GE 1:3-5 On the
first day, God created light, then separated light and darkness.
GE 1:14-19 The
sun (which separates night and day) wasn't created until the fourth day.
GE 1:11-12, 26-27
Trees were created before man was created.
GE 2:4-9 Man was
created before trees were created.
GE 1:20-21, 26-27
Birds were created before man was created.
GE 2:7, 19
Man was created before birds were created.
GE 1:24-27 Animals
were created before man was created.
GE 2:7, 19
Man was created before animals were created.
GE 1:26-27 Man
and woman were created at the same time.
GE 2:7, 21-22
Man was created first, woman sometime later.
GE 1:28 God encourages
reproduction.
LE 12:1-8 God
requires purification rites following childbirth which, in effect, makes childbirth
a sin. (Note: The period for purification following the birth of a daughter
is twice that for a son.)
GE 1:31 God was
pleased with his creation.
GE 6:5-6 God was
not pleased with his creation.
(Note: That God should be displeased is inconsistent with the concept of omniscience.)
GE 2:4, 4:26,
12:8, 22:14-16,
26:25 God was already
known as "the Lord" (Jahveh or Jehovah) much earlier than the time of Moses.
EX 6:2-3 God was first
known as "the Lord" (Jahveh or Jehovah) at the time of the Egyptian Bondage,
during the life of Moses.
GE 2:17 Adam was
to die the very day that he ate the forbidden fruit.
GE 5:5 Adam lived 930
years.
GE 2:15-17, 3:4-6
It is wrong to want to be able to tell good from evil.
HE 5:13-14 It is
immature to be unable to tell good from evil.
GE 4:4-5 God prefers
Abel's offering and has no regard for Cain's.
2CH 19:7, AC
10:34, RO 2:11
God shows no partiality. He treats all alike.
GE 4:9 God asks Cain
where his brother Able is.
PR 15:3, JE
16:17, 23:24-25,
HE 4:13 God is everywhere.
He sees everything. Nothing is hidden from his view.
GE 4:15, DT
32:4, IS 34:8 God
is a vengeful god.
EX 15:3, IS
42:13, HE 12:29
God is a warrior. God is a consuming fire.
EX 20:5, 34:14,
DT 4:24, 5:9,
6:15, 29:20,
32:21 God is a jealous
god.
LE 26:7-8, NU
31:17-18, DT
20:16-17, JS 10:40,
JG 14:19, EZ
9:5-7 The Spirit of God is (sometimes) murder and killing.
NU 25:3-4, DT
6:15, 9:7-8,
29:20, 32:21,
PS 7:11, 78:49,
JE 4:8, 17:4,
32:30-31, ZP
2:2 God is angry. His anger is sometimes fierce.
2SA 22:7-8 (KJV)
"I called to the Lord; ... he heard my voice; ... The earth trembled and quaked,
... because he was angry. Smoke came from his nostrils. Consuming fire came
from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it."
EZ 6:12, NA
1:2, 6 God is jealous
and furious. He reserves wrath for, and takes revenge on, his enemies. "...
who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire,
and rocks are thrown down by him."
2CO 13:11,
14, 1JN
4:8, 16 God is
love.
GA 5:22-23 The
fruit of the Spirit of God is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control.
GE 4:16 Cain went
away (or out) from the presence of the Lord.
JE 23:23-24 A
man cannot hide from God. God fills heaven and earth.
GE 6:4 There were
Nephilim (giants) before the Flood.
GE 7:21 All creatures
other than Noah and his clan were annihilated by the Flood.
NU 13:33 There were
Nephilim after the Flood.
GE 6:6. EX
32:14, NU 14:20,
1SA 15:35, 2SA
24:16 God does change his mind.
NU 23:19-20, IS
15:29, JA 1:17 God
does not change his mind.
GE 6:19-22, 7:8-9,
7:14-16 Two of
each kind are to be taken, and are taken, aboard Noah's Ark.
GE 7:2-5 Seven pairs
of some kinds are to be taken (and are taken) aboard the Ark.
GE 7:1 Noah was righteous.
JB 1:1,8, JB
2:3 Job was righteous.
LK 1:6 Zechariah and Elizabeth
were righteous.
JA 5:16 Some men are
righteous, (which makes their prayers effective).
1JN 3:6-9 Christians
become righteous (or else they are not really Christians).
RO 3:10, 3:23,
1JN 1:8-10 No one
was or is righteous.
GE 7:7 Noah and his
clan enter the Ark.
GE 7:13 They enter
the Ark (again?).
GE 11:7-9 God
sows discord.
PR 6:16-19 God
hates anyone who sows discord.
GE 11:9 At Babel,
the Lord confused the language of the whole world.
1CO 4:33 Paul
says that God is not the author of confusion.
GE 11:12 Arpachshad
[Arphaxad] was the father of Shelah.
LK 3:35-36 Cainan
was the father of Shelah. Arpachshad was the grandfather of Shelah.
GE 11:16 Terah
was 70 years old when his son Abram was born.
GE 11:32 Terah was
205 years old when he died (making Abram 135 at the time).
GE 12:4, AC
7:4 Abram was 75 when he left Haran. This was after Terah died. Thus, Terah
could have been no more than 145 when he died; or Abram was only 75 years old
after he had lived 135 years.
GE 12:7, 17:1,
18:1, 26:2,
32:30, EX
3:16, 6:2-3, 24:9-11,
33:11, NU
12:7-8, 14:14,
JB 42:5, AM
7:7-8, 9:1 God is
seen.
EX 33:20, JN
1:18, 1JN 4:12
God is not seen. No one can see God's face and live. No one has ever seen him.
GE 10:5, 20,
31 There were many
languages before the Tower of Babel.
GE 11:1 There was
only one language before the Tower of Babel.
GE 15:9, EX
20:24, 29:10-42,
LE 1:1-7, 38,
NU 28:1-29, 40
God details sacrificial offerings.
JE 7:21-22 God
says he did no such thing.
GE 16:15, 21:1-3,
GA 4:22 Abraham
had two sons, Ishmael and Isaac.
HE 11:17 Abraham
had only one son.
GE 17:1, 35:11,
1CH 29:11-12,
LK 1:37 God is omnipotent.
Nothing is impossible with (or for) God.
JG 1:19 Although God
was with Judah, together they could not defeat the plainsmen because the latter
had iron chariots.
GE 17:7, 10-11
The covenant of circumcision is to be everlasting.
GA 6:15 It is of
no consequence.
GE 17:8 God promises Abraham the land of Canaan as an "everlasting possession." GE 25:8, AC 7:2-5, HE 11:13 Abraham died with the promise unfulfilled.
GE 17:15-16,
20:11-12, 22:17
Abraham and his half sister, Sarai, are married and receive God's blessings.
LE 20:17, DT
27:20-23 Incest is wrong.
GE 18:20-21
God decides to "go down" to see what is going on.
PR 15:3, JE
16:17, 23:24-25,
HE 4:13 God is everywhere.
He sees everything. Nothing is hidden from his view.
GE 19:30-38
While he is drunk, Lot's two daughters "lie with him," become pregnant, and
give birth to his offspring.
2PE 2:7 Lot was "just"
and "righteous."
GE 22:1-12, DT
8:2 God tempts (tests) Abraham and Moses.
JG 2:22 God himself
says that he does test (tempt).
1CO 10:13 Paul
says that God controls the extent of our temptations.
JA 1:13 God tests (tempts)
no one.
GE 27:28 "May God
give you ... an abundance of grain and new wine."
DT 7:13 If they
follow his commandments, God will bless the fruit of their wine.
PS 104:5 God gives
us wine to gladden the heart.
JE 13:12 "... every
bottle shall be filled with wine."
JN 2:1-11 According
to the author of John, Jesus' first miracle was turning water to wine.
RO 14:21 It is good
to refrain from drinking wine.
GE 35:10 God says
Jacob is to be called Jacob no longer; henceforth his name is Israel.
GE 46:2 At a later
time, God himself uses the name Jacob.
GE 36:11 The sons
of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
GE 36:15-16 Teman,
Omar, Zepho, Kenaz.
1CH 1:35-36
Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
GE 49:2-28 The
fathers of the twelve tribes of Israel are: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Zebulun,
Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph, and Benjamin.
