Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 19:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 19:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 19:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Jesus carried his own big, heavy cross to a place called Golgotha, which means "the place of a skull." It was a special hill where important things happened, and that's where Jesus went to be very brave for everyone.

John 19:17: And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called [the place] of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

Contradiction with Mark 15:21

Mark mentions Simon of Cyrene carrying the cross, while John 19:17 states Jesus bore it himself.

Mark 15:21: And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

Contradiction with Luke 23:26

Luke similarly describes Simon of Cyrene carrying the cross, contrasting with John 19:17 where Jesus carries it alone.

Luke 23:26: And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear [it] after Jesus.

Contradiction with Matthew 27:32

Matthew also records that Simon of Cyrene was compelled to carry the cross, differing from the account in John 19:17.

Matthew 27:32: And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
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