14 Bible Verses About Evangelism
"Go into all the world and preach the Good News to the whole creation" (Mark 16:15). These verses carry the church's marching orders and its confidence: the message saves, the Spirit empowers, and Christ himself goes with those he sends.
He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.
For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.
We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.
that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:
Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
Those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the expanse; and those who turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.
Common questions
What does the Bible say about evangelism?
Jesus commands, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation” (Mark 16:15). Paul adds that he is not ashamed of the gospel, “for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16).
Which Bible verses are about sharing the gospel?
Mark 16:15, Romans 1:16, Romans 10:17, and 2 Timothy 4:2 are among the most cited. They send believers out with a message that saves and the confidence that faith comes by hearing.
Why should Christians share their faith?
Because “faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17) — people believe through the message they hear. Evangelism is love in action: carrying good news that has the power of God to save.