What Does “Evangelize” Mean in the Bible?
To proclaim Jesus and his Gospel to those who do not know him.
It can mean
- In the Bible: Jesus read in Isaiah that the Lord had sent him to preach the gospel to the poor.
- What Jesus asked: to go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel.
Where it appears in the Bible
Luke 4:18; Mark 16:15; Acts 8:35
What the Bible says
Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. Wherefore he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he hath sent me to heal the contrite of heart,
Mark 16:15
And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Acts 8:35
Then Philip, opening his mouth, and beginning at this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “evangelizar”