50 Bible Verses about Gospel, Historical Foundation Of

And Joseph went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary his espoused [wife,] who was with child. And while they were there the days for her delivery were completed;read more.
and she bore her first-born son, and wrapped him in bandages, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the khan.

And the angel said to them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good news of a great joy, which shall be for all people. For to you was born to-day in the city of David, a Saviour who is the anointed Lord. And this shall be a sign to you. You shall find the babe wrapped in bandages, lying in a manger.

But while he was thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit, and she shall bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.

And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold you shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,read more.
and he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. And Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man? And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow you; and on that account the holy child shall be called the Son of God.

And the Word became flesh and tabernacled with us and we beheld his glory, a glory as of an only child with a father, full of grace and truth.

The light was the true [light] which lights every man that comes into the world.

For what the law could not do because it was weak through the flesh, God having sent his Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned the sin in the flesh,

for you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he became poor, though rich, that you by his poverty might be rich.

but when the fullness of time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, that he might redeem those under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

who being in the form of God thought it not a robbery to be equal with God; but he abased himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of man,

And confessedly great is the mystery of piety; [Christ,] who was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, was seen by angels, was preached to the nations, was believed on in the world, was received up into glory.

Since then the children have partaken of blood and flesh, he in like manner also partook of them, that through death he might destroy him that has the power of death, that is the devil,

THAT which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld and our hands felt, concerning the Word of life,??2 and the life was made manifest, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us,??3 that which we have seen and heard, we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

who committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth,

For he made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become God's righteousness in him.

For we have not a chief priest who cannot sympathise with our infirmities, but one tried in all respects as we are, without sin.

For such a chief priest also was suitable for us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens, who has no need daily as the chief priests first to present sacrifices for their sins, then for those of the people; for this he did once for all, having offered himself. For the law constitutes men chief priests having infirmity, but the word of the oath which is after the law the Son made perfect forever.

And we know that he was manifested to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.

and being found in form like a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient even till death, and the death of the cross.

And Jesus crying again with a loud voice, gave up the spirit.

And Jesus crying with a loud voice, expired.

And Jesus crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit; and having said this, he expired.

When therefore Jesus took the vinegar, he said, It is finished; and inclining his head gave up the spirit.

but God commends his love to us, that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us; much more then being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved through him from wrath. For if when enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more having become reconciled we shall be saved in his life.read more.
And not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we received the present reconciliation.

I have come to send a fire on the earth; and what will I if it is already kindled? But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it is fully accomplished!

Ought not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?

I have glorified thee on the earth; I have finished the work which thou gayest me to do.

this man, delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have affixed to the cross, and killed by the hand of the wicked,

for as through the disobedience of the one man the many were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of the one shall the many be constituted righteous.

we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews indeed an offense, and to the gentiles foolishness, but to the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and wisdom of God;

who himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, that we having died to sins, may live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.

For I delivered to you at first, what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he rose on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.read more.
Afterwards he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, of whom the most continue even to the present time, but some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as one born out of due time.

And after the sabbath, when it began to dawn on the first day of the week, came Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow;read more.
and from fear of him the keepers shook and became like dead men. And the angel answered and said to the women, Fear not, for I know that you seek Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he is raised, as he said. Come and see the place where the Lord lay, and go immediately and tell his disciples that he is raised from the dead; and behold, he will go before you into Galilee; there shall you see him. Behold, I have told you. And going out immediately from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell his disciples.

And when the sabbath was passed, Mary the Magdalene and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb at the rising of the sun. And they said to themselves, Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb???4 and looking up they saw that the stone was rolled away??or it was very great.read more.
And coming to the tomb they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed with a white robe; and they were astonished. And he said to them, Be not astonished; you seek Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He is raised; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he goes before you to Galilee; there you shall see him as he said to you. And they went out and fled from the tomb; and trembling and amazement seized them; and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid.

And on the first day of the week, early in the morning, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb; and entering, found not the body.read more.
And while they were in doubt about this, behold, two men stood by them in shining clothing. And [the women] being afraid, and bowing their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why do you seek the living with the dead? He is not here, but is raised. Remember how he told you while he was yet in Galilee, saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of wicked men to be crucified, and on the third day rise again. And they remembered his words; and returning from the tomb related all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. And they were the Magdalene Mary, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the others with them, who told these things to the apostles.

AND on the first day of the week, Mary the Magdalene came in the morning, while it was yet dark, to the tomb and saw the stone taken away from the tomb. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, They have taken away the Lord from the tomb, and we know not where they have laid him. Then went Peter and the other disciple, and came to the tomb.read more.
And the two ran together; and the other disciple outran Peter and came first to the tomb, and stooping down saw the bandages lying, but he went not in. Then Simon Peter came following him, and went into the tomb, and beheld the bandages lying, and the napkin which was on his head not lying with the bandages but folded up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple who came first to the tomb also entered in, and saw and believed; for they did not yet know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.

Remember Jesus Christ raised from the dead, a descendant of David, according to my gospel, in which I suffer even to chains as an evil doer; but the word of God is not bound. Therefore I endure all things for the elect, that they may obtain the salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

and if Christ has not been raised, then both our preaching is vain, and your faith also vain;

who was delivered up for our sins and raised for our justification.

WHAT shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that the grace may abound? By no means. How shall we who died to sin any longer live in it? Do you not know that as many of us as were baptized in Christ were baptized in his death?read more.
We have been buried therefore with him through baptism in death, that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall much more be of his resurrection; knowing this that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we should no longer serve sin; for he that died was justified from sin. And if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him; knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dies no more; death has no longer a lordship over him. For [the death] which he died, he died to sin once; but [the life] which he lives, he lives to God. So also account yourselves dead indeed to sin, but living to God in Christ Jesus. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodies, to obey its desires, neither present your members as instruments of wickedness to sin, but present yourselves to God as living from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not have a Lordship over you; for you are not under the law but under the grace.

For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead.

And having said these words, as they were looking on he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight.

Then the Lord, after speaking with them, was taken up to heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, blessed them; and while he was blessing them he departed from them.

I WROTE my first account, O Theophilus, of all things which Jesus did and taught, till the day that having given charge to the apostles whom he chose by the Holy Spirit he was taken up;

Being therefore exalted on the right hand of God, and receiving the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured this out which you both see and hear.

who is he that condemns? Is it Christ who died, and still more, who has also been raised, and who is on the right hand of God, and who makes intercession for us?

IF you, therefore, have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God;

who being the brightness of his glory and the express image of his substance, and sustaining all things by the word of his power, having made a purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the majesty on high,

looking to the chief guide and perfecter of the faith, Jesus, who for the joy set before him despised the shame and endured the cross, and sat down on the right hand of God.