| A | B |
| Life Stage | What the disciples saw and heard; stage of gospel writing |
| Preaching Stage | Apostles preached the Good News of Jesus; stage of gospel writing |
| Writing Stage | what the Evangelists recorded; stage of Gospel writing |
| Matthew | wrote for the Jews |
| Mark | wrote for Christians of non-Jewish background |
| Luke | wrote for the Greeks |
| John | wrote for people of all backgrounds |
| Teaching saviour | Matthew's portrayal of Jesus |
| Suffering saviour | Mark's portrayal of Jesus |
| Compassionate saviour | Luke's portrayal of Jesus |
| Life-giving saviour | John's portrayal of Jesus |