Contradiction claim
In what order did the temptations of Jesus occur?
Matthew places the temple pinnacle second and the high mountain third. Luke places the high mountain second and the temple pinnacle third. The content of the temptations is closely parallel; the sequence differs.
Chronological discrepancyReviewedSeverity: lowClassification confidence: moderate
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Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: