CHAPTER 7 Defining Evangelizing - Evangelism Unlimited

376 Evangelizology
b) Interesting combinations of verbs with khru,ssw:
(1) avkou,w and khru,ssw (hear and preach), Matt 10:27; Rom 10:14; Col 1:23
(2) dida,skw and khru,ssw (teach and preach), Matt 11:1
(3) dida,skw, khru,ssw, and qerapeu,w (teaching, preaching, and healing), Matt 4:23; 9:35
(4) khru,ssw and evkba,llw (preaching and casting out), Mark 1:39
(5) khru,ssw and le,gw:
(a) Preach, saying (khru,ssete le,gontej), Matt 10:7
(b) Preaching, saying (evkh,russen le,gwn), Mark 1:7
(c) To preach and to say (khru,ssein kai. le,gein), Matt 4:17
c) Some thoughts comparing the NT usage of khru,ssw with euvaggeli,zw:
(1) khru,ssw obviously always necessitates a predicate as the message, whereas in
contemporary translation, the predicate “gospel,” “good news,” or “glad tidings” is
supplied when none is provided as the object of euvaggeli,zw
(2) khru,ssw seems to be used much more frequently in summary statements of the
ministries of John the Baptist, Jesus, or Paul; likewise, euvaggeli,zw seems to be used
in particular cases describing particular instances of evangelizing
(3) Both terms are usually used to describe the first hearing of the gospel, or that
hearing of the gospel that led to the conversion of the recipient (as opposed to
weekly preaching in a church, as is used today); if this is so, neither khru,ssw nor
euvaggeli,zw in the NT actually refer to what is generally called homiletics, but rather
to evangelistic preaching (by the way, please note my study of NT verbs used for
follow-up ministry in Chapter 26)
14) prokhru,ssw – Acts 13:24, “after John had proclaimed before His coming a baptism of
repentance to all the people of Israel”
c. dihge,omai and cognate:
15) dihge,omai – “declare:”
a) “The people whom I formed for Myself, Will declare (Heb. saphar, piel, “recount, rehearse,
declare”) My praise,” Isa 43:21
b) “Return to your house and describe what great things God has done for you,” Luke 8:39
16) evkdihge,omai – “tell, relate” (2 NT uses; in LXX from Hebrew saphar, “count, recount,
relate”), Psa 118:17; Ezek 12:6:
a) “Behold, you scoffers, and marvel, and perish; For I am accomplishing a work in your days, A
work which you will never believe, though someone should describe it to you,” Acts 13:41;
citing Hab 1:5 (Heb. saphar, pual, to be recounted)