Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 27:59

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 27:59 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 27:59. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Joseph took great care of Jesus' body after He died, wrapping it in a clean cloth to show respect and love. This act was important because it prepared Jesus for burial in a special way.

Matthew 27:59: And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

Contradiction with Mark 15:46

This verse provides a similar account to Matthew 27:59, not a contradiction.

Mark 15:46: And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

Contradiction with John 19:39-40

These verses mention Nicodemus bringing spices, adding a detail rather than contradicting.

John 19:39-40: And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound [weight].

Contradiction with Luke 23:53

Similar to Matthew 27:59, describes Joseph placing Jesus in his own tomb rather than contradicting.

Luke 23:53: And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
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