Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 20:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 20:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 20:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Mary ran to tell Jesus's friends, Simon Peter and another disciple, that Jesus's body was missing from the special cave where he was buried, and she didn't know where it was. She was very upset and wanted to find out what happened.

John 20:2: Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:1

This verse mentions Mary Magdalene and the other Mary going to see the sepulchre, not just Mary Magdalene and the other disciple.

Matthew 28:1: In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first [day] of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

Contradiction with Mark 16:1

This verse refers to Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome going to the tomb, differing from John 20:2 which mentions only Mary Magdalene.

Mark 16:1: And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

Contradiction with Luke 24:10

This verse states it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and other women, contradicting the presence of only Mary Magdalene mentioned in John 20:2.

Luke 24:10: It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary [the mother] of James, and other [women that were] with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
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