RE 7:4-8 (Leaves
out the tribe of Dan, but adds Manasseh.)
GE 50:13 Jacob
was buried in a cave at Machpelah bought from Ephron the Hittite.
AC 7:15-16 He was
buried in the sepulchre at Shechem, bought from the sons of Hamor.
EX 3:1 Jethro was
the father-in-law of Moses.
NU 10:29, JG
4:11 (KJV) Hobab was the father-in-law of Moses.
EX 3:20-22, DT
20:13-17 God instructs the Israelites to despoil the Egyptians, to plunder
their enemies.
EX 20:15, 17,
LE 19:13 God prohibits
stealing, defrauding, or robbing a neighbor.
EX 4:11 God decides
who will be dumb, deaf, blind, etc.
2CO 13:11,
14, 1JN
4:8, 16 God is
a god of love.
EX 9:3-6 God destroys
all the cattle (including horses) belonging to the Egyptians.
EX 9:9-11 The people
and the cattle are afflicted with boils.
EX 12:12, 29
All the first-born of the cattle of the Egyptians are destroyed.
EX 14:9 After having
all their cattle destroyed, then afflicted with boils, and then their first-born
cattle destroyed, the Egyptians pursue Moses on horseback.
EX 12:13 The Israelites
have to mark their houses with blood in order for God to see which houses they
occupy and "pass over" them.
PR 15:3, JE
16:17, 23:24-25,
HE 4:13 God is everywhere.
He sees everything. Nothing is hidden from God.
EX 12:37, NU
1:45-46 The number of men of military age who take part in the Exodus is
given as more than 600,000. Allowing for women, children, and older men would
probably mean that a total of about 2,000,000 Israelites left Egypt.
1KI 20:15 All the
Israelites, including children, number only 7000 at a later time.
EX 15:3, 17:16,
NU 25:4, 32:14,
IS 42:13 God is a
man of war--he is fierce and angry.
RO 15:33, 2CO
13:11, 14,
1JN 4:8, 16
God is a god of love and peace.
EX 20:1-17 God
gave the law directly to Moses (without using an intermediary).
GA 3:19 The law
was ordained through angels by a mediator (an intermediary).
EX 20:4 God prohibits
the making of any graven images whatsoever.
EX 25:18 God enjoins
the making of two graven images.
EX 20:5, 34:7,
NU 14:18, DT
5:9, IS 14:21-22
Children are to suffer for their parent's sins.
DT 24:16, EZ
18:19-20 Children are not to suffer for their parent's sins.
EX 20:8-11, 31:15-17,
35:1-3 No work is
to be done on the Sabbath, not even lighting a fire. The commandment is permanent,
and death is required for infractions.
MK 2:27-28 Jesus says that the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath (after
his disciples were criticized for breaking the Sabbath).
RO 14:5, CN
2:14-16 Paul says the Sabbath commandment was temporary, and to decide for
yourself regarding its observance.
EX 20:12, DT
5:16, MT 15:4,
19:19, MK
7:10, 10:19, LK
18:20 Honor your father and your mother is one of the ten commandments.
It is reinforced by Jesus.
MT 10:35-37, LK
12:51-53, 14:26
Jesus says that he has come to divide families; that a man's foes will be those
of his own household; that you must hate your father, mother, wife, children,
brothers, sisters, and even your own life to be a disciple.
MT 23:9 Jesus says
to call no man on earth your father.
EX 20:13, DT
5:17, MK 10:19,
LK 18:20, RO
13:9, JA 2:11 God
prohibits killing.
GE 34:1-35:5
God condones trickery and killing.
EX 32:27, DT
7:2, 13:15,
20:1-18 God
orders killing.
2KI 19:35 An angel
of the Lord slaughters 185,000 men.
(Note: See Atrocities section for many more examples.)
EX 20:14 God prohibits
adultery.
HO 1:2 God instructs
Hosea to "take a wife of harlotry."
EX 21:23-25,
LE 24:20, DT
19:21 A life for a life, an eye for an eye, etc.
MT 5:38-44, LK
6:27-29 Turn the other cheek. Love your enemies.
EX 23:7 God prohibits
the killing of the innocent.
NU 31:17-18, DT
7:2, JS 6:21-27,
7:19-26, 8:22-25,
10:20, 40,
11:8-15, 20,
30-39, JG
11:30-39, 21:10-12,
1SA 15:3 God orders
or approves the complete extermination of groups of people which include innocent
women and/or children.
(Note: See Atrocities section for many other examples
of the killing of innocents.)
EX 34:6, DT
7:9-10, TS 1:2 God
is faithful and truthful. He does not lie.
NU 14:30 God breaks
his promise.
EX 34:6, DT
7:9-10, TS 1:2 God
is faithful and truthful. He does not lie.
1KI 22:21-23 God
condones a spirit of deception.
EX 34:6, DT
7:9-10, TS 1:2 God
is faithful and truthful. He does not lie.
2TH 2:11-12
God deludes people, making them believe what is false, so as to be able to condemn
them. (Note: some versions use the word persuade here. The context makes clear,
however, that deception is involved.)
EX 34:6-7, JS
24:19, 1CH 16:34
God is faithful, holy and good.
IS 45:6-7, LA
3:8, AM 3:6 God is
responsible for evil.
EX 34:6-7, HE
9:27 God remembers sin, even when it has been forgiven.
JE 31:34 God does
not remember sin when it has been forgiven.
LE 3:17 God himself
prohibits forever the eating of blood and fat.
MT 15:11, CN
2:20-22 Jesus and Paul say that such rules don't matter--they are only human
injunctions.
LE 19:18, MT
22:39 Love your neighbor [as much as] yourself.
1CO 10:24 Put
your neighbor ahead of yourself.
LE 21:10 The
chief priest is not to rend his clothes.
MT 26:65, MK
14:63 He does so during the trial of Jesus.
LE 25:37, PS
15:1, 5 It is wrong
to lend money at interest.
MT 25:27, LK
19:23-27 It is wrong to lend money without interest.
NU 11:33 God inflicts
sickness.
JB 2:7 Satan inflicts sickness.
NU 15:24-28
Sacrifices can, in at least some case, take away sin.
HE 10:11 They never
take away sin.
NU 25:9 24,000 died
in the plague.
1CO 10:8 23,000
died in the plague.
NU 30:2 God enjoins
the making of vows (oaths).
MT 5:33-37 Jesus
forbids doing so, saying that they arise from evil (or the Devil).
NU 33:38 Aaron
died on Mt. Hor.
DT 10:6 Aaron
died in Mosera.
NU 33:41-42
After Aaron's death, the Israelites journeyed from Mt. Hor, to Zalmonah, to
Punon, etc.
DT 10:6-7 It
was from Mosera, to Gudgodah, to Jotbath.
DT 6:15, 9:7-8,
29:20, 32:21
God is sometimes angry.
MT 5:22 Anger is a
sin.
DT 7:9-10
God destroys his enemies.
MT 5:39-44 Do not
resist your enemies. Love them.
DT 18:20-22
A false prophet is one whose words do not come true. Death is required.
EZ 14:9 A prophet
who is deceived, is deceived by God himself. Death is still required.
DT 23:1 A castrate
may not enter the assembly of the Lord.
IS 56:4-5 Some castrates
will receive special rewards.
DT 23:1 A castrate
may not enter the assembly of the Lord.
MT 19:12 Men are
encouraged to consider making themselves castrates for the sake of the Kingdom
of God.
DT 24:1-5
A man can divorce his wife simply because she displeases him and both he and
his wife can remarry.
MK 10:2-12 Divorce
is wrong, and to remarry is to commit adultery.
DT 24:16, 2KI
14:6, 2CH 25:4,
EZ 18:20 Children
are not to suffer for their parent's sins.
RO 5:12, 19,
1CO 15:22 Death
is passed to all men by the sin of Adam.
DT 30:11-20
It is possible to keep the law.
RO 3:20-23 It is
not possible to keep the law.
JS 11:20 God shows
no mercy to some.
LK 6:36, JA
5:11 God is merciful.
JG 4:21 Sisera was
sleeping when Jael killed him.
JG 5:25-27 Sisera
was standing.
