Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 6:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 6:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 6:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, after Jesus fed the large crowd with just five barley loaves, there were so many leftovers that they filled twelve baskets. This shows how Jesus can do amazing things and provide for everyone.

John 6:13: Therefore they gathered [them] together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

Contradiction with Matthew 14:20

John 6:13 mentions twelve baskets of fragments gathered, while Matthew 14:20 speaks of the same event but does not specify the quantity of baskets in that particular gathering, though both accounts indicate a gathering of fragments.

Matthew 14:20: And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

Contradiction with Luke 9:17

While Luke 9:17 aligns with the miracle of feeding the multitude, it does not specify what happens to the leftover fragments like John 6:13 does, creating a different emphasis.

Luke 9:17: And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

Contradiction with Mark 6:43

John 6:13 specifies the baskets contained barley loaves, while Mark 6:43 mentions twelve baskets but does not specify the type of loaves, although both recount the same event.

Mark 6:43: And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
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