Contradiction with Mark 3:18
This verse contradicts Matthew 10:3 by listing "Thaddaeus" without the name "Lebbaeus."
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
This verse contradicts Matthew 10:3 by naming "Judas the brother of James" instead of "Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus."
Luke 6:16: And Judas [the brother] of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.
Contradiction with Acts 1:13
This verse contradicts Matthew 10:3 by including "Judas the brother of James" rather than "Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus."
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.
Paradox #1
The conflict in Matthew 10:3 arises from differences in the names listed for the apostles across the Gospels. In Matthew 10:3, an apostle named Thaddaeus is mentioned, whereas in the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts, a different name, Judas son of James, appears in similar lists. This inconsistency leads to questions about whether these are the same individual referred to by different names or if they are different people entirely.