Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 23:49

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 23:49 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 23:49. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, many people who knew Jesus, including the women who came with him from Galilee, stood far away and watched everything that happened. They cared about Jesus and felt sad because they couldn't help him.

Luke 23:49: And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

Contradiction with Matthew 26:56

While Luke 23:49 states that all Jesus's acquaintances stood afar off, Matthew 26:56 states that all the disciples forsook him and fled.

Matthew 26:56: And they that had laid hold on Jesus led [him] away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

Contradiction with John 19:25-26

Luke 23:49 mentions Jesus's acquaintances standing at a distance, but John 19:25-26 indicates that some, like his mother and beloved disciple, were near the cross.

John 19:25-26: Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the [wife] of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. [Cleophas: or, Clopas]

Contradiction with Mark 14:50

This verse states that all his disciples forsook him and fled, contrasting with Luke 23:49, which suggests they were present but afar.

Mark 14:50: And they all forsook him, and fled.
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