The best Bible verses for evangelism (MSG) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for evangelism (MSG), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"You remember us in those days, friends, working our fingers to the bone, up half the night, moonlighting so you wouldn't have the burden of supporting us while we proclaimed God's Message to you."1 Thessalonians 2:9
"You remember us in those days, friends, working our fingers to the bone, up half the night, moonlighting so you wouldn't have the burden of supporting us while we proclaimed God's Message to you."1 Thessalonians 2:9
"When I arrived in Troas to proclaim the Message of the Messiah, I found the place wide open: God had opened the door; all I had to do was walk through it."2 Corinthians 2:12
"And we'll all still be within the limits God sets as we proclaim the Message in countries beyond Corinth. But we have no intention of moving in on what others have done and taking credit for it."2 Corinthians 10:16
"I wonder, did I make a bad mistake in proclaiming God's Message to you without asking for something in return, serving you free of charge so that you wouldn't be inconvenienced by me?"2 Corinthians 11:7
"Let me be blunt: If one of us—even if an angel from heaven!—were to preach something other than what we preached originally, let him be cursed."Galatians 1:8
"I said it once; I'll say it again: If anyone, regardless of reputation or credentials, preaches something other than what you received originally, let him be cursed."Galatians 1:9
"Know this—I am most emphatic here, friends—this great Message I delivered to you is not mere human optimism."Galatians 1:11
"It was soon evident that God had entrusted me with the same message to the non-Jews as Peter had been preaching to the Jews."Galatians 2:7
"You were well aware that the reason I ended up preaching to you was that I was physically broken, and so, prevented from continuing my journey, I was forced to stop with you. That is how I came to preach to you."Galatians 4:13
"We received the same promises as those people in the wilderness, but the promises didn't do them a bit of good because they didn't receive the promises with faith."Hebrews 4:2
"So this promise has not yet been fulfilled. Those earlier ones never did get to the place of rest because they were disobedient."Hebrews 4:6
"Commissioned, they left. They traveled from town to town telling the latest news of God, the Message, and curing people everywhere they went."Luke 9:6
"One day he was teaching the people in the Temple, proclaiming the Message. The high priests, religion scholars, and leaders confronted"Luke 20:1
"And you can be sure that wherever in the whole world the Message is preached, what she just did is going to be talked about admiringly.""Mark 14:9
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 (MSG) are 1 Thessalonians 2:9, 2 Corinthians 2:12, 2 Corinthians 10:16. 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 (MSG) 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 (MSG), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.