Matthew - General
Matthew 1:1-17 - The gospel of Matthew begins with a boring genealogy like that we are told to avoid in 1 Tim.1:4 ("Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies") and Tit.3:9 ("Avoid foolish questions and genealogies").
Matthew 1:3 - Judah "went in unto" his daughter-in-law, Tamar, who was disguised as a prostitute. She conceived and bore Pharez, an ancestor of Jesus. (Gen.38:2-29)
Matthew 1:6-16 - There are 29 generations listed from David to Jesus in Matthew's genealogy, while Luke's (3:23-31) has 43. Except for David at one end and Jesus at the other, there are only three names in the two lists that are the same.
Matthew 1:12 - God prophesied in Jeremiah (22:28-30) that Jeconiah would be childless, but this verse says Jeconiah's son was Salathiel.
Matthew 1:16 - The genealogies of Matthew and Luke do not even agree on the identity of Joseph's father (the grandfather of Jesus). Matthew says Joseph's father was Jacob; Luke 3:23 says his name was Heli.
Matthew 1:17 - This verse says there were 14 generations from David to the Babylonian captivity, but 1 Chr.3:9-15 says there were 18. Matthew dropped four generations to preserve the mystical number fourteen.
Matthew 1:18 - After listing the genealogy of Jesus, Matthew tells us that Joseph was not Jesus' father after all, which of course makes the entire genealogy meaningless. The Holy Ghost, not Joseph, was the one who impregnated Mary, contradicting many scriptures which clearly state that Joseph was the father of Jesus.
Matthew 1:23 - The prophecy given in Is.7:14 referred not to a virgin but to a young woman, living at the time of the prophecy. And Jesus, of course, was called Jesus and is not called Emmanuel in any verse in the New Testament.
Matthew 2:5-6 - Matthew claims that Jesus' birth in Bethlehem fulfils the prophecy in Micah 5:2. But this is unlikely for two reasons.
» "Bethlehem Ephratah" in Micah 5:2 refers not to a town, but to a clan: the clan of Bethlehem, who was the son of Caleb's second wife, Ephrathah (1 Chr.2:18, 2:50-52, 4:4).
» The prophecy (if that is what it is) does not refer to the Messiah, but rather to a military leader, as can be seen from Micah 5:6. This leader is supposed to defeat the Assyrians, which, of course, Jesus never did.
It should also be noted that Matthew altered the text of Micah 5:2 by saying: "And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda" rather than "Bethlehem Ephratah" as is said in Micah 5:2. He did this, intentionally no doubt, to make the verse appear to refer to the town of Bethlehem rather than the family clan.
Matthew 2:14 - Matthew tells us that Joseph, Mary, and the baby Jesus left for Egypt soon after Jesus' birth, yet Luke 2:39 says they went directly to Nazareth after his birth.
Matthew 2:15 - "Out of Egypt I have called my son", Matthew claims that the flight of Jesus' family to Egypt is a fulfilment of Hosea 11:1. But Hosea 11:1 is not a prophecy at all, as is clear when the entire verse is quoted ("When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt."). It is a reference to the Hebrew exodus from Egypt and has nothing to do with Jesus. Matthew tries to hide this fact by quoting only the last part of the verse.
Matthew 2:16 - Herod kills all boys in and around Bethlehem that are two years old and under. Such a massacre would certainly have been noted by contemporary historians. Yet not even Josephus, who documented Herod's life in detail, mentioned this event.
Matthew 2:17-18 - Matthew quotes Jeremiah 31:15, claiming that it was a prophecy of King Herod's alleged slaughter of the children in and around Bethlehem after the birth of Jesus. But this verse refers to the Babylonian captivity, as is clear by reading the next two verses (16 and 17), and, thus, has nothing to do with Herod's massacre.
Matthew 2:23 - "He shall be called a Nazarene." Matthew claims this was a fulfilment of prophecy, yet such a prophecy is not found anywhere in the Old Testament.
Matthew 3:15 - John has a darned good point in v.14. If Jesus is the sinless Son of God and all that, then shouldn't Jesus be baptizing John instead of the reverse? Isn't baptism supposed to forgive sins and be a sign of repentance? If so, then why would Jesus need to be baptized? And what the heck is "it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness" supposed to mean?
