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burial and resurrection of Christ, e.g., 1 Cor. 15:1-3; (b) of the interpretation of these
facts, e.g., Rom. 2:16; Gal. 1:7, 11; 2:2; in (a) the “gospel” is viewed historically, in (b)
doctrinally, with reference to the interpretation of the facts, as is sometimes indicated by
the context.
The following phrases describe the subjects or nature or purport of the message; it is
the “gospel” of God, Mark 1:14; Rom. 1:1; 15:16; 2 Cor. 11:7; 1 Thess. 2:2, 9; 1 Pet.
4:17; God, concerning His Son, Rom. 1:1-3; His Son, Rom. 1:9; Jesus Christ, the Son of
God, Mark 1:1; our Lord Jesus, 2 Thess. 1:8; Christ, Rom. 15:19, etc.; the glory of Christ,
2 Cor. 4:4; the grace of God, Acts 20:24; the glory of the blessed God, 1 Tim. 1:11; your
salvation, Eph. 1:13; peace, Eph. 6:15. Cf. also “the gospel of the Kingdom,” Matt. 4:23;
9:35; 24:14; “an eternal gospel,” Rev. 14:6.
In Gal. 2:14, “the truth of the gospel” denotes, not the true “gospel,” but the true
teaching of it, in contrast to perversions of it.
The following expressions are used in connection with the “gospel”: (a) with regard
to its testimony; (1)
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, “to preach it as a herald, e.g., Matt. 4:23; Gal. 2:2 (see
PREACH
); (2)
, “to speak,” 1 Thess. 2:2; (3)
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, “to testify
(thoroughly),” Acts 20:24; (4)
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, “to preach,” e.g., 1 Cor. 15:1; 2 Cor. 11:7; Gal.
1:11 (see B, No. 1 below); (5)
, “to proclaim,” 1 Cor. 9:14; (6)
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, “to
serve unto” (“in furtherance of”), Phil. 2:22; (7)
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, “to labor with in,” Phil.
4:3; (8)
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, “to minister,” Rom. 15:16; (8)
, “to preach fully,” Rom. 15:19;
(10)
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, “to suffer hardship with,” 2 Tim. 1:8; (b) with regard to its
reception ol otherwise: (1)
, “to receive,” 2 Cor. 11:4;
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, “to hearken
to, or obey,” Rom. 10:16; 2 Thess. 1:8;
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, “to believe in,” Mark 1:15;
, “to pervert,” Gal. 1:7.
Note:
In connection with (a), the apostle’s statement in 1 Cor. 9:23 is noticeable, “I
do all things for the Gospel’s sake, that I may be a joint partaker thereof,”
RV
, for the
incorrect
KJV
, “that I might be partaker thereof with you.”
B. Verbs.
1.
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(
' &
, 2097), “to bring or announce glad tidings” (Eng.,
“evangelize”), is used (a) in the active voice in Rev. 10:7 (“declared”) and 14:6 (“to
proclaim,”
RV
,
KJV
, “to preach”); (b) in the passive voice, of matters to be proclaimed as
“glad tidings,” Luke 16:16; Gal. 1:11; 1 Pet. 1:25; of persons to whom the proclamation
is made, Matt. 11:5; Luke 7:22; Heb. 4:2, 6; 1 Pet. 4:6; (c) in the middle voice, especially
of the message of salvation, with a personal object, either of the person preached, e.g.,
Acts 5:42; 11:20; Gal. 1:16, or, with a preposition, of the persons evangelized, e.g., Acts
13:32, “declare glad tidings”; Rom. 1:15; Gal. 1:8; with an impersonal object, e.g., “the
word,” Acts 8:4; “good tidings,” 8:12; “the word of the Lord,” 15:35; “the gospel,” 1 Cor.
15:1; 2 Cor. 11:7; “the faith,” Gal. 1:23; “peace,” Eph. 2:17; “the unsearchable riches of
Christ, 3:8. See
PREACH
,
SHEW
,
TIDINGS
.
2.
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(
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&
, 4283), “to announce glad tidings
beforehand,” is used in Gal. 3:8.¶