福音書(ふくいんしょ)

ふくいんしょ
noun
Gospel (book of the Bible)
1. Gospel; one of the four Gospels
Any of the four New Testament books — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John — that recount the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
福音書(ふくいんしょ)を読(よ)む。
To read the Gospels.
マタイによる福音書(ふくいんしょ)が好(す)きだ。
I like the Gospel of Matthew.
The pastor speaks each week about a passage from the Gospels.

Refers to the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament. 福音(ふくいん) means 'good news,' and 書(しょ) means 'book; writing.'

Common collocations

  • マタイによる福音書(ふくいんしょ): the Gospel of Matthew
  • 四福音書(よんふくいんしょ): the four Gospels

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