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A Chart on the Four Gospels

By Jeremy Myers
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Sometimes people wonder why we have four Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus in our Bibles.

There are numerous reasons for why we have four gospel accounts, but one reason is that each Gospel provides a different perspective on the life of Jesus, and is also written with different purposes and motives.

Some people notice the differences in the four gospels and think that these differences mean there are contradictions in the Bible.

Of course, if we had only one Gospel account, people would claim that since there were no additional eye-witness records, the one account was not reliable.

So while there are differences in the Four Gospels, they are not contradictions or errors, but are the normal differences one would expect when comparing different eye-witness accounts of the same event form different perspectives.

And of course, the fact that there are differences proves that there was no collusion between the authors.

And once we understand the perspectives, goals, and focus of each gospel writer, we can better understand how to reconcile the differences between each Gospel.

Below is a brief chart on the Four Gospels which shows some of the differences between them.

Gospel Chart

 

Who is Christ?

Which Genealogy?

If it were a body part

Skip to the Ending
(cf. Acts 1:3-8)

The Challenge

Target Audience

Purpose

Matthew

Christ the King

Genealogy of King

The Mouth

Concludes with Resurrection

Submit to Christ as Lord

Jewish Christians

Making Disciples

Mark

Christ the Servant

No Genealogy

The Hands and Feet

Concludes with the Ascension

Serve as Christ served

Condensed Version

Making Disciples

Luke

Christ the Man

Genealogy of Man

The Mind

Concludes with Promise of H.S.

Follow in His Footsteps

Gentile Christians

Making Disciples

John

Christ is God

Genealogy of God

The Heart

Concludes with Promise of Return

Believe In Him

All Unbelievers

Making Converts

If you know of other ways to show the differences between the four Gospels, feel free to include them in the comments below.

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  1. John W Burks says

    May 19, 2017 at 7:01 pm

    In reference to “If you know of other ways to show the differences between the four Gospels, feel free to include them in the comments below.” The four beasts in Revelation 4:6–8, four living beings are seen in John’s vision as a lion, an ox, a man, and an eagle. Matthew-Lion, Mark-Ox, Luke-Man, and John-Eagle.

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    • Patrick Lordan says

      October 27, 2021 at 12:08 pm

      The lion is a king (of beasts) and Jesus is the King of Israel, the Messiah
      The ox is a servant
      The man is a human, a son of Adam
      The eagle is prophetic, can see great distances and soar into the heavens.

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      • Eric Cimuchowski says

        January 31, 2022 at 8:32 am

        A beautiful parallel! Thank you all.

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  2. Eric Cimuchowski says

    January 31, 2022 at 1:35 pm

    I may have noticed a potential typo.

    On the row “Skip to the End” it seems to mem that 2 entries are switched.
    Shouldn’t “Concludes with Resurrection” go with Mark?
    And shouldn’t “Concludes with the Ascension” go with Matthew?

    Either way, thank you for this resource!
    Eric C…

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