Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 10:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 10:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 10:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, this verse is like a list of special friends chosen by Jesus to help him. They are important people with a big job to tell others about Jesus.

Matthew 10:2: Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Contradiction with Acts 1:23-26

This passage describes the selection of Matthias as an apostle, which contradicts the fixed number and names of the apostles in Matthew 10:2.

Acts 1:23-26: And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

Contradiction with Galatians 1:1

Paul declares himself an apostle, though not listed among the original twelve in Matthew 10:2.

Galatians 1:1: Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
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