There is no contradiction or difficulty here between Matthew 4:5, 8, and Luke 4:5, 9 and when the devil took Jesus to the Temple. All we need to do is put the verses from each gospel side by side to see the order of events. When we do that, we see that Jesus was led...
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Matthew – Mark
Did the OT prophesy Jesus coming from Nazareth?
Where is Nazareth spoken of in the Old Testament that states that Jesus would be called a Nazarene? "...and being warned by God in a dream, he [Joseph] departed for the regions of Galilee, and came and resided in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken through...
Why are there different genealogies for Jesus in Matthew 1 and Luke 3?
Both Matthew 1 and Luke 3 contain genealogies of Jesus. But there is one problem - they are different. Luke's genealogy starts at Adam and goes to David. Matthew's genealogy starts at Abraham and goes to David. When the genealogies arrive at David, they split with...
Chronology of Jesus cleansing of the Temple
Chronology of Jesus cleansing of the Temple as found in the four gospels, arranged in a table format. Event Matthew 21:1-22 Mark 11:1-18 Luke 19:28-38, 44-48 They came to Jerusalem 1 And when they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage, to the Mount of...
Chronology of Jesus’ Baptism and Temptation
The following table is a comparison between the synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke regarding the chronological order of the baptism of Jesus as well as his temptation. The table puts them in the best approximation of what we can see from those Gospels. Event...
Resurrection Chronology of Jesus
A chronology of the resurrection of Jesus, harmonized using the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) and arranged by column Event Matthew 28:1-15 Mark 16:1-20 Luke 24:1-12 John 20:1-18 First day of the week (Sunday) 1 Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn...
Crucifixion Chronology of Jesus
The four Gospels present a slightly different arrangement of the order of the crucifixion of Christ. Some critics of the Bible claim this to be contradictory information. But it is not. Different writers will record different things in a different order in order to...
Were one or two animals brought to Jesus?
The gospels all mentioned that Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem. However, Matthew mentioned that there were actually two donkeys (mother and colt) while the other three gospels only mentioned colt. There is no contradiction in this. Let's take a look: Donkey and...