Since all of Christianity hangs on the legitimacy of the resurrection of Jesus, I decided I should examine the details of the written claims of the resurrection from the four gospel accounts we have according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Based on my studies, I believe Mark was the first gospel written, then Luke was a modification to Mark's account, then Matthew was another modification of both Mark and Luke. I believe John was written sometime after Mark, but with a different objective, which is why John is not considered to be a synoptic gospel. Matthew, Mark, and Luke are synoptic gospels because they are not independent testimonies. The synoptic gospels reflect how the story was changing over time. None of the gospels were written by eye witnesses to the events. They are all written as a third person narrative. They all say "they did this or they did that", while none of them say "we did this or we did that." There is not even one claim anywhere in any of the gospels that they were written by an eye witness to the events. Christians will tell you that the gospels are four independent, eye witness testimonies, but that is just one of a million Christian lies to brainwash gullible people. 

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I wanted to put all four gospel narratives side by side, so I could see the differences and similarities concerning the arrest, the trials, the crucifixion, the resurrection, and the appearances of the resurrected Jesus. I was a Christian for 30 years, and I believed the story was true, but now I have seen too many lies, and too much evidence that the story is just an evil Roman lie to justify the Roman destruction of Jerusalem and the Jews. So, I am openly confessing that I DO NOT believe Jesus was crucified or resurrected. I don't even believe Jesus existed. I think the entirety of Christianity was a Roman propaganda campaign, and I am confident that no one can disprove my theory. Even though I believe Christianity is a Roman lie, I will be completely honest with the text whenever I say anything. You see, I don't think I have to lie to support my theory, but Christians do need to lie to support theirs. 

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For the rest of this page, I am going to organize the four gospels by category and place them side by side, so you can see the similarities and differences. I will add my brief commentary in brackets and italics, as I see fit. I will always list Mark first, then Luke, then Matthew, then John because I believe this most closely represents how the story changed over time. I want to avoid mundane, insignificant details just so we can focus on the important things, but in some situations, a minor detail could become significant. I hope you enjoy this study.

 

The Jews Plot to kill Jesus

Mark 14:1-2. It was two days before the Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and scribes sought how they could seize Jesus by deception and kill him. [How many chief priests were there? I thought there was only one at a time, but Mark lists multiple chief priestSSSS here. This is a possible clue that no Jew wrote this gospel.] Verse 2 says they did not want to kill Jesus during the feast, because there might be a riot among the people. [Notice they were not concerned about upsetting God by disrupting God's feast. They were only concerned about upsetting the people during a religious feast. The feast of Passover was one day and the feast of Unleavened Bread was a seven-day feast immediately following the Passover Feast. This is an eight day feast in total. Also note, that according to Matthew, Mark, and Luke the Jews DID arrest and crucify Jesus during the feast.]

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Luke 22:1. The feast of unleavened bread, which is called Passover was approaching. The chief priests and scribes sought how to put Jesus to death, but they feared the people. [Luke simplifies the plan to arrest Jesus and cuts out some details.] 

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Matthew 26:1. Jesus tells his disciples "you know" I will be delivered and crucified two days from now on Passover. [yet the Apostles didn't know. This confidence is most likely due to the fact that Matthew was written much later than previous versions and to an audience that already accepted the Jesus narrative.] Verse 3 says that the High Priest's name was Caiaphas. [Matthew names the High Priest in an attempt to date the narrative  while also correcting (or adding details to) Mark and Luke.] Verse 4-5 says the Jewish counsel wanted to take Jesus by deceit [Matthew is exposing his bias by stating that the Jews were deliberately lying in order to kill Jesus for illegitimate reasons.] and kill him, but not during the feast lest a riot occur among the people. [yet that is precisely what they do. They arrest Jesus on the day of Passover]. 

