Within the New Testament, it has often been said that the Gospel of Mark had been the original on which the gospels of Luke and Matthew were based. According to this theory, it becomes apparent that the Gospel of Matthew appears to be a more detailed version of the Gospel of Mark, but this is not to say that there are no fundamental differences between the two. By comparing and contrasting the baptism of Jesus, the temptation of Jesus, and the death of Jesus on the cross between the two gospels, it becomes evident that the Gospel of Mark lacks the same emotional grandeur as the Gospel of Matthew, but the Gospel of Matthew also expands emphasizes that the Gospel of Mark lightly mentions the need to reveal more of Jesus' story and provide more insights. One of the first things you might notice is that the Mark and Matthew versions are both similar in length, while the earlier passages were undeniably longer in the Matthew version, meaning that Mark and Matthew have fewer missing or added parts. There are some subtle differences between the two, like sour wine was in Mark's version while vinegar is in Matthew's version, but a very subtle difference would be who ridicules Jesus for calling on God. In Mark's version it had been the person who had offered Jesus the sour wine, whereas in Matthew's version it was the rest of the crowd who had mocked Jesus. This slight difference makes the reader more vulnerable, scared and emotional if it had been a crowd ridiculing Jesus rather than a single person. Furthermore, the way both authors announce the death of Jesus is slightly different. Matthew makes Jesus' death a stand-alone sentence, while Mark combines Jesus' final cry and his death. Mark's version makes Jesus' death less impactful because it is combined whereas Matthew instead makes it a completely separate point leaving the reader in a moment of shock or silence. Another example where Matthew makes the story of Jesus seem much more epic was the scene where after Jesus' resurrection, “the earth trembled, the rocks split, and the bodies of many saints who had died were resurrected.” This event is that Matthew had also used the word “immediately” to describe the resurrection of Jesus from his baptism, which makes the scene more urgent and surprising; demonstrating that Matthew's language and tone contain more emotion. Regarding Jesus' wilderness journey, Mark mentions almost nothing except the basics, but includes an element of danger posed by the addition of wild animals. This story would seem insignificant, but Matthew expands greatly and provides details about the devil's temptations and the terrible conditions Jesus was in (starvation and being actively tempted by the devil). Matthew intentionally delves into this story to teach the ideals of Jesus, his piety, and his devotion to God. Matthew makes Jesus an example to show his readers how to live a life like Jesus. The last story used to show the differences between Mark and Matthew had been the death of Jesus on the cross. It was evident that Mark enjoyed this story as the length of his writing was much longer than previous stories. Two of the main differences were incredibly subtle, such as who ridiculed Jesus when he called out to God, and the authors’