Thematic Bible: The gospel


Thematic Bible



But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.







Now when I came to Troas for the good news of Christ, and there was an open door for me in the Lord,






The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again; To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure has come, and the day of punishment from our God; to give comfort to all who are sad; To give them a fair head-dress in place of dust, the oil of joy in place of the clothing of grief, praise in place of sorrow; so that they may be named trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, and so that he may have glory.



I was the first to give word of it to Zion, and I gave the good news to Jerusalem.




But when I saw that they were not living uprightly in agreement with the true words of the good news, I said to Cephas before them all, If you, being a Jew, are living like the Gentiles, and not like the Jews, how will you make the Gentiles do the same as the Jews?




For the time has come for the judging, starting with the church of God; but if it makes a start with us, what will be the end of those who are not under the rule of God?


And I went up by revelation; and I put before them the good news which I was preaching among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were of good name, so that the work which I was or had been doing might not be without effect.

When they saw the grace which was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who had the name of being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas their right hands as friends so that we might go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision;







But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.


But the word of the Lord is eternal. And this is the word of the good news which was given to you.

And I saw another angel in flight between heaven and earth, having eternal good news to give to those who are on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and language and people,



And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things. But they have not all given ear to the good news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has had faith in our word?















The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.



Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God,


Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles.




And, truly, the good news came to us, even as it did to them; but the hearing of the word did them no good, because they were not united in faith with the true hearers.


So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace by causing signs and wonders to be done by their hands.



To give punishment to those who have no knowledge of God, and to those who do not give ear to the good news of our Lord Jesus: Whose reward will be eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,


So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace by causing signs and wonders to be done by their hands.



Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.

Who will not get a hundred times as much now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though with great troubles; and, in the world to come, eternal life.


And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.


Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased.

And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people:


For when, through this work of giving, they see what you are, they give glory to God for the way in which you have given yourselves to the good news of Christ, and for the wealth of your giving to them and to all;


That is, that God was in Christ making peace between the world and himself, not putting their sins to their account, and having given to us the preaching of this news of peace.


But if I do it gladly, I have a reward; and if not, I am under orders to do it.


If others have a part in this right over you, have we not even more? But we did not make use of our right, so that we might put nothing in the way of the good news of Christ.




Will not the operation of the Spirit have a much greater glory?


But if our good news is veiled, it is veiled from those who are on the way to destruction:














And for me, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make clear without fear the secret of the good news,














If that ordering of the grace of God has come to your knowledge, which was given to me for you,


If any man gives different teaching, not in agreement with the true words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the teaching which is in agreement with true religion,




But even if we, or an angel from heaven, were to be a preacher to you of good news other than that which we have given you, let there be a curse on him.


Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal,


As far as the good news is in question, they are cut off from God on account of you, but as far as the selection is in question, they are loved on account of the fathers.


And I am certain that when I come, I will be full of the blessing of Christ.



But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart: that is, the word of faith of which we are the preachers:


And, truly, the good news came to us, even as it did to them; but the hearing of the word did them no good, because they were not united in faith with the true hearers.






My brothers, children of the family of Abraham, and those among you who have the fear of God, to us the word of this salvation is sent.


Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.





Then after three days he sent for the chief men of the Jews: and when they had come together, he said to them, My brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the ways of our fathers, I was given, a prisoner from Jerusalem, into the hands of the Romans. Who, when they had put questions to me, were ready to let me go free, because there was no cause of death in me. But when the Jews made protest against it, I had to put my cause into Caesar's hands; not because I have anything to say against my nation. read more.
But for this reason I sent for you, to see and have talk with you: for because of the hope of Israel I am in these chains. And they said to him, We have not had letters from Judaea about you, and no one of the brothers has come to us here to give an account or say any evil about you. But we have a desire to give hearing to your opinion: for as to this form of religion, we have knowledge that in all places it is attacked. And when a day had been fixed, they came to his house in great numbers; and he gave them teaching, giving witness to the kingdom of God, and having discussions with them about Jesus, from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening. And some were in agreement with what he said, but some had doubts. And they went away, for there was a division among them after Paul had said this one thing: Well did the Holy Spirit say by the prophet Isaiah to your fathers, Go to this people and say, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you: For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well. Be certain, then, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they will give hearing. []


Then says Jesus to him, Put up your sword again into its place: for all those who take the sword will come to death by the sword.


Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, an Apostle by the selection of God, given authority as a preacher of the good news, Of which God had given word before by his prophets in the holy Writings,


Whom God has put forward as the sign of his mercy, through faith, by his blood, to make clear his righteousness when, in his pity, God let the sins of earlier times go without punishment; And to make clear his righteousness now, so that he might himself be upright, and give righteousness to him who has faith in Jesus.





Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain