Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 13:56

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 13:56 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 13:56. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Matthew, people in Jesus' town were surprised because they knew his family and didn't understand how he learned so many amazing things. They wondered how someone they watched grow up could become so wise and do such special things.

Matthew 13:56: And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this [man] all these things?

Contradiction with John 7:5

This verse mentions that even Jesus' own brothers did not believe in Him, which contrasts with the implication in Matthew 13:56 of Jesus' familial support.

John 7:5: For neither did his brethren believe in him.

Contradiction with Mark 3:21

Here, Jesus' family thinks He is out of His mind, which contradicts the notion of a supportive or understanding family in Matthew 13:56.

Mark 3:21: And when his friends heard [of it], they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. [friends: or, kinsmen]

Contradiction with John 19:27

Jesus entrusts His mother to the disciple John, implying a shift or lack of support from His own family, in contrast to the familial presence in Matthew 13:56.

John 19:27: Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own [home].
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