This is the fifth post in a series of blogposts highlighting some of the similarities between the Gospel of John and the Synoptic Gospels. For this post I have made use of the ESV text of BibleWorks 9.

Nazareth

“Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”” John 1:45 (ESV). In all four Gospels Jesus is connected to Nazareth. See also Matthew 2:23; Mark 1:9 and Luke 2:39. The phrase “Jesus of Nazareth” is also found in Mark, Luke and Matthew.

The Son of Joseph

In three Gospels there is evidence that people believed Jesus to be the son of a man named Joseph, either in a biological or in an adoptive sense. See John 1:45, Luke 3:23 and Matthew 2:19; 13:55.

The Son of Man

“And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven openend, and the angles of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”” John 1:51 (ESV). In all four Gospels there is evidence that Jesus called himself something like the Son of Man. See also Mark 2:10-11, 14:62; Luke 9:22, 22:69 and Matthew 9:6.