Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: The Synoptics mention his name , but nothing else about him , whereas the Gospel of John and early chapters of the Acts of the Apostles do not even mention James .
Simplified: There is mention of him in the Gospel of John and the early portions of the Acts of the Apostles . The Synoptics mention his name , but no further information .