Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 20:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 20:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 20:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Mary Magdalene went to the other friends of Jesus to tell them that she saw Jesus alive again, and he talked to her. She was very happy to share the good news with them.

John 20:18: Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and [that] he had spoken these things unto her.

Contradiction with Mark 16:11

This verse contradicts John 20:18 as it states that when Mary told the disciples that Jesus was alive, they did not believe her.

Mark 16:11: And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.

Contradiction with Luke 24:11

This verse contradicts John 20:18 by indicating that the apostles considered Mary Magdalene's report of the resurrection as idle talk and did not believe her.

Luke 24:11: And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
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