Parallel accounts
The resurrection narratives
The four accounts compared on who came to the tomb, when, and what they found. The comparison is the clearest case in the seeded set where selective naming and differing time references interact.
Side-by-side comparison
TextEach column is one account. A cell reads “not stated” where that account does not address the axis — the platform does not infer a value.
| Axis | Matthew 28Matthew 28:1 · Matthew 28:10 · Matthew 28:16 | Mark 16Mark 16:1 · Mark 16:2 · Mark 16:8 | Luke 24Luke 24:1 · Luke 24:10 · Luke 24:49 | John 20John 20:1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women named | Mary Magdalene and the other Mary | Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, Salome | Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and others | Mary Magdalene |
| Time of arrival | As it began to dawn toward the first day of the week | Very early, at the rising of the sun | Very early in the morning | Early, while it was yet dark |
| State of the stone | not stated | not stated | not stated | Already taken away |
| Instruction about meeting | Go into Galilee | not stated | Tarry in Jerusalem | not stated |
Passages in this group
TextMatthew 28
John 20
Contradiction records drawn from this group
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