Even an ordinary man is usually seen differently by different friends. We have accounts of Socrates by two different disciples that make one wonder if they are describing the same man. The Synoptics seem to be based on the memories of Peter, Matthew, Mary and others, while John’s gospel seems to be his own recollections independent of theirs. God apparently prompted John to show us another face of Jesus. Many people have remarked on how different Jesus’ teaching in John is from His teaching in the