JS 10:38-40 Joshua
himself captured Debir.
JG 1:11-15 It was
Othniel, who thereby obtained the hand of Caleb's daughter, Achsah.
1SA 8:2-22 Samuel
informs God as to what he has heard from others.
PR 15:3, JE
16:17, 23:24-25,
HE 4:13 God is everywhere.
He sees and hears everything.
1SA 9:15-17
The Lord tells Samuel that Saul has been chosen to lead the Israelites and will
save them from the Philistines.
1SA 15:35 The Lord
is sorry that he has chosen Saul.
1SA 31:4-7 Saul
commits suicide and the Israelites are overrun by the Philistines.
1SA 15:7-8, 20
The Amalekites are utterly destroyed.
1SA 27:8-9 They
are utterly destroyed (again?).
1SA 30:1, 17-18
They raid Ziklag and David smites them (again?).
1SA 16:10-11,
17:12 Jesse had
seven sons plus David, or eight total.
1CH 2:13-15
He had seven total.
1SA 16:19-23
Saul knew David well before the latter's encounter with Goliath.
1SA 17:55-58
Saul did not know David at the time of his encounter with Goliath and had to
ask about David's identity.
1SA 17:50 David
killed Goliath with a slingshot.
1SA 17:51 David
killed Goliath (again?) with a sword.
1SA 17:50 David
killed Goliath.
2SA 21:19 Elhanan
killed Goliath. (Note: Some translations insert the words "the brother of" before
Elhanan. These are an addition to the earliest manuscripts in an apparent attempt
to rectify this inconsistency.)
1SA 21:1-6 Ahimalech
was high priest when David ate the bread.
MK 2:26 Abiathar was
high priest at the time.
1SA 28:6 Saul inquired
of the Lord, but received no answer.
1CH 10:13-14
Saul died for not inquiring of the Lord.
1SA 31:4-6 Saul
killed himself by falling on his sword.
2SA 2:2-10 Saul,
at his own request, was slain by an Amalekite.
2SA 21:12 Saul was
killed by the Philistines on Gilboa.
1CH 10:13-14
Saul was slain by God.
2SA 6:23 Michal
was childless.
2SA 21:8 (KJV) She
had five sons.
2SA 24:1 The Lord
inspired David to take the census.
1CH 21:1 Satan
inspired the census.
2SA 24:9 The census
count was: Israel 800,000 and Judah 500,000.
1CH 21:5 The
census count was: Israel 1,100,000 and Judah 470,000.
2SA 24:10-17
David sinned in taking the census.
1KI 15:5 David's only
sin (ever) was in regard to another matter.
2SA 24:24 David
paid 50 shekels of silver for the purchase of a property.
1CH 21:22-25
He paid 600 shekels of gold.
1KI 3:12 God made
Solomon the wisest man that ever lived, yet ....
1KI 11:1-13 Solomon
loved many foreign women (against God's explicit prohibition) who turned him
to other gods (for which he deserved death).
1KI 3:12, 4:29,
10:23-24, 2CH
9:22-23 God made Solomon the wisest king and the wisest man that ever lived.
There never has been nor will be another like him.
MT 12:42, LK
11:31 Jesus says: "... now one greater than Solomon is here."
1KI 4:26 Solomon
had 40,000 horses (or stalls for horses).
2CH 9:25 He had
4,000 horses (or stalls for horses).
1KI 5:16 Solomon
had 3,300 supervisors.
2CH 2:2 He had
3,600 supervisors.
1KI 7:15-22 The
two pillars were 18 cubits high.
2CH 3:15-17
They were 35 cubits high.
1KI 7:26 Solomon's
"molten sea" held 2000 "baths" (1 bath = about 8 gallons).
2CH 4:5 It held 3000
"baths."
1KI 8:12, 2CH
6:1, PS 18:11
God dwells in thick darkness.
1TI 6:16 God dwells
in unapproachable light.
1KI 8:13, AC
7:47 Solomon, whom God made the wisest man ever, built his temple as an
abode for God.
AC 7:48-49 God does
not dwell in temples built by men.
1KI 9:28 420 talents
of gold were brought back from Ophir.
2CH 8:18 450
talents of gold were brought back from Ophir.
1KI 15:14 Asa did
not remove the high places.
2CH 14:2-3
He did remove them.
1KI 16:6-8 Baasha
died in the 26th year of King Asa's reign.
2CH 16:1 Baasha
built a city in the 36th year of King Asa's reign.
1KI 16:23 Omri
became king in the thirty-first year of Asa's reign and he reigned for a total
of twelve years.
1KI 16:28-29 Omri
died, and his son Ahab became king in the thirty- eighth year of Asa's reign.
(Note: Thirty-one through thirty-eight equals a reign of seven or eight years.)
1KI 22:23, 2CH
18:22, 2TH
2:11 God himself causes a lying spirit.
PR 12:22 God abhors
lying lips and delights in honesty.
1KI 22:42-43 Jehoshaphat
did not remove the high places.
2CH 17:5-6
He did remove them.
2KI 2:11 Elijah
went up to heaven.
JN 3:13 Only the Son
of Man (Jesus) has ever ascended to heaven.
2CO 12:2-4
An unnamed man, known to Paul, went up to heaven and came back.
HE 11:5 Enoch was
translated to heaven.
2KI 4:32-37 A dead child is raised (well before the time of Jesus).
MT 9:18-25, JN
11:38-44 Two dead persons are raised (by Jesus himself).
AC 26:23 Jesus was the
first to rise from the dead.
2KI 8:25-26
Ahaziah was 22 years old when he began his reign.
2CH 22:1 He was
42 when he began his reign.
2KI 9:27 Jehu shot
Ahaziah near Ibleam. Ahaziah fled to Meggido and died there.
2CH 22:9 Ahaziah
was found hiding in Samaria, brought to Jehu, and put to death.
2KI 16:5 The King
of Syria and the son of the King of Israel did not conquer Ahaz.
2CH 28:5-6
They did conquer Ahaz.
2KI 24:8 Jehoiachin
(Jehoiakim) was eighteen years old when he began to reign.
2CH 36:9 He was
eight.
(Note: This discrepancy has been "corrected" in some versions.)
2KI 24:8 Jehoiachin
(Jehoiakim) reigned three months.
2CH 36:9 He reigned
three months and ten days.
2KI 24:17 Jehoiachin
(Jehoaikim) was succeeded by his uncle.
2CH 36:10 He
was succeeded by his brother.
2CH 3:11-13
The lineage is: Joram, Ahaziah, Joash, Amaziah, Azariah, Jotham.
MT 1:8-9 It is: Joram,
Uzziah, Jotham, etc.
2CH 3:19 Pedaiah
was the father of Zerubbabel.
ER 3:2 Shealtiel was the
father of Zerubbabel.
2CH 19:7, AC
10:34, RO 2:11
There is no injustice or partiality with the Lord.
RO 9:15-18 God has
mercy on (and hardens the hearts of) whom he pleases.
ER 2:3-64 (Gives the whole congregation as 42,360 while the actual sum of the numbers is about 30,000.)
JB 2:3-6, 21:7-13,
2TI 3:12 The godly
are persecuted and chastised but the wicked grow old, wealthy, and powerful,
unchastised by God.
PS 55:23, 92:12-14,
PR 10:2-3, 27-31,
12:2, 21
The lives of the wicked are cut short. The righteous flourish and obtain favor
from the Lord.
PS 10:1 God cannot
be found in time of need. He is "far off."
PS 145:18 God is
near to all who call upon him in truth.
PS 22:1-2 God sometimes
forsakes his children. He does not answer.
PS 46:1 God is a refuge,
a strength, a very present help.
PS 30:5, JE
3:12, MI 7:18 God's
anger does not last forever.
JE 17:4, MT
25:46 It does last forever. (He has provided for eternal punishment.)
PS 58:10-11 The
righteous shall rejoice when he sees vengeance.
PR 24:16-18 Do
not rejoice when your enemy falls or stumbles.
PS 78:69, EC
1:4, 3:14
The earth was established forever.
PS 102:25-26,
MT 24:35, MK
13:31, LK 21:33,
HE 1:10-11, 2PE
3:10 The earth will someday perish.
