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Matthew - Alleged Discrepancies

Matt. 1:1-17

The Genealogies of Matthew and Luke

Matt. 1:9

Different Names, Same Person

Matt. 1:12

Was Shealtiel or Pedaiah the Father of Zerubbabel?

Matt. 1:16

Genealogies and the Virgin Birth of Christ

Matt. 1:16

Who Was Joseph’s Father in Jesus’ Genealogy?

Matt. 1:17

Did Matthew Miscalculate in His Genealogy of Christ?

Matt. 1:22-23

Why Did Mary and Joseph Not Call Jesus “Immanuel”?

Matt. 2:1

Jesus’ Birth in Bethlehem: Fact or Fiction?

Matt. 2:1

Where Are You From?

Matt. 2:13-15

When Did Jesus Go to Egypt?

Matt. 2:23

Where Was Jesus Called a Nazarene?

Matt. 3:17

What Exactly Did God the Father Say at the Baptism of Jesus?

Matt. 4:1

God Cannot be Tempted…But Jesus Was?

Matt. 4:1

To the Wilderness—or a Wedding?

Matt. 4:1-11

In What Order Did Satan Tempt Jesus?

Matt. 4:2

Does Jesus’ Fast Prove the Bible to Be Unreliable?

Matt. 4:7

What Exactly Did Jesus Say?

Matt. 4:13-17

Did John the Baptizer Know Jesus or Not?

Matt. 4:18-22

The Calling of the Apostles

Matt. 5:1

Jesus' Sermon on…the Mount or the Plain?

Matt. 5:14-16

Good Works—To Be Seen or Hidden?

Matt. 5:22

Was Jesus a Hypocrite?

Matt. 6:1-4

Good Works—To Be Seen or Hidden?

Matt. 7:1

To Judge, or Not to Judge?

Matt. 7:21

"Calling on the Name of the Lord"

Matt. 7:22-23

How Could the Lawless Work Miracles?

Matt. 7:26

Was Jesus a Hypocrite?

Matt. 8:4

Did Jesus Contradict His Own Great Commission?

Matt. 8:5-13

Did Jesus Actually Speak to the Centurion?

Matt. 8:28

Did Jesus Go to Gerasa or Gadara?

Matt. 9:14

Who, Exactly, Asked the Question?

Matt. 9:18

Dead or Dying?

Matt. 10:9-10

Take It or Leave It

Matt. 10:34

Did Jesus Come to Bring Peace—or Turmoil?

Matt. 11:3

Did John the Baptizer Know Jesus or Not?

Matt. 12:1-8

Did Jesus Condone Law-breaking?

Matt. 12:1-13

Did Jesus Break the Sabbath?

Matt. 12:3-4

Did King David Break the Law in 1 Samuel 21?

Matt. 12:16

Did Jesus Contradict His Own Great Commission?

Matt. 12:40

Did Jesus Rise “On” or “After” the Third Day?

Matt. 12:40

Was Jonah Swallowed by a Fish or a Whale?

Matt. 13:31-32

Mustard Seed Mistake or Misunderstanding?

Matt. 15:58

Jesus “Could Do No Mighty Work There”?

Matt. 16:28

A Failed Prophecy of Christ?

Matt. 17:1

Six or Eight Days?

Matt. 17:23

Did Jesus Rise “On” or “After” the Third Day?

Matt. 20:29-34

Controversial Jericho

Matt. 21:1-3

Israelite Plundering and a Missing Donkey

Matt. 21:1-9

A Donkey and Her Colt

Matt. 21:2

Did Jesus “Find” a Donkey on Which to Ride?

Matt. 21:12-13

Chronology and the Cleansing of the Temple

Matt. 21:18-20

Of Times and Figs

Matt. 21:41

The Response to Jesus’ Parable of the Vinedressers

Matt. 22:41-46

What Did Jesus Think About the Messiah Being the Son of David?

Matt. 23:16-19

Was Jesus a Hypocrite?

Matt. 23:35

Zechariah Who?

Matt. 24:34

“Christianity Could Not Possibly Be True”

Matt. 24:36

Does the Holy Spirit Know When Jesus Will Return?

Matt. 25:41

How Can a Loving God Send Souls to Hell?

Matt. 26:17

Does the Bible Contradict Itself Regarding the Day of the Crucifixion?

Matt. 26:26-27

The Order of the Lord’s Supper

Matt. 26:32

"Meet Me in Galilee"

Matt. 26:32

To Galilee or Jerusalem?

Matt. 26:39

Was Jesus Ignorant?

Matt. 26:57-75

Where Did Peter Deny Christ?

Matt. 26:71

“The Event Could Have Happened Only One Way”

Matt. 26:74-75

How Many Times Did the Rooster Crow?

Matt. 27:5

Did Judas Die Twice?

Matt. 27:5

Perspectives Matter

Matt. 27:5

The “Twelve”?

Matt. 27:5-6

Who Bought the Potter’s Field?

Matt. 27:9-10

Who was Matthew Quoting?

Matt. 27:27-28

Was the Robe Placed on Jesus Scarlet or Purple?

Matt. 27:37

What Was the Inscription on the Cross?

Matt. 27:44

Did Both Thieves Revile Christ?

Matt. 27:46-50

Two “Contradictions” Solved By Remembering Two Simple Rules

Matt. 27:50-51

When Did the Temple Veil Tear?

Matt. 27:52-53

What's So Important about JESUS' Resurrection?

Matt. 27:59-60

“Extra, Extra, Read all about it”

Matt. 27:60

Joseph of Arimathea and the Great Stone

Matt. 28:1

Addition Does Not a Contradiction Make

Matt. 28:1

The Resurrection Narratives

Matt. 28:1

Was the Sun Up, Down, or In Between?

Matt. 28:1-5

How Many Women, Men, and Angels Were at the Tomb of Jesus?

Matt. 28:1-6

Was Jesus' Tomb Open or Closed?

Matt. 28:7-10

To Galilee or Jerusalem?

Matt. 28:8

Breaking the Silence

Matt. 28:9

Untouchable?

Matt. 28:10

"Meet Me in Galilee"

Matt. 28:18

Who Is the God of the Earth?

Matt. 28:19

Did Jesus Contradict His Own Great Commission?

Matt. 28:19

The Bible’s Teaching on Baptism: Contradictory or Complementary?