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John 11:49 identifies Caiaphas as the High Priest that year [It is my assumption that Matthew was written after John, so John was probably the first to mention Caiaphas. Mark does not mention Caiaphas at all, and Luke only mentions him in Luke 3:2, which was probably a later addition to the text]. After Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, after being dead four days, this news spread to the Jewish leaders and Caiaphas suggests that it is advantageous that Jesus die, to prevent the Romans from taking away their nation (v. 50). Verse 53 says from that day forward they took counsel to put Jesus to death [even though the previous chapter has death threats for Jesus also]. Verse 55-57 says the Passover of the Jews was at hand and the Jewish leaders asked each other if Jesus was going to come to the feast and they commanded that if anyone knows where Jesus is, they should report it, so they could seize him. 

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A woman anoints Jesus

Mark 14:3-9. When Jesus was in Bethany at Simon the leper's house [lepers were considered unclean and you are not supposed to visit a lepers house], a woman brought a very costly alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard [I think this is simply perfume]. She broke the jar and poured it over Jesus's head [imagine pouring a whole bottle of Polo cologne on your head]. Some who were there got mad at the woman for wasting the oil that they could have sold for 300 denarii [about a years income, because one denarii was a day's wage] and given that money to the poor, but Jesus rebukes them and tells them the woman was right for she was anointing his body for burial [perfume could only cover the stinch of a decaying body. It is not an oil to preserve a dead body.]. Jesus said, you always have the poor, but you won't always have me [Note that Jesus thinks he is more worthy of wasting a years wage on than feeding poor people]. Jesus says this woman's good deed will be spoken of whenever the good news is preached throughout the whole world.

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Luke doesn't mention any woman anointing Jesus for burial at the last supper, but Luke places a similar story in Luke 7, starting in verse 36. A Pharisee named Simon (not the Apostle Peter) invited Jesus into his house for a supper, possibly still in Galilee (not Bethany or Jerusalem). A woman enters Simon the Pharisee's house with an alabaster jar of ointment, and she wets Jesus feet with tears, wipes them with her hair, and anoints his feet with oil. Simon complains about this sinful woman, not about the waste of expensive oil, and Jesus rebukes Simon and forgives the woman's sins. 

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Matthew 26:6. Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper [being in a lepers house would be a sin according to Jewish law]. A woman came to Jesus with an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment and she poured it on Jesus head as he sat at the table. The disciples were indignant at such a waste, because they could have sold that and given it to the poor. Verse 11, Jesus rebukes them and says she has done a good thing, because they always have the poor, but they won't always have him [funny how people still think they have Jesus today, but Jesus told his disciples that he would leave them]. Jesus said she is preparing him for burial [Jesus is openly preparing his disciples for his death, but they are too dumb to realize it]. Verse 13, Jesus says wherever the gospel is spoken, what this woman has done will be spoken of as a memorial to her [Matthew liked the story Mark told and kept it in his later version]. 

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John 12:1-3 says it was six days before Passover when Jesus came to Bethany, where Mary, Martha, and Lazarus lived. They made a supper for Jesus. [but this was not the Passover meal] Martha served but Lazarus sat at the table with Jesus (v. 2). Mary took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed Jesus feet and wiped his feet with her hair [this would be the second time Mary did this according to John] and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. 

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Judas betrayal

Mark 14:10-11. Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve went to the chief priests in order to deliver Jesus to them and they were glad and promised to give Judas money. Then Judas sought how to conveniently deliver Jesus to them.

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Luke 22:3. Satan entered Judas called Iscariot who was one of the twelve. He went to the chief priests and captains to talk about delivering Jesus to them. They were glad and offered him money. Judas agreed then looked for an opportunity to deliver Jesus in the absence of the multitude.

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Matthew 26:14. After the woman wastes expensive ointment on Jesus, Judas Iscariot goes to the Chief Priests [plural] and asks what they will give him if he delivers Jesus to them, so they weighed out 30 pieces of silver, and from that moment Judas sought an opportunity to betray Jesus. 

