Preaching

Preaching is proclaiming God's word and the good news of Jesus Christ. This page lists verses on the call to preach the word, Jesus' preaching, messengers sent to proclaim, preaching Christ crucified, boldness and sincerity in preaching, and the power of the word preached.

Preach the word

• 2 Timothy 4:2-5
  ²Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. ³For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. ⁴And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. ⁵But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
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• 1 Corinthians 9:16
  For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
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• Mark 16:15
  And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
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• Acts 8:4
  Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
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• Acts 5:42
  And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
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Jesus preaching

• Matthew 4:17
  From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
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• Mark 1:14-15
  ¹⁴Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God. ¹⁵And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
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• Mark 1:38
  And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.But Jesus answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns so I can preach there as well, for that is why I have come.”
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• Luke 4:18-19
  ¹⁸The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, ¹⁹To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
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• Luke 4:43
  And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
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• Matthew 9:35
  And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
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Sent to proclaim

• Romans 10:14-15
  ¹⁴How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? ¹⁵And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
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• Isaiah 52:7
  How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
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• Isaiah 61:1
  The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
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• Jonah 3:2-5
  ²Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.” ³So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey.This time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, in accordance with the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, requiring a three-day journey. ⁴And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.On the first day of his journey, Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!” ⁵So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.
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• Jeremiah 1:7-9
  ⁷But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. ⁸Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. ⁹Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
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• Matthew 10:7
  And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
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Preaching Christ crucified

• 1 Corinthians 1:21-24
  ²¹For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. ²²For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom, ²³But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, ²⁴But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
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• 1 Corinthians 2:1-5
  ¹And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. ²For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. ³And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. ⁴And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, ⁵That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.
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• 2 Corinthians 4:5
  For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
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• Acts 8:35
  Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
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• Colossians 1:28
  Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
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Boldness and sincerity in preaching

• Acts 4:29-31
  ²⁹And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness, ³⁰By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.” ³¹And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
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• Ephesians 6:19-20
  ¹⁹And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.
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• 2 Corinthians 2:17
  For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
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• 1 Thessalonians 2:4
  But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.
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• Acts 20:27
  For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
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The power of the word preached

• Romans 10:17
  So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
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• Isaiah 55:10-11
  ¹⁰For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, ¹¹So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.
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• Jeremiah 23:29
  Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?“Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”
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• 1 Thessalonians 2:13
  For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.
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• Acts 2:37-41
  ³⁷Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” ³⁸Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.” ⁴⁰And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.” ⁴¹Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
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See also

• Gospel
• Great Commission
• Scripture
• False teachers
• Doctrine

Notes

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