Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 3:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 3:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 3:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, this verse lists some of Jesus' special friends called disciples, who helped him teach and spread his messages. It's like mentioning the names of a team that worked together with Jesus.

Mark 3:18: And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

Contradiction with Luke 6:16

Mark 3:18 names "Thaddeus" as one of the apostles, whereas Luke 6:16 lists "Judas the brother of James" instead.

Luke 6:16: And Judas [the brother] of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.

Contradiction with Acts 1:13

This verse mentions "Judas the brother of James" like in Luke, not "Thaddeus."

Acts 1:13: And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas [the brother] of James.
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