PR 3:13, 4:7,
19:8, JA
1:5 Happy is the man who finds wisdom. Get wisdom.
LK 2:40, 52
Jesus was filled with wisdom and found favor with God.
1CO 1:19-25,
3:18-20 Wisdom
is foolishness.
PR 12:2, RO
8:28 A good man obtains favor from the Lord.
TI 3:12, HE
12:6 The godly will be persecuted.
PR 14:8 The wisdom
of a prudent man is to discern his way.
MT 6:25-34 Take
no thought for tomorrow. God will take care of you.
PR 14:15-18
The simple believe everything and acquire folly; the prudent look where they
are going and are crowned with knowledge.
MT 18:3, LK
18:17 You must believe as little children do.
1CO 1:20, 27
God has made the wisdom of the world foolish so as to shame the wise.
PR 16:4 God made
the wicked for the "day of evil."
MT 11:25, MK
4:11-12 God and Jesus hide some things from some people.
JN 6:65 No one can come
to Jesus unless it is granted by God.
RO 8:28-30 Some
are predestined to be called to God, believe in Jesus, and be justified.
RO 9:15-18 God has
mercy on, and hardens the hearts of, whom he pleases.
2TH 2:11-12
God deceives the wicked so as to be able to condemn them.
1TI 2:3-4, 2PE
3:9 [Yet] God wants all to be saved.
PR 8:13, 16:6
It is the fear of God that keeps men from evil.
1JN 4:18 There is no
fear in love. Perfect love drives out fear.
1JN 5:2, 2JN
1:6 Those who love God keep his commandments.
PR 26:4 Do not
answer a fool. To do so makes you foolish too.
PR 26:5 Answer a fool. If you don't, he will think himself wise.
PR 30:5 Every word
of God proves true.
JE 8:8 The scribes
falsify the word of God.
JE 20:7, EZ
14:9, 2TH
2:11-12 God himself deceives people.
(Note: Some versions translate deceive as "persuade." The context makes clear,
however, that deception is involved.)
IS 3:13 God stands
to judge.
JL 3:12 He sits to judge.
IS 44:24 God created
heaven and earth alone.
JN 1:1-3 Jesus took
part in creation.
IS 53:9 Usually taken
to be a prophecy re: Jesus, mentions burial with others.
MT 27:58-60, MK
15:45-46, LK 23:52-53,
JN 19:38-42 Jesus
was buried by himself.
JE 12:13 Some
sow wheat but reap thorns.
MI 6:15 Some sow but
won't reap anything.
MT 25:26, LK
19:22 Some reap without sowing.
2CO 9:6, GA
6:7 A man reaps what he sows.
JE 32:18 God shows
love to thousands, but brings punishment for the sins of their fathers to many
children.
2CO 13:11,
14, 1JN
4:8, 16 God is
a god of love.
JE 34:4-5 Zedekiah
was to die in peace.
JE 52:10-11 Instead,
Zedekaih's sons are slain before his eyes, his eyes are then put out, he is
bound in fetters, taken to Babylon and left in prison to die.
EZ 20:25-26
The law was not good. The sacrifice of children was for the purpose of horrifying
the people so that they would know that God is Lord.
RO 7:12, 1TI
1:8 The law is good.
EZ 26:15-21
God says that Tyre will be destroyed and will never be found again.
(Nebudchanezzar failed to capture or destroy Tyre. It is still inhabited.)
DN 5:1 (Gives the title of "king" to Belshazzar although Belshazzar was actually the "viceroy.")
DN 5:2 (Says that Nebuchadnezzar was the father of Belshazzar, but actually, Nebonidus was the father of Belshazzar.) (Note: Some versions attempt to correct this error by making the verse say that Nebuchadnezzar was the grandfather of Belshazzar.)
ZE 11:12-13
Mentions "thirty pieces" and could possibly be thought to be connected with
the Potter's Field prophesy referred to in Matthew.
MT 27:9 Jeremiah is
given as the source of the prophesy regarding the purchase of the Potter's Field.
(Note: There is no such prophesy in Jeremiah.)
MT 1:6-7 The lineage
of Jesus is traced through David's son, Solomon.
LK 3:23-31 It is traced
through David's son, Nathan.
(Note: Some apologists assert that Luke traces the lineage through Mary. That
this is untrue is obvious from the context since Luke and Matthew both clearly
state that Joseph was Jesus' father.)
MT 1:16 Jacob was
Joseph's father.
LK 3:23 Heli was Joseph's
father.
MT 1:17 There were
twenty-eight generations from David to Jesus.
LK 3:23-38 There were
forty-three.
MT 1:18-21 The
Annunciation occurred after Mary had conceived Jesus.
LK 1:26-31 It occurred
before conception.
MT 1:20 The angel
spoke to Joseph.
LK 1:28 The angel spoke
to Mary.
MT 1:20-23, LK
1:26-33 An angel announces to Joseph and/or Mary that the child (Jesus)
will be "great," the "son of the Most High," etc., and ....
MT 3:13-17, MK
1:9-11 The baptism of Jesus is accompanied by the most extraordinary happenings,
yet ....
MK 3:21 Jesus' own relatives
(or friends) attempt to constrain him, thinking that he might be out of his
mind, and ....
MK 6:4-6 Jesus says
that a prophet is without honor in his own house (which certainly should not
have been the case considering the Annunciation and the Baptism).
MT 1:23 He will
be called Emmanuel (or Immanuel).
MT 1:25 Instead, he
was called Jesus.
MT 2:13-16 Following
the birth of Jesus, Joseph and Mary flee to Egypt, (where they stay until after
Herod's death) in order to avoid the murder of their firstborn by Herod. Herod
slaughters all male infants two years old and under. (Note: John the Baptist,
Jesus' cousin, though under two is somehow spared without fleeing to Egypt.)
LK 2:22-40 Following
the birth of Jesus, Joseph and Mary remain in the area of Jerusalem for the
Presentation (about forty days) and then return to Nazareth without ever going
to Egypt. There is no slaughter of the infants.
MT 2:23 "And he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: He will be called a Nazarene.'" (This prophecy is not found in the OT and while Jesus is often referred to as "Jesus of Nazareth", he is seldom referred to as "Jesus the Nazarene.")
MT 3:11-14, JN
1:31-34 John realized the true identity of Jesus (as the Messiah) either
prior to the actual Baptism, or from the Baptism onward. The very purpose of
John's baptism was to reveal Jesus to Israel.
MT 11:2-3 After
the Baptism, John sends his disciples to ask if Jesus is the Messiah.
MT 3:12, 13:42
Hell is a furnace of fire (and must therefore be light).
MT 8:12, 22:13,
25:30 Hell is an
"outer darkness" (and therefore dark).
MT 3:16, MK
1:10 It was Jesus who saw the Spirit descending.
JN 1:32 It was John who
saw the Spirit descending.
MT 3:17 The heavenly
voice addressed the crowd: "This is my beloved Son."
MK 1:11, LK
3:22 The voice addressed Jesus: "You are my beloved Son...."
MT 4:1-11, MK
1:12-13 Immediately following his Baptism, Jesus spent forty days in the
wilderness resisting temptation by the Devil.
JN 2:1-11 Three days
after the Baptism, Jesus was at the wedding in Cana.
MT 4:5-8 The Devil
took Jesus to the pinnacle of the temple, then to the mountain top.
LK 4:5-9 First to the
mountain top, then to the pinnacle of the temple.
MT 4:18-20, MK
1:16-18 (One story about choosing Peter as a disciple.)
LK 5:2-11 (A different
story.)
JN 1:35-42 (Still
another story.)
MT 5:1 - 7:29
Jesus delivers his most noteworthy sermon while on the mount.
LK 6:17-49 Jesus delivers
his most noteworthy sermon while on the plain. (Note: No such sermons are mentioned
in either MK or JN
and Paul seems totally unfamiliar with either the sermon on the mount or the
sermon on the plain.)
MT 5:16 Good works
should be seen.
MT 6:1-4 They should
be kept secret.
MT 5:17-19, LK
16:17 Jesus underscores the permanence of the law.
LE 10:8 - 11:47,
DT 14:3-21
The law distinguishes between clean and unclean foods.
MK 7:14-15, MK
7:18-19 Jesus says that there is no such distinction.