Matthew 3:17 - In Matthew's gospel, God addresses those witnessing Jesus' baptism saying, "This is my beloved son ...." But Mark 1:11 and Luke 3:22 have God speak to Jesus directly" "Thou art my beloved son ...." But whatever the exact wording, it seems strange that after witnessing this event, John the Baptist is still unsure about Jesus (see Mt.11:2-3).
Matthew 4:5-8 - The devil kidnaps Jesus and takes him up to the top of the temple, and then to the top of "an exceedingly high mountain", high enough to see "all the kingdoms of the world." I guess the earth was flat in those days.
Matthew 4:6, 10 - The devil correctly quotes scripture (Ps.91:11-12), while Jesus misquotes Deuteronomy by adding "only" to Dt.6:13.
Matthew 4:7 - Jesus quotes Dt.6:16 saying, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." Yet James 1:13 says that "God cannot be tempted." Is it necessary to prohibit an impossible act?
Matthew 4:10 - If Jesus is correct when he says "him only shalt thou serve," then it is wrong for slaves to serve their masters as they are told to do elsewhere in the Bible.
Matthew 5:17 - Jesus strongly approves of the law and the prophets. He hasn't the slightest objection to the cruelties of the Old Testament.
Matthew 5:18 - In this verse, Jesus says that the Old Testament laws are binding on everyone forever. But in Luke 16:16 he says they were binding only until the time of John the Baptist. And Paul (Rom.7:4, 6; Eph.2:15) insists that Christians are free to completely disregard the Old Testament laws. Notice also that Jesus says here that the earth will not last forever, but elsewhere the bible says it will.
Matthew 5:22 - Jesus says that "Whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire." Yet he often calls his critics and disciples fools. Paul is also in danger of going to hell since he liked to call people fools.
Matthew 5:32 - In Mark 10:11 and Luke 16:18, Jesus condemns all divorces without exception. But in this verse, Jesus says that divorce is permissible when the wife is guilty of fornication. But what if the husband is unfaithful? Jesus doesn't seem to care about that.
Matthew 5:34-37 - Jesus forbids the taking of any kind of oath. Yet such oaths are approved in many places in the Bible.
Matthew 5:44 - "Love your enemies." Well, it's a nice thought. But it seems strange coming from someone who damns his enemies to hell, Mk.16:16.
Matthew 6:1 - In this verse Jesus says not to let others see your good works, but in Mt.5:16 he says that your should let others see them.
Matthew 6:5-6 - Jesus tells his disciples not to pray in public. Those who favour school prayer, National Day of Prayer, etc. should take his advice. But Paul (1 Tim.2:8) disagrees with Jesus by telling his followers to "pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands."
Matthew 6:9-13 - Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray. Yet Rom.8:26 say that Christians don't know how to pray.
Matthew 6:13 - In the "Lord's Prayer," Jesus says, "Lead us not into temptation." But according to James 1:13, God never tempts anyone. If so, then why should we ask him not to tempt us?
Matthew 6:31, 34 - Jesus says that we should not concern ourselves with material things, But 1 Tim.5:8 says that anyone who behaves that way has "denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel."
Matthew 7:1 - Jesus says, "Judge not, that ye be not judged." But in John 7:24 he says we should "judge righteous judgment." And 1 Cor.2:15, 1 Cor.5:12-13, 1 Cor.6:2-3 tells Christians to judge everyone; believers, non-believers, even the angels are to be judged by "the saints."
Matthew 7:7-8 - Jesus says that "he who seeketh findeth." But in Luke 13:24 he says that "many ... will seek to enter in, and shall not be able." And Proverbs 1:28 quotes God as saying that they "shall call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me." Which is it?
Matthew 7:12 - The Golden Rule: Treat others as you would like to be treated. Too bad God doesn't follow this rule.
Matthew 7:21 - According to Jesus, calling on his name is not enough to get you into heaven. Both Acts 2:21, Rom.10:13 say, "Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved".
Matthew 8:5-9 - Jesus is approached by a centurion who asks him to heal his servant. But when the same story is told in Luke 7:1-7, the centurion doesn't come himself but sends some "elders of the Jews”.
Matthew 8:12 - Jesus says "the children of the kingdom [the Jews] shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." But Rom.11:27 says that "all Israel shall be saved."
Matthew 8:14 - Peter, who Catholics consider the first pope, was married.
Matthew 8:21 - Jesus shows no compassion for the bereaved, saying to a man who had just lost his father: "Let the dead bury the dead."
