Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 23:55

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 23:55 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 23:55. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the women who knew Jesus followed to see where he was placed after he died. They wanted to know where he was so they could visit him later.

Luke 23:55: And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:1

Matthew 28:1 suggests that Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the sepulcher at dawn on Sunday, which contradicts the preparation day mentioned in Luke 23:55.

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 argues that Mary Magdalene and others bought spices after the Sabbath to anoint Jesus, conflicting with Luke 23:55 where they prepared spices before resting.

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 John 20:1

John 20:1 states that Mary Magdalene came early to the sepulcher while it was still dark and found the stone taken away, which seems to conflict with the women resting on the Sabbath as described in Luke 23:55.

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.
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