How many times is gospel mentioned in the Bible?
The word gospel appears 101 times in the King James Version, in 95 verses. It is found in 19 of the 66 books. The World English Bible never uses the word gospel.
The World English Bible translates the Greek word euangelion as good news, so the word gospel never appears in it.
Gospel in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of gospel counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| gospel | 101 | 0 |
| Total | 101 | 0 |
Which books mention gospel most
Gospel appears in 19 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Romans has the most (13), then 1 Corinthians (12) and Galatians (12).
Also in: 1 Timothy (1), Philemon (1), Hebrews (1), Revelation (1).
First and last mention of gospel
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
The verse that uses it most is 1 Corinthians 9:18, 3 times:
What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
Where the two translations differ
95 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Matthew 4:23: counted in the KJV only
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
Matthew 9:35: counted in the KJV only
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 about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
Common questions
How many times is gospel in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 101 uses are in the Old Testament and 101 in the New Testament. Gospel appears in 19 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Romans has the most (13), then 1 Corinthians (12) and Galatians (12).
Where is gospel first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Matthew 4:23: "And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people." The last is Revelation 14:6.
Read the full collection: Bible Verses About Evangelism (19 Verses).
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-05.