It doesn't.... the usual pattern is Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Matthew is the first gospel. Then comes Mark, Luke, and John.
biblegateway.com
Mark's Gospel is believed to have been the first New Testament gospel to be written, but it is usually listed second in the New Testament. It follows Matthew's Gospel.
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The Gospel of John comes after the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament.
They were put in the order that was believed to be chronological by early Christians. It is more modern scholarship which has determined that Mark was written first.
so that when people listend they would now
The book in the Bible that marks the beginning of the New Testament is the Gospel of Matthew.
A Gentile was the first to acknowledge that Jesus is the Son of God