50 Bible Verses about Gospel, Historical Foundation Of

And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary who had been betrothed to him, who was with child. And it came to pass, while they were there, that the days for her delivery were completed.read more.
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swathingclothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And the angel said to them, Fear not; for lo! I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to the whole people; for to you hath been born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, who is the Christ, the Lord. And this shall be the sign to you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swathingclothes, [lying] in a manger.

But while he thought on these things, lo! an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit. And she will bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he will save his people from their sins.

And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God. And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and hear a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father;read more.
and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man? And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; wherefore the holy one that is to be born will be called the Son of God.

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; and we beheld his glory, a glory as of an only begotten of a father.

The true light, which enlighteneth every man, was coming into the world.

For what the Law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God hath done, who on account of sin sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and passed sentence of condemnation on sin in the flesh;

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

but when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, to redeem those under the Law, that we might be adopted as sons.

who, being in the form of God, did not regard it as a thing to be grasped at to be on an equality with God, but made himself of no consideration, taking the form of a servant, and becoming like men;

And confessedly great is the mystery of godliness, in him who was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner shared in the same, that through death he might bring to nought him who had 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 looked upon, and our hands handled, concerning the word of life, and the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and announce to you the everlasting life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us,

who committed no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;

Him, who knew not sin, he made sin for us, that we might become Gods righteousness in him.

For we have not a highpriest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who hath in all points been tempted as we are, without sin.

For such a highpriest also became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; who hath not necessity daily, as the highpriests, to offer up sacrifice first for his own sins, and then for those of the people; for this he did once for all, when he offered up himself. For the Law maketh men highpriests, who have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was after the Law, maketh the Son, who is perfected for ever.

And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.

and in what appertained to him appearing as a man, he humbled himself, and was obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

And Jesus, crying out again with a loud voice, yielded up his spirit.

And Jesus, having uttered a loud cry, expired.

And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit! And having said this, he expired.

When therefore he had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished! and he bowed his head, and yielded up his spirit.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now accepted as righteous through his blood, we shall be saved through him from the [coming] wrath. For if while enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more having been reconciled shall we be saved by his life;read more.
and not this only, but also having joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I wish, if it hath been already kindled? But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how is my soul troubled, till it be accomplished!

Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things, and enter into his glory?

I have glorified thee on the earth, having finished the work which thou gavest me to do;

this man, being delivered up by the settled purpose and foreknowledge of God, ye, by the hand of godless men, crucified and slew.

For as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so through the obedience of the one man will the many be made righteous.

but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumblingblock, and to gentiles foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

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

For I delivered to you first of all what I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he hath risen on the third day, according to the Scriptures; and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.read more.
After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some have fallen asleep. After that, he appeared to James; then to all the apostles. And last of all, as to one born out of due time, he appeared also to me.

And the sabbath being over, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, to view the sepulchre. And, lo! there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it. His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.read more.
And for fear of him the keepers shook, and became as dead men. And the angel answering said to the women, Fear ye not; for I know that ye are seeking Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; for he hath risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he hath risen from the dead, and, lo! he is going before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him. Lo! I have told you. And they went away quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

And when the sabbath was past, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb at the rising of the sun. And they said to one another, Who will roll away for us the stone from the door of the tomb?read more.
And looking up they see that the stone had been rolled back; for it was very large. And they entered the tomb, and saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. But he saith to them, Be not affrighted; ye seek Jesus the Nazarene who was crucified; he hath risen; he is not here; behold the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, that he is going before you into Galilee; there ye will see him, as he said to you. And they went out, and fled from the tomb; for trembling and amazement had seized them, and they said nothing to any one; for they were terrified.

Now on the first day of the week, very 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 on entering they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.read more.
And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed about this, lo! two men stood by them in glittering apparel; and when they were terrified, and bowed their faces to the earth, the men said to them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but hath risen. Remember how be spoke to you while yet in Galilee, saying, The Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinners, and be crucified, and rise again on the third day. And they remembered his words. And returning from the tomb, they told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. It was Mary the Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James; and the other women with them told these things to the apostles.

But on the first day of the week Mary the Magdalene cometh early, while it was yet dark, to the tomb, and seeth that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. She runneth therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we know not where they have laid him. Peter therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they set out for the tomb.read more.
And they ran both together; and the other disciple outran Peter, and came first to the tomb. And stooping down, he seeth the linen cloths lying; but he did not go in. Then cometh also Simon Peter following him, and he went into the tomb; and he beholdeth the linen cloths lying, and the napkin that was about his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded up in a place by itself. Then therefore went in also the other disciple, who came first to the tomb; and he saw, and believed. For not even yet did they know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.

Bear in mind Jesus Christ of the seed of David, as raised from the dead, according to my gospel; in which I suffer hardship even unto bonds as an evildoer; but the word of God is not bound. For this cause I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with everlasting glory.

and if Christ hath not risen, then is our preaching vain, and vain also is your faith.

who was delivered up on account of our trespasses, and raised from the dead that we might be accepted as righteous.

What shall we say then? Let us continue in sin, that grace may abound still more? God forbid! How shall we, who died to sin, live any longer in it? Are ye ignorant, that all of us who were baptized into Jesus Christ, were baptized into his death?read more.
We then by this baptism into his death were buried with him; that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life. For if we have been made completely like him in his death, we shall be made like him in his resurrection also; knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we might no longer be in slavery to sin; for he that hath died hath been set free from sin. And if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him; since we know that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dieth no more; death hath dominion over him no longer. For in that he died, he died to sin once for all; but in that he liveth, he liveth to God. Thus do ye too consider yourselves as dead to sin, but alive to God, through Jesus Christ. Let not then sin reign in your mortal body, bringing you into subjection to its lusts, nor yield up your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but yield up yourselves to God, as being alive from the dead, and your members to God as instruments of righteousness. For sin shall not hold dominion over you; for ye are not under the Law, but under grace.

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

And having thus spoken, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

So then, the Lord, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down on the right hand of God;

And he led them out as far as to Bethany; and he lifted up his hands and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, that he parted from them.

The former narrative I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus both did and taught from the beginning until the day in which, after he had through the Holy Spirit given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;

Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye both see and hear.

Who is he that condemneth? Christ is he that died, yea rather, who rose again, who is also at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is sitting on the right hand of God.

who being a brightness from his glory and an image of his being, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself accomplished a cleansing of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

looking to the author and perfecter of the faith, Jesus, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.