The Synoptic Gospels in the Bible's New Testament are the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of Luke. They include many of the same stories, often with a similar sequence and in similar wording. On the other hand, the Gospel of John is quite distinct.
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The calming of the storm is recounted in each of the three synoptic gospels, but not in John.
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Christ cleansing a leper by Jean-Marie Melchior Doze, 1864.
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A page of Griesbach's Synopsis Evangeliorum, which presents the texts of the synoptic gospels arranged in columns.
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