Contradiction with Matthew 9:11
This verse questions why Jesus eats with tax collectors and sinners, which contrasts with the setting in John 12:2 where Jesus is depicted attending a dinner without such a focus on social norms.
Matthew 9:11: And when the Pharisees saw [it], they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
Contradiction with Luke 7:34
This verse accuses Jesus of being a glutton and a drunkard for eating with people, which contradicts the honorable portrayal of the dinner in John 12:2.
Luke 7:34: The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
Contradiction with Mark 2:16
Critiques of Jesus eating with sinners and tax collectors conflict with the respectful meal context in John 12:2, suggesting Jesus keeps questionable company.
Mark 2:16: And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
Contradiction with Matthew 26:6-7
The setting here is different, as it involves a woman anointing Jesus, which shifts the focus from the communal meal setting described in John 12:2.
Matthew 26:6-7: Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,