Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 27:32

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 27:32 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 27:32. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, the people made a man named Simon help carry Jesus' heavy cross because Jesus was too tired and hurt to carry it by himself. This shows that sometimes we all need help from others, even when we are very strong or important.

Matthew 27:32: And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

Contradiction with Mark 15:21

Simon is compelled to carry the cross, which agrees with Matthew 27:32, making it hard to contradict directly.

Mark 15:21: And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

Contradiction with Luke 23:26

Similar to Matthew, states Simon carried the cross but highlights a lack of involvement from Jesus, contradicting the implication that Jesus might have been unable to continue.

Luke 23:26: And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear [it] after Jesus.

Contradiction with John 19:17

States that Jesus bore his own cross, contradicting the intervention of Simon as described in Matthew 27:32.

John 19:17: And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called [the place] of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
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