How to say "gospel" in Japanese

• ゴスペルCommon
  nounThe loanword for the gospel of Jesus, the good news of Christ; you will hear it in church settings such as sermons and services, and it is also the word for gospel music.
• 福音ふくいんCommon
  nounThe Sino-Japanese term for the gospel as the teachings or revelations of Christ, used in Bible translations and Christian doctrine; it can also appear figuratively for anything that comes as welcome news.
  彼かれらはキリストの福音ふくいんを全ぜん世界せかいに広ひろめた。↗

  They spread the Gospel all over the world.

For the Christian gospel itself, 「ゴスペル」 is the loanword heard in church settings and for gospel music, while 福音 is the Sino-Japanese term used in Bible translation and doctrine, and figuratively for welcome news.

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• ゴスペルgospel (of Jesus)
• 福音ふくいんgospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)