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John 12:4 says Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, [the name Iscariot may be associated with Sicarii, which was knife wielding assassins in the Jewish war. There was a prominent Jewish Zealot named Simon, who lived in the 60's during the Roman-Jewish War, according to Josephus. ]. Judas complains about the waste of money to anoint Jesus feet. He says it could have been sold for 300 denarii and given to the poor. Verse 6 says Judas was not concerned for the poor, but he was a thief and he used to steal money from the money box. Jesus tells Judas to leave her alone, because she has prepared him for his burial. For you always have the poor, but you don't always have me. [John is clearly taking the exact same story told in the other gospels, but deliberately saying this was not the Passover meal. John says this was a regular meal six days before Passover in Bethany, not in an upper room in Jerusalem.]

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Passover Preparation

Mark 14:12-16. On the first day of unleavened bread when THEY sacrificed the Passover, the disciples asked Jesus where they should prepare to eat the Passover. [Notice how Mark says when THEY sacrificed the Passover. This is another indication that no Jew wrote this, otherwise it would say when WE sacrificed the Passover. Also Mark says the first day of unleavened bread, which is another error. The day they sacrificed the Passover lamb was the day before the first day of the feast of unleavened bread. The first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread was a high holy day, also called a High Sabbath. The Passover was not a High Sabbath, so it technically shows that Mark doesn't understand the Jewish feast days]. In verse 13, Jesus tells them to go into the city [presumably Jerusalem] and they will find a man carrying a pitcher of water [possibly a reference to the constellation Aquarius], they should follow him and tell the Master of the house that the "teacher" needs a place to eat the Passover. He will have a large upper room furnished and ready. They found everything just as Jesus told them [of course they did].

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Luke 22:7. The day of unleavened bread came in which the Passover must be killed. [Passover is a feast day separate from the feast of unleavened bread and there is no DAY of unleavened bread. The author of Luke doesn't understand the Jewish feast days either. At least it seems Luke saw the error of calling the Jews THEY or THEM and reworded it.]  In verse 8, Jesus tells Peter and John to go prepare the Passover, that we may eat it. They asked where to prepare it in verse 9. Jesus told them they would meet a man in the city carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him into the house and tell the master, "The teacher says to you, Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples" Then Jesus said the man will show them a large, furnished upper room where they can prepare. In verse 13, everything was exactly as Jesus told them [imagine that]. 

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Matthew 26:17. On the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples asked Jesus where to prepare to eat the Passover [The first day of Unleavened Bread is the day after Passover, according to Jewish Law. Matthew messed up too]. Verse 18 says go to a certain person in the city and tell him the teacher says, my time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples [a certain person? what about the man carrying the pitcher of water? Matthew cut out an important detail here]. 

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John 12:12 On the next day (after the supper in Bethany) great multitudes were going to Jerusalem for the upcoming Passover feast. The multitudes heard Jesus was coming to Jerusalem so they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him. [funny how everyone knew about Jesus so they could provide him a glorious entrance into Jerusalem, yet the ones who wanted to kill Jesus couldn't capture him] 

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They eat the Passover

Mark 14:17-25.  When it was evening he came with the twelve, as they sat and ate, Jesus said one of you will betray me-he who eats with me. [Since they ate the Passover at sundown and started counting days at sundown, we can be sure it was sundown on the start of the 14th day of Nisan]. The disciples were sorrowful and each one asked, "Surely not I." So Jesus says it is one of the twelve and the one who dips with me in the dish. [presumably Judas would have been the only one with his hand in the same dish with Jesus at that moment]. Jesus says it must go as it is written, but woe to that man, it would be better if he were never born. In verse 22, they were all eating and Jesus blessed the bread, broke it, gave it to them and said, "Take, eat, this is my body." Then Jesus took the cup, gave thanks, gave it to them, they drank of it, and Jesus said, "this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many. Most certainly I tell you, I will no more drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in God's Kingdom." 