Matthew 8:28-32 - Jesus meets two men (both Mk.5:2 and Lk.8:27 say there was only one) possessed by devils. The devils ask Jesus to cast them into a herd of pigs. He does, and the poor pigs run off into the sea and drown. Bertrand Russell in “Why I am not a Christian” considered this story to be evidence of the defective moral character of Jesus. He pointed out that if, as most Christians believe, Jesus was omnipotent, he could have found a kinder way to dispense with the devils; like just making them go away, for instance.
Matthew 8:29 - The devils confess that Jesus is the Son of God. According to 1 Jn.4:15 "Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God", then, God dwells in the devils and the devils in God.
Matthew 9:18 - Matthew says that the ruler's daughter was already dead when Jesus was asked to help, but both Mark 5:23 and Luke 8:42 say that she was still alive.
Matthew 9:32-33 - According to Matthew, people who cannot speak are possessed by the devil.
Matthew 10:2-4 - The New Testament writers don't even agree on the names of the apostles. Matthew 10:2-4 and Mark 3:18 include Thaddeus and exclude Judas the brother of James, while Luke 6:16 and Acts 1:13 include Judas the brother of James and exclude Thaddeus.
Matthew 10:5-6 - Jesus tells his disciples to keep away from the Gentiles and Samaritans, and go only to the Israelites. But this command is disobeyed in and contradicted by many New Testament passages.
Matthew 10:10 - In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus tells his disciples to go barefoot and take no staff. But the Jesus in Mark's gospel (6:8-9) tells them to wear sandals and carry a staff.
Matthew 10:21 - Families will be torn apart because of Jesus (this is one of the few "prophecies" in the Bible that has actually come true). "Brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death”.
Matthew 10:23 - Jesus tells his disciples that he will return before they can "go over the cities of Israel." Later (24:14) he says he will not come until the gospel is preached throughout the world. Well, his disciples went over the cities of Israel and then died waiting for the "return of the Lord." Now, nearly 2000 years later, and long after the gospel had been preached throughout the world, his followers still wait.
Matthew 10:34-36 - Jesus says that he has come to destroy families by making family members hate each other. He has "come not to send peace, but a sword." Yet elsewhere in the New Testament Jesus is said to bring peace.
Matthew 11:3 - John the Baptist is still not sure about Jesus (he's in prison and is soon to die). He sends his disciples to ask, "Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?" Well, if he isn't sure after seeing and hearing the events at Jesus' baptism, then how can anyone else be?
Matthew 11:13-14 - Was John the Baptist Elijah? Jesus says that he was (see also Mt.17:12 and Mk.9:13), but in Jn.1:21 John the Baptist clearly says that he is not Elijah.
Matthew 11:20-24 - Jesus condemns entire cities to dreadful deaths and to the eternal torment of hell because they didn't care for his preaching.
Matthew 12:2-5 - When Jesus and his disciples are accused of breaking the Sabbath, he excuses himself by referring to a scripture in which priests who "profaned the Sabbath" were blameless. But there is no such passage in the Old Testament!
Matthew 12:30 - Jesus says, "He that is not with me is against me." But Mark 9:40 and Luke 9:50 confuse the issue by having Jesus say, "He that is not against me is for me."
Matthew 12:31-32 - Those who speak "against the Holy Ghost" will never be forgiven. But Acts 13:39 claims that "all that believe are justified from all things."
Matthew 12:37 - Jesus says that "by words" people are either justified or condemned”. But this contradicts Mark 16:16 and John 3:18, 36 which say that people are justified by believing the right things. And, of course, it also contradicts the many New Testament verses claiming that salvation is by faith alone.
Matthew 12:39 - Jesus says that only evil people ask for signs from God. Yet in other verses, God encourages belief by showing signs.
Matthew 12:40 - Jesus believed in the literal truth of the fish story in Jonah. However, he claims that Jonah was swallowed by a whale, while Jonah 1:17 says it was a "big fish." Jesus predicts that he will be "in the heart of the earth" for three days and three nights. If by this he meant that he would be in the tomb for three days and three nights, then either he was mistaken or the gospels are in error. Because according to the gospels (this is one of the few things they all seem to agree on), Jesus was in the tomb for only one day and two nights!
Matthew 12:47-49 - When Jesus' mother and brothers want to see him, Jesus rudely asks, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?" So much for Jesus' family values.
The fact that Jesus had brothers, though, shows that Mary, contrary to Catholic teaching, was not always a virgin. Mary had more children than only Jesus!
