Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 20:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 20:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 20:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, this part of the story shows that Peter went into the place where Jesus was buried and saw the cloths that had been wrapped around Jesus lying there. It tells us that Jesus is not there anymore because He is alive again.

John 20:6: Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,

Contradiction with Matthew 28:2-4

These verses describe how the stone was rolled away by an angel before the people arrived, contradicting John 20:6 where the stone is already removed without mention of the angelic intervention.

Matthew 28:2-4: And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. [was: or, had been]

Contradiction with Mark 16:4

This verse says the stone was already rolled back when the women arrived, emphasizing their surprise, which contrasts with John 20:6 where description is more focused on the physical observation by Peter, rather than on the act of rolling away the stone.

Mark 16:4: And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.

Contradiction with Luke 24:2

Luke notes the stone was already moved away, aligning with John 20:6, but the subsequent narrative focuses more on the women and angels rather than the male disciples who are central in John's account.

Luke 24:2: And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
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