Mark 16:15
King James Version
15 And he said unto them,
Go ye into all the world,
and preach the gospel to every creature.
What are the gospels?
Who wrote them?
What do they say?
The four gospels of the New Testament were written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Let's see how each apostle introduced his gospel.
Starting with the FIRST four verses:
Matthew 1:1-4
King James Version
1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ,
the son of David,
the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob;
and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar;
and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
4 And Aram begat Aminadab;
and Aminadab begat Naasson;
and Naasson begat Salmon;
Mark 1:1-4
King James Version
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ,
the Son of God;
2 As it is written in the prophets,
Behold,
I send my messenger before thy face,
which shall prepare thy way before thee.
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.
4 John did baptize in the wilderness,
and preach the baptism of repentance
for the remission of sins.
Luke 1:1-4
King James Version
1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand
to set forth in order a declaration of those things
which are most surely believed among us,
2 Even as they delivered them unto us,
which from the beginning were eyewitnesses,
and ministers of the word;
3 It seemed good to me also,
having had perfect understanding of all things
from the very first,
to write unto thee in order,
most excellent Theophilus,
4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things,
wherein thou hast been instructed.
John 1:1-4
King James Version
1 In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him;
and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life;
and the life was the light of men.
Now, let's see how each apostle ended his gospel, with the LAST three verses:
Matthew 28:18-20
King James Version
18 And Jesus came and spake unto them,
saying,
All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19 Go ye therefore,
and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you:
and, lo, I am with you always,
even unto the end of the world.
Amen.
Mark 16:18-20
King James Version
18 They shall take up serpents;
and if they drink any deadly thing,
it shall not hurt them;
they shall lay hands on the sick,
and they shall recover.
19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them,
he was received up into heaven,
and sat on the right hand of God.
20 And they went forth,
and preached every where,
the Lord working with them,
and confirming the word with signs following.
Amen.
Luke 24:51-53
King James Version
51 And it came to pass,
while he blessed them,
he was parted from them,
and carried up into heaven.
52 And they worshipped him,
and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
53 And were continually in the temple,
praising and blessing God.
Amen.
John 21:23-25
King James Version
23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren,
that that disciple should not die:
yet Jesus said not unto him,
He shall not die;
but, If I will that he tarry till I come,
what is that to thee?
24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things,
and wrote these things:
and we know that his testimony is true.
25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did,
the which, if they should be written every one,
I suppose that even the world itself
could not contain the books that should be written.
Amen.
What do the gospels say?
Apostle Paul summarizes it here.
The next post tells you of John the Baptist.
The prophet who had no thought of self.
Related material:
The Simplicity of the GOSPEL of JESUS CHRIST
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