TI 4:1-4 All foods
are clean according to Paul.
MT 5:17-19, LK
16:17 Jesus did not come to abolish the law.
EP 2:13-15, HE
7:18-19 Jesus did abolish the law.
MT 5:22 Anyone who
calls another a fool is liable to Hell.
MT 7:26 Jesus says
that anyone who hears his words and does not do them is a fool. (Note: The translation
now prevalent, "like a foolish man," in MT
7:26 is a dishonest attempt to alleviate the obvious inconsistency here
in that the oldest Greek manuscripts use the same Greek word translated "fool"
in MT 5:22 and "like
a foolish man" in MT 7:26.)
MT 23:17-19 Jesus twice
calls the Pharisees blind fools.
MT 25:2, 3,
8 Jesus likens the maidens who took no oil to fools. (Note: Again, this
is the same Greek word translated "fool" in MT
5:22 and MT 23:17-19.)
1CO 1:23, 3:18,
4:10 Paul uses
fool with regard to Christians becoming fools for Christ. (Note: Again, this
is the same Greek word translated "fool" in MT
5:22 and MT 23:17-19.)
MT 5:22 Anger by
itself is a sin.
EP 4:26 Anger is
not necessarily a sin.
MT 5:22 Anger by
itself is a sin.
MT 11:22-24, LK
10:13-15 Jesus curses the inhabitants of several cities who are not sufficiently
impressed with his mighty works.
MT 21:19, MK
11:12-14 Jesus curses a fig tree when it fails to bear fruit out of season.
MK 3:5 Jesus looks around
"angrily."
MT 5:32 Divorce,
except on the grounds of unchastity, is wrong.
MK 10:11-12 Divorce
on any grounds is wrong.
MT 5:39, MT
5:44 Jesus says: "Do not resist evil. Love your enemies."
MT 6:15, 12:34,
16:3, 22:18,
23:13-15, 17,
19, 27, 29, 33, MK 7:6,
LK 11:40, 44,
12:56 Jesus repeatedly
hurls epithets at his opponents.
MT 5:39, MT
5:44 Do not resist evil. Love your enemies.
LK 19:27 God is likened
to one who destroys his enemies.
MT 5:39, MT
5:44 Do not resist evil. Love your enemies.
JN 1:9-11 Shun anyone
who does not hold the proper doctrine.
MT 5:43-44, MT
22:39 Love your enemies. Love your neighbor as yourself.
MT 10:5 Go nowhere
among the Gentiles nor enter a Samaritan town.
MT 5:45, 7:21
God resides in heaven.
MK 13:32 The angels
reside in heaven
AC 7:55, HE
12:2 Jesus is at the right hand of God, in heaven.
1PE 1:3-4 Believers
will inherit eternal life in heaven.
MT 24:35, MK
13:31, LK 21:33
Heaven will pass away.
MT 6:13 God might
lead us into temptation and it is better avoided.
JA 1:2-3 Temptation
is joy.
MT 6:13 Jesus' prayer
implies that God might lead us into temptation.
JA 1:13 God tempts no
one.
MT 6:25-34, LK
12:22-31 Take no thought for tomorrow. God will take care of you.
TI 5:8 A man who
does not provide for his family is worse than an infidel. (Note: Providing for
a family certainly involves taking "thought for tomorrow.")
MT 7:1-2 Do not
judge.
MT 7:15-20 Instructions
for judging a false prophet.
MT 7:7-8, LK
11:9-10 Ask and it will be given. Seek and you will find.
LK 13:24 Many will try
to enter the Kingdom but will be unable.
MT 7:21 Not everyone
who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
AC 2:21, RO
10:13 Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
AC 2:39 Those God calls
to himself will be saved.
MT 7:21, LK
10:36-37, RO 2:6,
13, JA
2:24 We are justified by works, not by faith.
JN 3:16, RO
3:20-26, EP 2:8-9,
GA 2:16 We are justified
by faith, not by works.
MT 8:5-12 The
centurion himself approaches Jesus to ask to heal his servant.
LK 7:2-10 The centurion
sends elders to do the asking.
MT 8:16, LK
4:40 Jesus healed all that were sick.
MK 1:32-34 Jesus healed
many (but not all).
MT 8:28-33 Two
demoniacs are healed in the Gadarene swine incident.
MK 5:2-16, LK
8:26-36 One demoniac is healed in this incident.
MT 9:18 The ruler's
daughter was already dead when Jesus raised her.
LK 8:42 She was dying,
but not dead.
MT 10:1-8 Jesus
gives his disciples the power to exorcise and heal...
MT 17:14-16 (Yet)
the disciples are unable to do so.
MT 10:2, MK
3:16-19 The twelve apostles (disciples) were: Simon (Peter), Andrew his
brother, James the son of Zebedee, John his brother, Philip, Bartholemew, Thomas,
Matthew the tax collector, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus (Labbaeus),
Simon, and Judas Iscariot.
LK 6:13-16 The above
except that Thaddaeus (Labbaeus) is excluded, and Judas the son of James is
added (and Judas Iscariot remains).
AC 1:13, 26
Same as MT and MK
except that, like LK Thaddaeus
(Labbaeus) is excluded, Judas the son of James is included, and Mathias is chosen
by the others to replace Judas Iscariot.
MT 10:2, 5-6
Peter was to be an apostle to the Jews and not go near the Gentiles.
AC 15:7 He was an apostle
to the Gentiles.
MT 10:10 Do not
take sandals (shoes) or staves.
MK 6:8-9 Take sandals
(shoes) and staves.
MT 10:34, LK
12:49-53 Jesus has come to bring a sword, fire, and division--not peace.
JN 16:33 Jesus says:
"In me you have peace."
MT 10:22, 24:13,
MK 13:13 He that endures
to the end will be saved.
MK 16:16 He that believes
and is baptized will be saved.
JN 3:5 Only he that is
born of water and Spirit will be saved.
AC 16:31 He that believes
on the Lord Jesus will be saved.
AC 2:21 He that calls
upon the name of the Lord will be saved.
RO 10:9 He who confesses
with his mouth "Jesus is Lord" and believes in his heart that God raised him
from the dead will be saved.
1JN 4:7 He who loves
is born of God (and presumably will be saved.)
MT 10:28, LK
12:4 Jesus says not to fear men. (Fear God only.)
MT 12:15-16, JN
7:1-10, 8:59, 10:39,
11:53-54 Jesus hid,
escaped, went secretly, etc.
MT 11:7-15, 17:12-13
Jesus says that John the Baptist was a prophet, and more.
JN 1:21 John himself
says that he is not a prophet, nor is he Elijah.
MT 11:25, MK
4:11-12 Jesus thanks God for hiding some things from the wise while revealing
them to "babes." He says that he uses parables so that the meaning of some of
his teachings will remain hidden to at least some persons, and specifically
so that they will not turn and be forgiven.
MK 4:22 Jesus says that
all things should be made known.
MT 11:29 Jesus
says that he is gentle (meek) and humble (lowly).
JN 2:15 Jesus makes a
whip of cords, drives the money changers from the Temple, overturns their tables,
and pours out their coins. (Note: The presence of the money changers in the
outer court of the Temple had been authorized by the Temple authorities and
was, in fact, a necessity since the Jews would not accept Roman coin for the
purchase of sacrifices.)
MT 12:5 Jesus says that the law (OT) states that the priests profane the Sabbath but are blameless. (No such statement is found in the OT.
MT 12:30 Jesus
says that those who are not with him are against him.
MK 9:40 Jesus says that
those who are not against him are for him.
(Note: This puts those who are indifferent or undecided in the "for him" category
in the first instance and in the "against him" category in the second instance.)
MT 12:39, MK
8:12, LK 11:29 Jesus
says that he will give no "sign."
JN 3:2, 20:30,
AC 2:22 Jesus proceeds
to give many such "signs."
MT 13:34, MK
4:34 Jesus addresses the crowds only in parables, so that they would not
fully understand. He explains the meaning only to his disciples.
JN 1:1 - 21:25
(Throughout the book of John, unlike the other Gospels, Jesus addresses the
crowds in a very straightforward manner. He does not employ parables.)
MT 13:58, MK
6:5 In spite of his faith, Jesus is not able to perform mighty miracles.
