'Good news' in the Bible

the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news.

Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.

And with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people.

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

but he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because I was sent for this purpose."

He answered them, "Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have the good news preached to them.

Soon afterward, he went on through every city and village, preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,

The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this scripture he told him the good news of Jesus.

You know the word which he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all).

And we preach to you the good news that what God promised to the fathers,

"Men, why are you doing this? We also are men, of like nature with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach good news!"

But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of your faith and love and reported that you always remember us kindly and long to see us, just as we long to see you

For we also have had the good news preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith.

Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had the good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience,