Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 15:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 15:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 15:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus is asking his friends how much food they have because he is going to do something amazing with it. They tell him they have seven loaves of bread and a few small fish.

Matthew 15:34: And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

Contradiction with John 6:9

States that there were five barley loaves and two small fish in the boy's possession, differing from the seven loaves and few fish mentioned in Matthew 15:34.

John 6:9: There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

Contradiction with Mark 8:5

Mentions seven loaves prior to feeding the multitude as in Matthew 15:34, but doesn’t provide an explicit contradiction to the specific setup Matthew describes; it aligns rather than contradicts, however the interpretation might vary for some.

Mark 8:5: And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

Contradiction with Luke 9:13

Discusses five loaves and two fish, which contradicts the account in Matthew 15:34 that mentions seven loaves and a few little fish.

Luke 9:13: But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
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