Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 28:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 28:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 28:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, some of the soldiers who were guarding Jesus' tomb went to see the important religious leaders to tell them everything that had happened. They wanted to explain how Jesus' tomb was empty because something amazing had occurred.

Matthew 28:11: Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.

Contradiction with John 20:18

Mary Magdalene reports Jesus' resurrection to the disciples, contradicting the notion that only the guards knew and reported the event.

John 20:18: Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and [that] he had spoken these things unto her.

Contradiction with Mark 16:10

Mary Magdalene is the first to tell others about Jesus' resurrection, not the guards.

Mark 16:10: [And] she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

Contradiction with Luke 24:9

The women who visited the tomb report everything to the eleven disciples, contradicting the guards' singular report.

Luke 24:9: And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
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