The best Bible verses for evangelism (KJV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for evangelism (KJV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"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!"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!"Isaiah 52:7
"And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,"Luke 8:1
"Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,"Mark 1:14
"For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect."1 Corinthians 1:17
"Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel."1 Corinthians 9:14
"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!"1 Corinthians 9:16
"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."1 Corinthians 9:18
"Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;"1 Corinthians 15:1
"By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain."1 Corinthians 15:2
"For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit."1 Peter 4:6
"For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God."1 Thessalonians 2:9
"Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,"2 Corinthians 2:12
"To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand."2 Corinthians 10:16
"Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?"2 Corinthians 11:7
"But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed."Galatians 1:8
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for evangelism (KJV) are Isaiah 52:7, Luke 8:1, Mark 1:14. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to evangelism (KJV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for evangelism (KJV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.