apostles delivered at personal expense — while the Corinthians settled into comfort, the messengers who brought them that news were being treated as scum.
Who Paul Was Actually Talking About1 Corinthians 5:9-13The Gospel sets the standard by which unrepentant behavior is measured — someone who professes Christ while actively contradicting the Gospel's moral vision undermines the community's witness and integrity.
Gospel appears in Mark's opening thesis statement, framing everything that follows not as biography but as proclamation — the announcement that Jesus Christ, Son of God, has arrived and changed everything.
The Empty Tomb That Changed EverythingThe Gospel here refers to Mark's complete account of Jesus' life, with chapter 16 serving as the payoff for everything the narrative has been driving toward.
The Seed That Grows While You SleepMark 4:26-29The Gospel of Mark is identified here as the only one containing the growing-seed parable, highlighting Mark's editorial choices in presenting Jesus's kingdom teaching.
Seeing in StagesMark 8:22-26The Gospel is what Epaphras brought to Colossae, the message now being threatened by competing philosophies that Paul writes urgently to counter.
The Only Foundation You NeedThe Gospel is what false teachers are attempting to supplement here — adding layers of special knowledge and practices on top of the straightforward good news that Christ is sufficient.
The MessengersColossians 4:7-9The Gospel is invoked here as the transforming force behind Onesimus's changed status — the good news about Jesus doesn't just save souls, it reshapes social identity and community standing.
The Gospel is the core issue under attack — outside teachers have been distorting it by adding legal requirements, prompting Paul's entire urgent letter.
The Day Paul Called Out PeterThe gospel is at the center of the authenticity dispute — opponents are claiming Paul's version is inferior to what the Jerusalem apostles preach, which is precisely what Paul is about to disprove.
The Gospel of John is cited here in reference to the 'Good Shepherd' passage from chapter 10, where Jesus says his sheep know his voice — a promise now fulfilled in Mary's recognition of her name.
The Gospel is what the twelve are actively spreading village to village — the good news of God's reign — paired with physical healing as tangible evidence of that message.
The term Gospel frames what Matthew is writing — not biography alone, but good news with an argument: this person was planned, promised, and has arrived.
The Night Everything ShiftedA Movement That Couldn't Be ContainedMatthew 4:23-25The Gospel is the specific content Jesus is announcing in his Galilean circuit — the good news of the Kingdom's arrival, paired with healing that demonstrates the message is more than words.
The Gospels are referenced here as the preceding narrative arc that this revelation completes — all four accounts of Jesus's life and ministry have been building toward this final disclosure.
The Eternal AnnouncementRevelation 14:6-7The Gospel is described as 'eternal' and carried by the first angel to every nation, tribe, language, and people — a last universal call before the hammer falls, signaling that the door stays open until the very end.
The Four Living CreaturesRevelation 4:6b-8The four Gospels are proposed here as what the four living creatures may symbolize, according to early church interpreters — lion for Mark, ox for Luke, man for Matthew, eagle for John.
The Gospel is invoked here as the original message believers must hold onto — the new, supposedly more sophisticated teaching being offered is not an upgrade but a replacement of what is already complete.
Not Every Voice Deserves Your Trust1 John 4:1-6Gospel is invoked here to underscore the stakes — John argues that denying Jesus's humanity isn't a secondary dispute but a wholesale replacement of the good news with something fundamentally different.
The Gospel is named here as the destination the Law was always pointing toward — the Ephesian teachers have made the Law a hobby, but Paul insists it only makes sense in light of the good news.
Guard What You've Been Given1 Timothy 6:20-21The Gospel is what Paul urges Timothy to guard — the entrusted truth that false teachers are diluting with empty intellectualism, making its protection a matter of urgent faithfulness.
The Gospel makes its first appearance here in seed form — the promise that a woman's offspring will crush the serpent, which the text identifies as the protoevangelium buried inside humanity's darkest chapter.
Two Twins, One Scarlet ThreadGenesis 38:27-30The Gospel of Matthew is invoked here as the place where Tamar's name appears in the record of Jesus's ancestors — her presence in that opening genealogy is the text's final vindication of everything she endured.
The Gospel is named in the chapter's closing reflection as the force that advances regardless of what happens to its messengers — imprisonment, rivalry, and suffering cannot stop it.
The Trade That Changed EverythingPhilippians 3:7-11The Gospel is summarized here in a single trade: stop building your own case before God, and receive Christ's verdict as the final word — his record replacing yours.
The term appears here as the commentary distills verses 3-4 — that the God who catalogued two hundred billion trillion stars still notices individual wounds — calling this compression of cosmic power and personal care the whole gospel in two verses.
Poured Out Like WaterPsalms 22:12-18The Gospel accounts of the crucifixion are referenced here as the interpretive frame — the reader is alerted that the physical suffering David describes in the following verses maps directly onto Jesus's death.
The Gospel is stated here in its most compressed and direct form — belief in the resurrection paired with confession of Jesus as Lord, presented as the complete and sufficient basis for salvation.
How You End a Letter That Changed the WorldRomans 16:25-27The gospel is the organizing center of Paul's closing doxology, identified as both the message that strengthens believers and the revealed mystery now made known to all nations through the prophetic writings.
The Gospel is referenced here as the seed whose fruit should be visible in community life — Paul's whole practical agenda is showing what it looks like when the good news actually takes root.
What Changed EverythingThe gospel appears here as the doctrinal centerpiece of the chapter — Paul's compact summary of salvation by grace is described as one of the clearest gospel statements he ever wrote.