Matthew 13:10-15 - Jesus explains that the reason he speaks in parables is so that no one will understand him, "lest ... they ... should understand ... and should be converted, and I should heal them."
Matthew 13:12 - "For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath." Isn't this from the old National Party?
Matthew 13:31-32 - Jesus is incorrect when he says that the mustard seed is the smallest seed. And since there are no trees in the mustard family, mustard seeds do not grow into "the greatest of all trees."
Matthew 13:55-57 - Jesus is rejected by those who know him the best, the people of his home town of Nazareth. His brothers and sisters are mentioned again, showing that Jesus was not the only child born from Joseph and Mary.
Matthew 14:2 - Herod thought Jesus was a resurrected John the Baptist. Apparently, it was a common opinion at the time (See Mt.16.13-14, Mk.6:14-15, 8:27-28, Lk.9:7-8, 18-19). If so many of Jesus' contemporaries could be so easily fooled regarding John the Baptist, what does this do to the credibility of Jesus' resurrection?
Matthew 15:4-7 - Jesus is criticized by the Pharisees for not washing his hands before eating. He defends himself by attacking them for not killing disobedient children according to the commandment: "He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death." (See Ex.21:15, Lev.20:9, Dt.21:18-21) So, does Jesus think that children who curse their parents should be killed? It sure sounds like it.
Matthew 15:21 - Jesus visits Tyre which according to Ezekiel 26:14, 21; 27:36, 28:19 was not supposed to exist.
Matthew 15:22-26 - Jesus refuses to heal the Canaanite (Mk.7:26 says she was Greek) woman's possessed daughter, saying "it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to the dogs." Very racist!
Matthew 15:33 - The disciples wonder where they will get the bread to feed four thousand. But they should know by now, since Jesus just did the same trick in 14:14-21. These stories are probably the result of two oral versions of the same fictitious story.
Matthew 16:4 - Jesus says that no signs will be given except for the “Sign of Jonah." But other verses say that many signs were given to justify belief in Jesus.
Matthew 16:13-14 - Opinions were divided regarding the identity of Jesus, but many thought that he was the risen John the Baptist. The fact that people could be so easily fooled regarding the Baptist's "resurrection" casts doubt on the resurrection of Jesus.
Matthew 16:23 - When Peter expressed his dismay when Jesus announced his coming death, Jesus said to him "Get thee behind me, Satan", a fine way to address his holiness, the first pope!
Matthew 16:27 - Jesus says here that people will be judged by their works. But Paul insists that people are saved not by their works, but by their faith alone (Rom.3:28, Eph.2:8-9, Gal.2:16).
Matthew 16:28 - Jesus mistakenly tells his followers that he will return and establish his kingdom within their lifetime.
Matthew 17:1 - Matthew says the transfiguration occurred six days after Jesus foretells his death, but Luke 9:27-28 says it was eight days.
Matthew 17:11 - Jesus says that Elijah, whom he believes is John the Baptist, will come and "restore all things." But what things did John the Baptist restore? Nothing.
Matthew 17:15-18 - Jesus cures an epileptic "lunatic" by "rebuking the devil." (Epilepsy is caused by devils.) Jesus speaks harshly of his disciples when they fail to cast out the devil, saying "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you?"
Matthew 18:3, 19:14 - Jesus says that only childish people can enter heaven. But Paul says that we should "put away childish things." I guess poor Paul didn't make it to heaven.
Matthew 18:14 - Jesus says that God does not want any child to die. But this is contradicted throughout the Old Testament, where God often killed, or commanded others to kill, children.
Matthew 18:25 - In the parable of the unforgiving servant, the king threatens to enslave a man and his entire family to pay for a debt. This practice, which was common at the time, seems not to have bothered Jesus very much.
Matthew 19:9 - In Mark 10:11 and Luke 16:18, Jesus categorically condemns all divorces. But Matthew's Jesus (see also Mt.5:31) makes an exception when the wife is guilty of fornication. What about the husband? And what about polygamy?
Matthew 19:10-12 - After Jesus denounces divorce, his disciples say that if divorce isn't allowed, then "it is good not to marry." Jesus agrees by saying that it is better to make yourself a eunuch "for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it." Many have castrated themselves attempting to follow Jesus' advice in this verse.
Matthew 19:12 - Dangerous words from a guy who recommends cutting of body parts if they cause you to sin (Mt.5:29-30, Mt.18:8-9, Mk.9:43-48). It might make someone castrate himself so that he could be one of the 144,000 male virgins, who alone will make it to heaven (Rev.14:3-4).
