Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 16:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 16:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 16:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, when the women went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in white, and it scared them. Christians often understand this young man to be an angel who was there to tell them that Jesus had risen.

Mark 16:5: And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.

Contradiction with John 20:12

John describes two angels sitting where Jesus' body had been, in contrast to the one young man (angel) in Mark 16:5.

John 20:12: And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:2-3

Matthew mentions one angel who descends from heaven and rolls away the stone, differing from Mark's young man inside the tomb.

Matthew 28:2-3: 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 Luke 24:4

Luke mentions two men standing by in shining garments, differing from the single young man in Mark 16:5.

Luke 24:4: And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
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