Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 27:22

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According to Matthew, the leader named Pilate asked the people what he should do with Jesus. The people all shouted that Jesus should die on a cross.

Matthew 27:22: Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? [They] all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:7

Matthew 5:7 teaches mercy, while Matthew 27:22 describes the crowd's call for crucifixion, showing a lack of mercy.

Matthew 5:7: Blessed [are] the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Contradiction with John 18:38

Pilate finds no fault in Jesus, contradicting the crowd's demand to crucify him in Matthew 27:22.

John 18:38: Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault [at all].

Contradiction with Luke 23:4

Pilate declares Jesus' innocence, yet in Matthew 27:22, the crowd demands his crucifixion, ignoring his innocence.

Luke 23:4: Then said Pilate to the chief priests and [to] the people, I find no fault in this man.

Contradiction with Mark 15:14

Pilate questions what evil Jesus has done, in contrast to Matthew 27:22 where the crowd demands crucifixion without reason.

Mark 15:14: Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

Contradiction with Acts 3:14-15

The people chose a murderer over Jesus, the "Prince of life," contradicting the call for crucifixion in Matthew 27:22.

Acts 3:14-15: But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
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