MT 17:20, 19:26,
MK 9:23, 10:27,
LK 17:6, 18:27
Jesus says that anything is possible to him who believes if he has the faith
of a grain of mustard seed. All things are possible with God. A mountain can
be commanded to move and it will move.
MT 5:37, 15:19,
MK 7:22, JN
8:14, 44, 14:6,
18:37 Jesus says that
you should answer a plain "yes" or "no," that his purpose is to bear witness
to the truth, and that his testimony is true. He equates lying with evil.
JN 7:2-10 Jesus tells
his brothers that he is not going to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Tabernacles,
then later goes secretly by himself. (Note: The words "not yet" were added to
some versions at JN 7:8
in order to alleviate this problem. The context at JN
7:10 makes the deception clear, however.)
MT 16:6, 11
Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
MK 8:15 Beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and Herod.
MT 16:18 Jesus
founds his church on Peter and will give him the keys of the kingdom.
MT 16:23 Jesus calls
Peter [a] "Satan" and "a hindrance," and accuses him of being on the side of
men rather than that of God.
MT 16:18 Jesus
founds his church on Peter and will give him the keys of the kingdom.
AC 15:1-21 James presides over the first Council of Jerusalem and formulates the decree
regarding the accepting of Gentiles which is sent to the other churches. (Note:
Tradition has it that James was appointed as the first Bishop or Pope, not Peter.)
MT 17:1-2 The
Transfiguration occurs six days after Jesus foretells his suffering.
LK 9:28-29 It takes
place about eight days afterwards.
MT 20:20-21
The mother of James and John asks Jesus a favor for her sons.
MK 10:35-37 They
ask for themselves.
MT 20:23, MK
10:40 Jesus responds that it is not his to give.
MT 28:18, JN
3:35 All authority has been given to Jesus.
MT 20:29-34
Jesus heals two blind men on the way to Jericho.
MK 10:46-52 He heals
one blind man.
MT 21:1-17 The
sequence was: triumphal entry, cleansing of the temple, Bethany.
MK 11:1-19 Triumphal
entry, cleansing of the temple.
LK 19:28-48 Triumphal
entry, cleansing of the temple, daily teaching in the temple.
JN 12:1-18 Cleansing
of the temple (early in his career), Supper with Lazarus, triumphal entry, no
cleansing of the temple following the triumphal entry.
MT 21:2-6, MK
11:2-7, LK 19:30-35
The disciples follow Jesus instructions and bring him the animal (or animals,
in the case of MT).
JN 12:14 Jesus finds
the animal himself.
MT 21:7 Jesus rides
two animals during his triumphal entry.
MK 11:7, LK
19:35, JN 12:14
Only one animal is involved.
MT 21:12-13
The cleansing of the temple occurs at the end of Jesus' career.
JN 2:13-16 It occurs
near the beginning of his career.
MT 21:19-20
The fig tree withers immediately after being cursed by Jesus. The disciples
notice and are amazed.
MK 11:13-14, 20-21
The disciples first notice that the tree has withered the day following.
MT 23:35 Jesus
says that Zacharias (Zechariah) was the son of Barachias (Barachiah).
2CH 24:20 Zacharias
was actually the son of Jehoida, the priest.
(Note: The name Barachias, or Barachiah, does not appear in the O.T.)
MT 24:29-33,
MK 13:24-29 The coming
of the kingdom will be accompanied by signs and miracles.
LK 17:20-21 It will
not be accompanied by signs and miracles. It is already within.
MT 25:34 Heaven
was prepared before the Ascension of Jesus.
JN 14:2-3 It was prepared
after the Ascension of Jesus.
MT 26:6-13, MK
14:3 The anointing of Jeus takes place in Bethany at the house of Simon
the leper.
LK 7:36-38 It takes
place at the house of a Pharisee in Galilee.
MT 26:7, MK
14:3 The oil is poured on Jesus' head.
LK 7:38, JN
12:3 On his feet.
MT 26:7, MK
14:3, LK 7:37 An
unnamed woman does the anointing.
JN 12:3 It is Mary.
MT 28:6-8 The
women ran from the tomb "with great joy."
JN 20:1-2 Mary told
Peter and the other disciple that the body had been stolen. (Would she feel
"great joy" if she thought the body had been stolen?)
MT 26:8 The disciples
reproach her.
MK 14:4 "Some" reproach
her.
JN 12:4-5 Judas Iscariot
reproaches her.
MT 26:14-25,
MK 14:10-11, LK
22:3-23 Judas made his bargain with the chief priests before the meal.
JN 13:21-30 After
the meal.
MT 26:20-29,
MK 14:17-28, JN
13:21-30 Jesus forecasts his betrayal prior to the communion portion of
the supper.
LK 22:14-23 After
the communion portion.
MT 26:26-29,
MK 14:22-25 The order
of the communion was: bread, then wine.
LK 22:17-20 It was:
wine, then bread.
MT 26:34, LK
22:34, JN 13:38
Peter was to deny Jesus before the cock crowed.
MK 14:30 Before the
cock crowed twice.
MK 14:66-72 The cock
crows after both the first and second denials.
(Note: These discrepancies have been "translated out" in some Bible versions.)
MT 26:40-45,
MK 14:37-41 The disciples
fall asleep three times.
LK 22:45 One time.
MT 26:49-50,
MK 14:44-46 Jesus
is betrayed by Judas with a kiss, then seized.
LK 22:47-48 Jesus
anticipates Judas' kiss. No actual kiss is mentioned.
JN 18:2-9 Jesus voluntarily
steps forward to identify himself making it completely unnecessary for Judas
to point him out. No kiss is mentioned.
MT 26:51, MK
14:47, JN 18:10
The ear of a slave is cut off and left that way.
LK 22:50-51 The severed
ear is miraculously healed by Jesus.
MT 26:52 Dispose
of swords. All who take the sword will perish by it.
LK 22:36-38 Buy swords.
MT 26:57, MK
14:53, LK 22:54
After his arrest Jesus is first taken to Caiphas, the high priest.
JN 18:13-24 First
to Annas, the son-in-law of Caiphas, then to Caiphas.
MT 26:18-20,
57-68, 27:1-2,
MK 14:16-18, 53-72,
15:1 Jesus' initial hearing
was at night on Passover. In the morning he was taken to Pilate.
LK 22:13-15, 54-66
The initial hearing took place in the morning on Passover.
JN 18:28, 19:14
It took place the day before Passover, on the Day of Preparation.
MT 26:59-66,
MK 14:55-64 Jesus
was tried by the entire Sanhedrin (the chief priests and the whole council).
LK 22:66-71 There
was no trial but merely an inquiry held by the Sanhedrin.
JN 18:13-24 There
was no appearance before the Sanhedrin, only the private hearings before Annas
and then Caiphas.
MT 26:63, LK
22:70 The high priest asks Jesus if he is the Son of God.
MK 14:61 He asks Jesus
if he is the Son of the Blessed.
MT 26:64, LK
22:70 Jesus answers: "You have said so," or words to this effect.
MK 14:62 He answers
directly: "I am."
MT 26:69-70
Peter makes his first denial to a maid and "them all."
MK 14:66-68, LK
22:56-57, JN 18:17
It was to one maid only.
MT 26:71-72
Peter's second denial is to still another maid.
MK 14:69-70 (Apparently)
to the same maid.
LK 22:58 To a man, not
a maid.
JN 18:25 To more than
one, "they."
MT 26:73-74,
MK 14:70-71 Peter's
third denial is to bystanders (two or more).
LK 22:59-60 To "another"
(one).
JN 18:26-27 To one
of the servants.
MT 26:74 The cock
crowed once.
MK 14:72 The cock crowed
twice.
MT 27:3-7 The
chief priests bought the field.
AC 1:16-19 Judas bought
the field.
MT 27:5 Judas threw
down the pieces of silver, then departed.
AC 1:18 He used the coins
to buy the field.
MT 27:5 Judas hanged
himself.
AC 1:18 He fell headlong,
burst open, and his bowels gushed out.
MT 27:11, MK
15:2, LK 23:3 When
asked if he is King of the Jews, Jesus answers: "You have said so," (or "Thou
sayest").
JN 18:33-34 He answers:
"Do you say this of your own accord?"
