Legion (demons)
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In the New Testament, Legion is a group of demons, particularly those in two of three versions of the exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac, an account in the synoptic Gospels of an incident in which Jesu
Christ healing the man possessed with devils by Johannes Wierix, 1585
Synoptic Gospels
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The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are referred to as the synoptic Gospels because they include many of the same stories, often in a similar sequence and in similar or sometimes identical wording.
The calming of the storm is recounted in each of the three synoptic gospels, but not in John.
Christ cleansing a leper by Jean-Marie Melchior Doze, 1864
Mark writing his Gospel, from a medieval Armenian manuscript
A page of Griesbach's Synopsis Evangeliorum, which presents the texts of the synoptic gospels arranged in columns