And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing. He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth. Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.

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.

And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve. . . .

Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.

Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.” Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.” Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.

“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.

Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.” Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. . . .

From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

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.

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

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.”

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!

Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.

In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,

Then you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.

In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.

Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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!”

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.

Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.

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,

How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

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. For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

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.

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.

So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,

Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.

He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.

But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.

Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.

And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.

Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.

But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.

As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples

For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”

But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine. Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance. Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good. In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited. . . .

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.

When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.

Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,

Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.

I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”

In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,

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.

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.

Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.

And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison. Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them. . . .

And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.

Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.

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.

He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.

And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.

For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.