Matthew 19:17 - Jesus denies being either good or God. "Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is God."
Matthew 19:17 - Is salvation by faith alone? Well, not according to Jesus. He clearly says here that salvation depends only on "keeping the commandments."
Matthew 19:18-19 - Jesus lists the "ten commandments," but his list has only six, and the sixth is not one of the ten. The commandments given by Jesus are secular, not religious, in nature!
Matthew 19:24 - Rich people don't go to heaven. For as Jesus says, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God".
Matthew 19:26 - Jesus says that God can do anything, but elsewhere the Bible says that some things are impossible for God.
Matthew 19:29 - Abandon your wife and children for Jesus and he'll give you a big reward.
Matthew 20:18-19 - Jesus tells his disciples about his impending death and resurrection. But John 20:8-9 says that the disciples had never heard any of this before Jesus' death.
Matthew 20:23 - Jesus says that he does not have the power to assign the positions of power in heaven, but later in Matthew 28:18 Jesus says "all power is given to me in heaven."
Matthew 20:30 - Matthew says that two blind men were healed by Jesus near Jericho, but both Mark 10:46 and Luke 18:35 say that only one was healed.
Matthew 21:4 - This verse claims that Jesus fulfils the prophecy in Zechariah 9:9. But this cannot be since the person referred to in Zechariah (see verses 10-13) was both a military leader and the king of an earthly kingdom.
Matthew 21:5-7 - Matthew has Jesus ride into Jerusalem sitting on both an ass and a colt (must have taken some practice!). But Mark 11:7 and Luke 19:35 say that he rode on a colt only, and John 12:14 says he rode on a young ass.
Matthew 21:19-20 - Jesus curses a fig tree and the tree dies immediately (showing the world how much God Hates Figs). But in Mark 11:14, 20-21 the cursed fig tree doesn't die until the next morning.
Matthew 22:39 - Jesus quotes Lev.19:18 "Love thy neighbour as thyself." This is by far the best verse in Leviticus, and one of the best in the entire bible. But in the next chapter of Leviticus, God orders us to kill wizards (20:6), children who are disrespectful toward their parents (20:9), adulterers (20:10), and homosexuals (20:13). And throughout the Old Testament, God encourages the Israelites to kill their neighbours every chance they get. (See Numbers 31 and 1 Samuel 15 for just two of many examples.)
Matthew 22:45 - Jesus denies being a descendent of David. But many New Testament passages claim that he was descended from David.
Matthew 23:9 - Jesus tells us to "call no man your father upon the earth." Not even dear old dad? Was it OK for Elisha to cry out "father, father" as Elijah ascended into heaven? (2 Kg.2:12) And how can we "honor our father"; if we refuse to call him our father? (Ex.20:12, Dt.5:16)
Matthew 23:10 - Jesus tells us to call no one "master," because he want us to serve him alone. But elsewhere slaves are told to faithfully serve their masters, and women are told to serve and obey their husbands.
Matthew 23:17, 19 - Jesus calls his critics fools (among other things like hypocrites and vipers), thus making himself eligible for "hell fire." (Mt.5:22) In 23:35 Jesus says that Zecharaiah was the son of Barachias, but 2 Chr.24:20 says that he was the son of Jehoiada.
Matthew 23:36 - Jesus predicts the end of the world within the lifetime of his listeners.
Matthew 24:14 - Jesus says the gospel will be preached to all nations "and then shall the end come." But in Mt.10:23, he said the end would come before the gospel was preached to all the cities of Israel. In any case, this is a false prophecy since the gospel has been preached throughout the world (as Paul says in Rom.10:18) yet the world hasn't ended.
Matthew 24:24 - Jesus says there will be "false Christ’s" that will "show great signs and wonders." Well, Jesus himself according to Acts 2:22 fits this description.
Matthew 24:34 - Jesus is a false prophet, since he predicts that the end of the world will come within the lifetimes of his disciples. The world of course didn't end then, and according to Ec.1:4 it never will end.
Matthew 24:36 - Col.2:2-3 implies that Jesus knows everything. But Jesus in this verse says that only his father knows when the end of the world will come.
Matthew 24:37 - Jesus believed that Noah's flood actually happened and he had no problem with drowning everyone on earth. It'll be just like that when he returns.
