Four voices.
One Jesus.
Teaching, encounters, conflict, death, and resurrection.
Meet four accounts that invite you to look closely.
Gospel means good news: the Christian message about Jesus, and the name given to these accounts of his life. Each writer selects and arranges material with a distinctive purpose. Read a complete scene or section in one account before comparing it with the others.
Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called Synoptic because much of their material can be viewed side by side. John arranges his account around signs, the name he gives to Jesus’ remarkable actions, and extended conversations. Questions about authorship, sources, dates, and manuscript differences are explained on each page.
Meet the four accounts.
The order below follows the New Testament. Mark offers a shorter first encounter; each Gospel can be a place to begin.
Matthew
Jesus as Israel’s Messiah and a teacher whose call to mercy, justice, and faithful living reaches people of every nation.
5 min introductionMark
An urgent account of Jesus challenges expectations about power, suffering, and what it means to follow him.
5 min introductionLuke
Luke follows Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem, exploring God’s promises through mercy, prayer, generosity, and the welcome of overlooked people.
4 min introductionJohn
Encounters, signs, and conversations explore Jesus’ identity and an invitation to life shaped by trust and love.
5 min introductionA Jewish life.
A world under Rome.
Jesus’ words and actions belong to a particular ancient setting.
Begin there, then explore why Christians understand him as central to faith.