The Gospel According to John (also referred to as the Gospel of John, the Fourth Gospel, or simply John; Greek: τὸ κατὰ ἰωάννην εὐαγγέλιον, to kata Ioannen euangelion) is one of the four canonical gospels in the Christian Bible. The Gospel of John gives no account of the Nativity of Jesus, unlike Matthew and Luke, and his mother, while frequently mentioned, is never identified by name. 2  John does assert that Jesus was known as the son of Joseph  in 6:42.