MT 27:11-14
Jesus answers not a single charge at his hearing before Pilate.
JN 18:33-37 Jesus
answers all charges at his hearing before Pilate.
MT 27:20 The chief
priests and elders are responsible for persuading the people to ask for the
release of Barabbas.
MK 15:11 Only the chief
priests are responsible.
LK 23:18-23 The people
ask, apparently having decided for themselves.
MT 27:28 Jesus
is given a scarlet robe (a sign of infamy).
MK 15:17, JN
19:2 A purple robe (a sign of royalty).
MT 27:32, MK
15:21, LK 23:26
Simon of Cyrene carries Jesus' cross.
JN 19:17 Jesus carries
his own cross with no help from anyone.
MT 27:37 The inscription
on the cross read: "This is Jesus the King of the Jews."
MK 15:26 "The King of
the Jews."
LK 23:38 "This is the
King of the Jews."
JN 19:19 "Jesus of Nazareth,
the King of the Jews."
MT 27:44 Both of
those who are crucified with Jesus taunt him.
LK 23:39-42 Only
one taunts Jesus, and he is rebuked by the other for doing so.
MT 27:46 Jesus
asks God, the Father, why he has been forsaken.
JN 10:30 Jesus says
that he and the Father are one.
MT 27:46-50,
MK 15:34-37 Jesus'
last recorded words are: "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
LK 23:46 "Father, into
thy hands I commit my spirit."
JN 19:30 "It is finished."
(Note: Even though both MT
and MK represent direct quotes
and are translated similarly, the actual Greek words used for God are different.
MT uses "Eli" and MK
uses "Eloi.")
MT 27:48, LK
23:36, JN 19:29
Jesus was offered vinegar to drink.
MK 15:23 It was wine
and myrrh, and he did not drink it.
JN 19:29-30 Whatever
it was, he did drink it.
MT 27:54 The centurion
says: "Truly this was the son of God."
MK 15:39 He says: "Truly
this man was the son of God!"
LK 23:47 He says: "Truly
this man was innocent" (or "righteous").
MT 27:55, MK
15:40, LK 23:49
The women looked on from afar.
JN 19:25-26 They
were near enough that Jesus could speak to his mother.
MT 27:62-66
A guard was placed at the tomb (the day following the burial).
MK 15:42- 16:8,
LK 23:50-56, JN
19:38-42 (No guard is mentioned. This is important since rumor had it that
Jesus' body was stolen and the Resurrection feigned.)
MK 16:1-3, LK
24:1 (There could not have been a guard, as far as the women were concerned,
since they were planning to enter the tomb with spices. Though the women were
aware of the stone, they were obviously unaware of a guard.)
MT 24:9 Even some
of the disciples of Jesus will be killed.
JN 8:51 If anyone keeps
Jesus' words, he will never see death.
HE 9:27 [All] men
die once, then judgement follows.
MT 28:1 The first
visitors to the tomb were Mary Magdalene and the other Mary (two).
MK 16:1 Both of the above
plus Salome (three).
LK 23:55 - 24:1,
24:10 Mary Magdalene,
Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and "other women" (at least five).
JN 20:1 Mary Magdalene
only (one).
MT 28:1 It was toward
dawn when they arrived.
MK 16:2 It was after
sunrise.
LK 24:1 It was at early
dawn.
JN 20:1 It was still
dark.
MT 28:1-2 The
stone was still in place when they arrived. It was rolled away later.
MK 16:4, LK
24:2, JN 20:1 The
stone had already been rolled (or taken) away.
MT 28:2 An angel
arrived during an earthquake, rolled back the stone, then sat on it (outside
the tomb).
MK 16:5 No earthquake,
only one young man sitting inside the tomb.
LK 24:2-4 No earthquake.
Two men suddenly appear standing inside the tomb.
JN 20:12 No earthquake.
Two angels are sitting inside the tomb.
MT 28:8 The visitors
ran to tell the disciples.
MK 16:8 They said nothing
to anyone.
LK 24:9 They told the
eleven and all the rest.
JN 20:10-11 The disciples
returned home. Mary remained outside, weeping.
MT 28:8-9 Jesus'
first Resurrection appearance was fairly near the tomb.
LK 24:13-15 It was
in the vicinity of Emmaus (seven miles from Jerusalem).
JN 20:13-14 It was
right at the tomb.
MT 28:9 On his first
appearance to them, Jesus lets Mary Magdalene and the other Mary hold him by
his feet.
JN 20:17 On his first
appearance to Mary, Jesus forbids her to touch him since he has not yet ascended
to the Father.
JN 20:27 A week later,
although he has not yet ascended to the Father, Jesus tells Thomas to touch
him.
MT 28:7-10, MT
28:16 Although some doubted, the initial reaction of those that heard the
story was one of belief since they followed the revealed instructions.
MK 16:11, LK
24:11 The initial reaction was one of disbelief. All doubted.
MT 28:1-18 The
order of Resurrection appearances was: Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, then
the eleven.
MK 16:9-14 It was
Mary Magdalene, then two others, then the eleven.
LK 24:15-36 It was
two, then Simon (Peter?), then the eleven.
JN 20:14 - 21:1
It was Mary Magdalene, then the disciples without Thomas, then the disciples
with Thomas, then the eleven disciples again.
1CO 15:5-8
It was Cephas (Peter?), then the "twelve" (which twelve, Judas was dead?), then
500+ brethren (although AC
1:15 says there were only about 120), then James, then all the Apostles,
then Paul.
MT 28:19 Jesus
instructs his disciples to baptize.
1CO 1:17 Although
he considers himself a disciple of Jesus, Paul says that he has not been sent
to baptize.
MK 1:2 Jesus quotes a statement that he says appears in Isaiah. (No such statement appears in Isaiah.)
MK 1:14 Jesus began
his ministry after the arrest of John the Baptist.
JN 3:22-24 Before
the arrest of John the Baptist.
MK 1:23-24 A demon
cries out that Jesus is the Holy One of God.
JN 4:1-2 Everyone who
confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God. (Note: This would
mean that the demon is of God.)
MK 3:29 Blasphemy of
the Holy Spirit is an unforgivable sin.
AC 13:39, CN
2:13, 1JN 1:9 All
sins are forgivable.
MK 4:11-12, 11:25
Jesus says that he uses parables so that the meaning of some of his teachings
will remain secret to at least some persons. He explains the meanings of the
parables only to his disciples. He thanks God for hiding some things from the
wise while revealing them to "babes."
JN 18:20 Jesus says
that he always taught openly, never secretly.
MK 6:16 Herod was the
source of the belief that John had been raised from the dead.
LK 9:7 Others were the
source. Herod was perplexed by the belief.
MK 6:52 The people
were so unimpressed with "the Feeding of the Multitude" that they did not even
understand the event.
JN 6:14-15 They were
so impressed that they tried to force Jesus to be their king.
MK 6:53 After the feeding
of the 5000, Jesus and the disciples went to Gennesaret.
JN 6:17-25 They went
to Capernaum.
MK 10:19 Jesus lists
"defraud not" as one of the commandments.
EX 20:3-17 There
is no such commandment in the Ten Commandments or elsewhere in the OT)
MK 15:25 It was the
third hour when Jesus was crucified.
JN 19:14-15 It was
after the sixth hour since Jesus was still before Pilate and had not yet been
sentenced at that time.
MK 16:1-2 The women
came to the tomb to anoint the body.
JN 19:39-40 The body
had already been anointed and wrapped in linen cloth.
MK 16:5, LK
24:3 The women actually entered the tomb.
JN 20:1-2, 11
They did not.
MK 16:14-19 The
Ascension took place (presumably from a room) while the disciples were together
seated at a table, probably in or near Jerusalem.
LK 24:50-51 It took
place outdoors, after supper, at Bethany (near Jerusalem).
AC 1:9-12 It took place
outdoors, after 40+ days, at Mt. Olivet.
MT 28:16-20 No
mention is made of an ascension, but if it took place at all, it must have been
from a mountain in Galilee since MT
ends there.)
LK 1:15 John the Baptist
had the Holy Spirit from before his birth or the birth of Jesus.
LK 1:41 Elizabeth had
it long before Jesus went away.