Matthew 25:1 - Jesus apparently approves of polygamy since he tells, without comment, a parable involving ten virgins and one bridegroom.
Matthew 25:29 - Jesus will give to those who already have and take from those who have nothing. He must've been a republican.
Matthew 25:34 - In this verse, Jesus tells us that heaven was prepared "from the foundation of the world," but in Jn.14:2-3 he contradicts himself by saying that heaven will not be prepared until after his ascension.
Matthew 25:46 - Jesus says the damned will be tormented forever and the righteous will live forever. But Ec.9:5 says that the dead simply cease to exist and are no longer subject to punishment, and Micah 7:18 says that since God's anger doesn't last forever, neither will his punishment.
Matthew 26:11 - Jesus says he will not be with his disciples always, but later (28:20) he says he will always be with them.
Matthew 26:34 - Jesus says, "before the cock crow, thou [Peter] shall deny me thrice." But according to Mark 14:66-72 the cock crowed after Peter's first denial.
Matthew 26:52 - Jesus gives some good advice here. Unfortunately, he gives contradictory advice in Mt.10:34 and Lk.22:36. And, of course, it is also contradicted in innumerable places elsewhere in the bible
Matthew 26:54-56 - "But all this was done, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." What scriptures? What prophets? There is no such prophecy in the Old Testament.
Matthew 26:63-64 - When the high priest asks Jesus if he is "the Christ, the Son of God," Jesus hedges by saying, "Thou hast said." In Mark 14:62, Jesus answered directly by saying, "I am." In both gospels he falsely prophesies that the high priest would see his second coming.
Matthew 27:5 - Matthew says that Judas committed suicide by hanging, but Acts 1:18 says that Judas died by falling down and "all his bowels gushed out."
Matthew 27:6-7 - Here we are told that the chief priests bought the potter's field. But Acts 1:18 says that the field was bought by Judas.
Matthew 27:8 - The phrase "unto this day" shows that the gospel of Matthew was written long after the events it describes.
Matthew 27:9 - This is not a quote from Jeremiah, but a misquote of Zechariah 11:12-13.
Matthew 27:12-14 - Matthew says that Jesus was silent during his trial before Pilate. But in John 33-38, Jesus makes lengthy speeches during his trial.
Matthew 27:25 - This verse blames the Jews for the death of Jesus and has been used to justify their persecution for twenty centuries.
Matthew 27:32 - Matthew says Simon the Cyrene carried Jesus' cross, but according to John 19:17, Jesus carried his cross himself.
Matthew 27:32 - Matthew says "they gave him vinegar to drink mixed with gall," but Mark 15:23 says that they gave him "wine" and "myrrh."
Matthew 27:37 - None of the gospels agree on the wording of the sign placed over Jesus' head. (Mk.15:26, Lk.23:38, Jn.19:19)
Matthew 27:55 - Matthew says that the women who followed Jesus to his crucifixion watched from "afar off." But John 19:25 says that they "stood by the cross."
Matthew 28:1 - Matthew says that two women went to the sepulcher on Easter morning; all of the other gospels disagree. Mark 16:1 says there were three, Luke 24:10 says there were five or more, and John 20:1 says there was only one.
Matthew 28:2 - None of the gospels agree on just whom the women saw at the tomb. Matthew says they saw an angel; Mark 16:5 says they saw a young man; Luke 24:4 says that two men were seen; and John 20:12 says there were two angels.
Matthew 28:8 - Matthew says the women immediately ran to tell the disciples what they had seen. But Mark 16:8 denies this saying they were too frightened to tell anyone.
Matthew 28:10 - Jesus instructs his disciples to go to Galilee immediately after his resurrection. But in Luke 24:49 and Acts 1:4 Jesus tells them to tarry in Jerusalem and wait for them to be "empowered with power from on high."
Matthew 28:15 - Once again (see also 27:8), Matthew's phrase "until this day" implies that the gospel of Matthew was not written until long after the reported events supposedly occurred.
Matthew 28:16-17 - Where did Jesus first appear to the eleven (1 Cor.15:5 says he appeared to "the twelve")? Matthew says it was on a mountain in Galilee, but both Luke 24:33-37 and John 20:19 say it was in a room in Jerusalem.
Matthew 28:17 - Even some of Jesus' apostles doubted that the allegedly risen Christ was really Jesus. Well if they weren't sure, how could we ever be?
Matthew 28:18 - Jesus says, "All power is given unto me." But this is disputed earlier in the Matthew.
