# “Joyful tidings that maketh a man sing, dance, and leap for joy” by William Tyndale

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“_Evangelion _(that we call the gospel) is a Greek word and signifieth good, merry,
glad and joyful tidings, that maketh a man’s heart glad, and maketh him sing, dance,
and leap for joy.

Just as when David had killed Goliath the giant glad tidings came unto the Jews,
that their fearful and cruel enemy was slain and that they were delivered out of
all danger.

In like manner is the _Evangelion _of God (which we call gospel; and the New Testament)
joyful tidings. The gospel is published by the apostles throughout all the world,
of Christ, the right David, who hath fought with sin, with death, and the devil,
and overcome them.

Whereby all men that were in bondage to sin, wounded with death, overcome of the
devil, are, without their own merits or deservings, loosed, justified, restored 
to life and saved, brought to liberty and reconciled unto the favor of God, and 
set at one with Him again, which tidings as many as believe laud, praise, and thank
God and are glad, sing and dance for joy.”

–William Tyndale, “[A Pathway Into the Holy Scripture](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1848710747?tag=toletaupanre-20),”
i_n __[Doctrinal Treatises and Introductions to Different Portions of the Holy Scriptures](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1848710747?tag=toletaupanre-20),_
ed. Henry Walter, [_vol. 1, The Works of William Tyndale_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1848710747?tag=toletaupanre-20)(
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1848), 1: 8–9. Tyndale was executed on this
day in 1536.

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