Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 19:40

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 19:40 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 19:40. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Apostle John, Jesus' friends gently wrapped His body in cloth with nice-smelling spices, doing what Jewish people did when someone they loved died. They wanted to take special care of Him because they loved Him so much.

John 19:40: Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

Contradiction with Mark 15:46

John 19:40 describes the burial with spices and linen, while Mark 15:46 notes only the use of fine linen without mention of spices.

Mark 15:46: And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

Contradiction with Matthew 27:59

John 19:40 mentions the inclusion of spices in the burial, whereas Matthew 27:59 only refers to wrapping Jesus in a clean linen cloth.

Matthew 27:59: And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

Contradiction with Luke 23:53

John 19:40 includes the specific Jewish burial customs, but Luke 23:53 simply mentions wrapping the body in linen without details on spices or customs.

Luke 23:53: And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

Contradiction with Acts 13:29

John 19:40 highlights the detailed Jewish burial preparation, while Acts 13:29 focuses on taking Jesus down and laying Him in a tomb without such details.

Acts 13:29: And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took [him] down from the tree, and laid [him] in a sepulchre.
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