Now after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, proclaiming the good news to many villages of the Samaritans.

Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus.

But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he was passing through the region he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

Gentiles Hear the Good News

Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality,

And we bring you the good news that what God promised to our ancestors

and there they continued proclaiming the good news.

“People, why are you doing this? We are mortals just like you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

The Return to Antioch in Syria

After they had proclaimed the good news to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, then on to Iconium and Antioch.

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “My brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that I should be the one through whom the gentiles would hear the message of the good news and become believers.

When he had seen the vision, we immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia, being convinced that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.

Also some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers debated with him. Some said, “What does this pretentious babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign divinities.” (This was because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.)

But I do not count my life of any value to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.

And how are they to proclaim him unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”

The Resurrection of Christ

Now I want you to understand, brothers and sisters, the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand,

Paul’s Anxiety in Troas

When I came to Troas to proclaim the good news of Christ, a door was opened for me in the Lord,

For we were not overstepping our limits when we reached you; we were the first to come all the way to you with the good news of Christ.

so that we may proclaim the good news in lands beyond you, without boasting of work already done in someone else’s field.

Did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I proclaimed God’s good news to you free of charge?

Timothy’s Encouraging Report

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

For indeed the good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them because they were not united by faith with those who listened.

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

It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things that have now been announced to you through those who brought you good news by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look!

but the word of the Lord endures forever.” That word is the good news that was announced to you.