Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 23:53

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 23:53 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 23:53. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, this means that Jesus' body was taken down from the cross, wrapped in a special cloth, and placed in a new tomb made of rock that no one had used before. It shows how special and respected Jesus was by giving Him a resting place that was brand new.

Luke 23:53: And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:2

This verse describes an earthquake and an angel rolling away the stone from the tomb, suggesting external divine intervention, which contrasts with Luke 23:53 where the tomb is simply described as hewn in stone with no mention of an angel or earthquake.

Matthew 28:2: 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 John 20:1

Here, Mary Magdalene finds the stone already removed from the tomb, which contradicts Luke 23:53 where the stone was initially placed in front of the tomb without further action at that moment.

John 20:1: The first [day] of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

Contradiction with Mark 16:4

The stone is already rolled away by the time the women arrive at the tomb, which differs from Luke 23:53 where the tomb had the stone sealing it after Jesus was laid there.

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