Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 26:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 26:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 26:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus tells His friends that in two days, there will be a special celebration called Passover, and He will be betrayed and taken to be put on a cross. He is preparing them for what is going to happen soon.

Matthew 26:2: Ye know that after two days is [the feast of] the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

Contradiction with John 7:8

Jesus says, "I go not up yet unto this feast," suggesting He does not know the time, which contrasts with His awareness in Matthew 26:2.

John 7:8: Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.

Contradiction with Mark 13:32

Jesus says that neither the angels in heaven nor the Son knows the day or the hour, which contradicts Him explicitly stating His impending crucifixion in Matthew 26:2.

Mark 13:32: But of that day and [that] hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

Contradiction with Luke 12:40

Jesus advises to be ready for the Son of Man will come at an unexpected hour, implying uncertainty, unlike His certain statement in Matthew 26:2.

Luke 12:40: Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

Contradiction with Acts 1:7

It is not for humans to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own power, contradicting Jesus's declaration of timing in Matthew 26:2.

Acts 1:7: And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
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