🇬🇧 Gospel meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A gospel is one of four special books in the Bible—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—that tell about the life of Jesus: what he did, what he taught, his miracles, his death, and his rising from the dead. People read the gospels to learn who Jesus is, what he said, and how he wants people to live.

Our teacher asked what a gospel is, and someone answered, “It’s like Jesus’ photo album, but with more words.”

I put my gospel on my pillow, hoping I’d learn it by osmosis; I only woke up with a book-shaped face mark.

I opened a gospel at 6 p.m. and suddenly it was bedtime, which I think is a miracle of disappearing free time.

When the pastor read from a gospel, the church was very quiet, except for my stomach making whale noises.

There are four gospels in the Bible—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—and they all tell the story of Jesus’ life from slightly different angles, like four reporters at the same event.

At dawn, Anna found a worn gospel on a pew. The cover read 'gospel' and inside a painted scene showed Jesus teaching. She read the gospel quietly; an old woman brought another gospel, whispering that this gospel was one of the four. They closed the gospel, hands touching, and both wept with peace.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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