Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 27:66

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 27:66 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 27:66. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, the people closed Jesus' tomb with a big stone and put guards there to make sure no one could get in. They did this to keep everything safe and secure.

Matthew 27:66: So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:2

This verse describes an angel rolling back the stone from the tomb, contradicting the secured and sealed tomb in Matthew 27:66.

Matthew 28:2: And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. [was: or, had been]

Contradiction with Mark 16:4

This verse indicates that the stone had already been rolled away, despite the tomb being sealed and guarded in Matthew 27:66.

Mark 16:4: And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.

Contradiction with Luke 24:2

This verse states that they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, contradicting the securely sealed tomb in Matthew 27:66.

Luke 24:2: And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

Contradiction with John 20:1

This verse notes that the stone was taken away from the sepulchre, in contrast to the secured and sealed state described in Matthew 27:66.

John 20:1: The first [day] of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
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