Contradiction with Matthew 27:24
Pilate washes his hands, claiming innocence in Jesus’ fate, implying reluctance, while John 19:16 suggests a more straightforward handover.
Matthew 27:24: When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but [that] rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed [his] hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye [to it].
Contradiction with Mark 15:15
Pilate seeks to gratify the crowd, suggesting a motive difference with John 19:16 where the handover is presented with less elaboration on Pilate’s motivations.
Mark 15:15: And [so] Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged [him], to be crucified.
Contradiction with Luke 23:25
The focus is on releasing Barabbas rather than the act of delivering Jesus, creating a narrative tension with John 19:16’s straightforward transfer of Jesus.
Luke 23:25: And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
Contradiction with Acts 3:13
States that Pilate was determined to let Jesus go, which contrasts with the action of delivering Jesus to be crucified in John 19:16.
Acts 3:13: The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let [him] go.