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Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth,
and said unto them, Whom seek ye? They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth.
Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood
with them. As soon then as he had said unto them, I am He, they went
backward and fell to the ground. Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye?
And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus answered, I have told you that I am
he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way.... Then the band and the
captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him 62.”
Contradiction No. 84
All the four Gospels give a description of Peter denying Jesus 63 after his
arrest. But each description is different from the other in eight respects.
1. According to the reports of Matthew 64 and Mark65 there were two
maids who claimed that Peter was one of the disciples of Jesus, and some
other men who “stood by”. While Luke’s description claims that there was
one maid and two other men.
2. According to Matthew, when the first maid spoke to Peter he was sitting
on the outside of the palace, while according to Luke, he was “in the midst
of the hall 66,” and according to Mark, he was “beneath in the palace”, and
according to John he denied him when he was inside the palace.
3. The wording of the maid’s question to Peter is different in all the four
Gospels.
4. According to the reports of Matthew, Luke and John, the cock crew
only once after Peter had denied Jesus three times, while according to Luke,
the cock crew three times; once just after the first denial of Peter, and twice,
after the second denial.
5. According to Matthew and Luke, Jesus had foretold Peter that he would
deny Jesus thrice before the cock crew that night, while Mark has reported it
differently, saying that Jesus said to Peter that he would deny him three
times before the cock crew twice that night.
62 John 18:2-12
63 According to the Gospels, Jesus had foretold Peter that he would deny his acquaintance with
him 3 times before the cock crew in the morning. Peter denied him as was foretold, the author
refers to this event here.
64 Mat
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