LK 1:67 So did Zechariah.
LK 2:25 So did Simeon.
LK 11:13 It is obtained
by prayer (presumably at any time).
JN 7:39, JN
16:7, AC 1:3-5 The
Holy Spirit cannot come into the world until after Jesus has departed.
LK 8:12 The Devil causes
unbelief.
MK 4:11-12 Jesus is
responsible for unbelief in at least some cases.
2TH 2:11-12
God is ultimately responsible for unbelief in at least some cases.
LK 14:26 No one can
be a disciple of Jesus unless he hates his parents, wife, children, brothers
and sisters.
JN 3:15 Whoever hates
his brother is a murderer.
JN 4:20 If anyone claims
to love God but hates his brother, he is a liar.
LK 18:9-14 Do not
boast of your virtue.
RO 11:20, 1PE
5:5 Do not be proud.
RO 15:17, 2CO
1:12, HE 3:6, 2CO
2:14, 5:12,
11:17 Paul
boasts of his faith and says that one should be proud of it.
LK 22:3-23 Satan
entered Judas before the supper.
JN 13:27 It was during
the supper.
LK 23:43 Jesus promises
one of those crucified with him that they will be together, that very day, in
Paradise.
JN 20:17, AC
1:3 Jesus was not raised until the third day and did not ascend until at
least forty days later.
LK 23:55-56 The
women followed Joseph to the tomb, saw how the body had been laid, then went
to prepare spices with which to annoint the body.
JN 19:39-40 Joseph
brought spices with him (75 or a 100 lbs.) and annointed the body (as the women
should have noticed).
JN 1:1, 10:30
Jesus and God are one.
JN 14:28 God is greater
than Jesus.
JN 1:1 Jesus was God
incarnate.
AC 2:22 Jesus was a man
approved by God.
JN 3:17, 8:15,
12:47 Jesus does not
judge.
JN 5:22, 5:27-30,
9:39, AC
10:42, 2CO 5:10
Jesus does judge.
JN 5:22 God does not
judge.
RO 2:2-5, 3:19,
2TH 1:5, 1PE
1:17 God does judge.
JN 5:24 Believers do
not come into judgement.
MT 12:36, 2CO 5:10, HE
9:27, 1PE 1:17,
JU 1:14-15, RE
20:12-13 All persons (including believers) come into judgement.
JN 5:31 Jesus says
that if he bears witness to himself, his testimony is not true.
JN 8:14 Jesus says that
even if he bears witness to himself, his testimony is true.
JN 5:38-47 Men have
a choice as to whether or not to receive Jesus.
JN 6:44 No one can come
to Jesus unless he is drawn by the Father.
JN 7:38 Jesus quotes
a statement that he says appears in scripture (i.e., the OT).
(No such statement is found in the OT.)
JN 10:27-29 None
of Jesus' followers will be lost.
TI 4:1 Some of them
will be lost.
JN 10:30 Jesus and
the Father are one, (i.e., equal).
JN 14:28 The Father
is greater than Jesus.
JN 12:31 The Devil
is the ruler (or "prince") of this world.
1CO 10:26,
RE 1:5 Jesus is
the ruler of kings--the earth is his.
JN 12:32 Jesus implies
that all persons will be saved.
TI 2:3-4, 2PE
3:9 God wants all to be saved.
JN 12:40, AC
2:21, 2:39, RO
9:27, 10:13 Some
will not be saved.
RE 14:1-4 Heaven
will be inhabited by 144,000 virgin men (only?).
JN 13:36 Peter asks
Jesus where he is going.
JN 14:5 Thomas does the
same.
JN 16:5 Jesus says that
none of them have asked him where he is going.
JN 17:12 Jesus has
lost none of his disciples other than Judas.
JN 18:9 Jesus has lost
none, period.
JN 17:12 Mentions
a "son of perdition" as appearing in scripture (meaning the OT).
(Note: There is no "son of perdition" mentioned in the OT.)
JN 18:37 Jesus came
into the world to bear witness to the truth.
RO 1:18-20 The truth
has always been evident.
JN 20:9 Jesus quotes a statement that he says appears in scripture (meaning the OT). (No such statement is found in the OT.)
JN 20:22 In his first
resurrection appearance before the assembled disciples, Jesus gives them the
Holy Spirit.
AC 1:3-5, AC
2:1-4 The Holy Spirit was received much later (on Pentecost.)
JN 21:25 The world
probably could not contain the books if all that Jesus did were to be recorded.
AC 1:1 The author of Acts
has already written about all that Jesus began to do.
AC 5:19, 12:6-11
The disciples take part in a jailbreak made possible by an angel.
AC 5:40-42 The disciples
disobey the Council and continue to teach and preach Jesus.
RO 13:1-4, 1PE
2:13-15 Obey the laws of men (i.e., government). It is the will of God.
AC 5:29 Obey God, not
men.
RO 13:1-4, 1PE
2:13-15 Obey the laws of men (i.e., government). It is the will of God.
AC 9:7 Those present
at Paul's conversion heard the voice but saw no one.
AC 22:9 They saw a light
but did not hear a voice.
AC 9:7 Those present
at Paul's conversion stood.
AC 26:14 They fell to
the ground.
AC 9:19-28 Shortly
after his conversion, Paul went to Damascus, then Jerusalem where he was introduced
to the Apostles by Barnabas, and there spent some time with them (going in and
out among them).
GA 1:15-20 He
made the trip three years later, then saw only Peter and James.
AC 9:23 The governor
attempted to seize Paul.
2CO 11:32 It
was the Jews who tried to seize Paul.
AC 10:34, RO
2:11 God shows no partiality. He treats all alike.
RO 9:11-13 God hated
Esau and loved Jacob even before their birth.
AC 10:34, RO
2:11 God shows no partiality. He treats all alike.
RO 9:18 God has mercy
on whoever he chooses, etc.
AC 16:6 The Holy Spirit
forbids preaching in Asia.
AC 19:8-10 Paul preaches
in Asia anyway.
AC 20:35 Quotes Jesus as having said: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." (No such statement of Jesus is found elsewhere in the Bible.)
RO 2:12 All who have
sinned without the law will perish without the law.
RO 4:15 Where there
is no law there is no transgression (sin).
RO 2:13 Doers of
the law will be justified.
RO 3:20, GA
3:11 They will not be justified.
RO 2:15 The law is
written on the heart. Conscience teaches right from wrong.
1JN 2:27 Anointing
by Jesus teaches right from wrong.
RO 4:9 Faith was reckoned
to Abraham as righteousness.
JA 2:21 Abraham was
justified by works (which made his faith perfect).
RO 10:11 (An alleged OT quote; no such statement in the OT.)
RO 14:21 It is good
neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything that might cause your
brother to stumble or be offended.
CN 2:16 Let no
one pass judgement on you in matters of food and drink.
1CO 7:8-9
Widows should not marry (although it is better to marry than burn).
TI 5:14 Young widows
should marry, bear children, rule the household, etc..
1CO 8:4 There
is only one God.
2CO 4:4 Satan
is God of this world (therefore there are at least two gods).
1CO 10:33
Paul says that he tries to please men (so they might be saved).
GA 1:10 Paul says
he would not be a servant of Christ if he tried to please men.
2CO 12:16
Paul says that he does use trickery.
1TH 2:3 Paul
says that he does not use trickery.
GA 6:2 Bear one
anothers burdens.
GA 6:5 Bear your
own burden.
1TH 2:2 God
gave Paul the courage to continue his work.
1TH 2:17-18
Satan hindered Paul.
(Note: Who is stronger, Satan or God?)
TI 1:15 Paul says
that he is the foremost of sinners.
JN 3:8-10 He who
commits sin is of the Devil. Children of God do not sin.
TI 6:20, 2TI
2:14-16, 3:1-7
Do not argue with an unbeliever.
2JN 1:10-11 Anyone
who even greets an unbeliever shares his wicked work.
1PE 3:15 Always be
ready to answer any man concerning your faith.
JA 4:5 (Quotes an alleged scripture (OT) verse; not found in the OT.)
RE 8:7 All of
the grass on earth is burned up, and then ...
REV 9:4 An army
of locusts, which is about to be turned loose on the earth, is instructed not
to harm the grass.
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