Who were the audience for each of the synoptic Gospels?

Another answer from our community:

• Matthew's original, it is thought, may have been made for the church in Jerusalem, from which other churches obtained copies.
• Mark may have intended his book for the church of Rome. Copies, no doubt were sent to other churches.
• Luke wrote his Gospel for an individual named Theophilus, which may have been a high official in the Roman government.

God inspired these men to write exactly what He wanted them to write for the use of all people of all generations, yet they themselves must have had in mind the background of their immediate readers, which may have influenced their choice of material. Not only did the four evangelists write for different readers, but each one reflected his own personality in his writing. They had the same story to tell, the story of a man, of how He lived, and what He did and said. But each told the story in his own way, mentioning that which especially appealed to him, which is what accounts for the differences between the Gospels.