A Comparison Of The Four Gospels 

 
MATTHEW
MARK
LUKE
JOHN

JESUS PORTRAYED AS

PROPHESIED KING

OBEDIENT SERVANT

PERFECT MAN

GOD

ORIGINAL AUDIENCE

JEWS

ROMANS

GREEKS

ALL PEOPLE

KEY WORD 

FULFILLED

STRAIGHTWAY

SON OF MAN

BELIEVE

KEY VERSE

Matthew 21:5

Mark 10:45

Luke 19:10

John 20:31

OUTSTANDING FEATURE

SERMONS

MIRACLES

PARABLES

TEACHINGS

ARRANGEMENT OF MATERIAL

TOPICAL

CHRONOLOGICAL

CHRONOLOGICAL

TOPICAL

TONE

PROPHETIC

PRACTICAL

HISTORICAL

SPIRITUAL

% SPOKEN BY JESUS

60%

42%

50%

50%

QUOTES FROM OLD TESTAMENT

53

36

25

20

ALLUSIONS TO OLD TESTAMENT

76

27

42

105

UNIQUE MATERIAL

42%

59%

7%

93%

BROAD DIVISION

SYNOPTIC GOSPELS (JESUS AS HUMAN)

GNOSTIC GOSPEL (JESUS AS GOD)

© 1995 Rick Swartzentrover