John the Baptist Prepares the Way

This is the Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God. It began

Later on, after John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, where he preached God’s Good News.

“The time promised by God has come at last!” he announced. “The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!”

If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.

“Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News,

For the Good News must first be preached to all nations.

I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.”

And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.