the glad tidings of the kingdom of God soon to be set up, and subsequently also of Jesus the Messiah, the founder of this kingdom. After the death of Christ, the term comprises also the preaching of (concerning) Jesus Christ as having suffered death on the cross to procure eternal salvation for the men in the kingdom of God, but as restored to life and exalted to the right hand of God in heaven, thence to return in majesty to consummate the kingdom of God
the glad tidings of salvation through Christ
the proclamation of the grace of God manifest and pledged in Christ
the gospel
as the messianic rank of Jesus was proved by his words, his deeds, and his death, the narrative of the sayings, deeds, and death of Jesus Christ came to be called the gospel or glad tidings
Translated Words
KJV (77) - gospel, 46; gospel of Christ, 11; gospel of God, 7; gospel of the Kingdom, 3; misc, 10;
Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Euaggelion". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon". <http://www.studylight.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=2098>.
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