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Luke 22:14. When the hour came [sundown], Jesus sat down with the twelve apostles and said, I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, for I tell you, I will not eat of this again until it is fulfilled in God's Kingdom. [this is likely a veiled reference to Jesus being the Passover Lamb they are about to eat] In verse 17, Jesus received a cup, gave thanks, and said take this and share it among yourselves, for I will not drink at all again from the fruit of the vine until God's Kingdom comes [it doesn't say Jesus drank from the cup and Jesus changes the phrase regarding God's Kingdom to indicate the nearness of God's Kingdom coming]. In verse 19, Jesus takes the bread, gives thanks, breaks it, and gave it to them saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." [again, it doesn't say Jesus ate the bread]. In verse 20, he takes a cup AGAIN and says, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you, but behold the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table [not in the dish]. The son of man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man through whom he is betrayed." In verse 23, the disciples ask among themselves who would betray him. In verse 23, the disciples begin to argue which of them was considered the greatest, but Jesus says, "kings lord it over you, but not so with you. Rather let the greater among you become as the younger and the governor as one who serves. For who is greater, the one who sits at the table, or the one who serves? It is the one who sits, but I am among you as one who serves. In verse 29, Jesus confers on them a kingdom, even as his father conferred one on him, that they may eat and drink at Jesus' table in Jesus' Kingdom. The disciples will have thrones to judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Matthew 26:20. When evening came [they ate the Passover at sundown], as Jesus was reclining with the 12 at the table, Jesus says one of you will betray me. The disciples ask, is it me, Lord? Verse 23, Jesus says he who dipped his hand with me in the dish will betray me [Matthew and Mark agree, but Luke says hand on the table not in the dish]. Jesus says it must be as it is written, but woe to the man that betrays me, it would be better if he were never born [It is not written in the Jewish Scriptures, but Christians just take Jesus word for it. If it was God's plan of salvation, then Judas was just doing what he had to do, so why punish the man who made it all possible?]. In verse 25, Judas asks, is it me, Rabbi? Jesus answers, "you said it." After Judas is identified as the betrayer, Jesus takes some bread, gives thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples and said, "Take, eat, this is my body." Then he takes the cup, gives thanks, gave it to them and said, "All of you drink it, for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins, but I will not drink this fruit of the vine until I drink it anew with you in my Father's Kingdom." 

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John 13. They never eat the Passover in John. Jesus gets arrested, tried, crucified, and buried the day before Passover in John. However, there is a parallel supper in John 13, but verse 1 expressly says this was before the Passover feast [this is an irreconcilable contradiction].  In John 13:21, Jesus says one of you will betray me. Peter asked the disciple whom Jesus loved, who was leaning on Jesus breast to ask Jesus who the betrayer was. [people assume the disciple whom Jesus loved was John, but there is no evidence to support this theory, while there is a lot of evidence to support that it was Lazarus instead] Jesus said my betrayer is the one that I give this piece of bread after I dip it [another contradiction]. So Jesus dips the bread and hands it to Judas, then Satan entered Judas and Jesus told Judas to hurry up and betray him.

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Mount of Olives

Mark 14:26-31. Immediately after they ate the Passover at sundown, they sang a song then went to the Mount of Olives. Jesus tells them they will all be made to stumble because of Jesus tonight, in order to fulfill Zechariah 13:7 which says, strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter [Zechariah is not a prophecy of this event, but is a general proverb or saying that is always true, but Christians have always attributed sayings to Jesus when they were not originally about Jesus]. Then Jesus says, "after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee." [I find it interesting that Jesus wants to sneak back to Galilee to be seen by his closest followers rather than reveal his ability to overcome death in the big city of Jerusalem where he was supposedly killed]. Peter says he will not stumble even if everyone else does, but Jesus says "today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." Peter says he was ready to die with Jesus and all the others say the same thing.

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In Luke 22:31, they are apparently still in the house at the table, rather than the Mount of Olives and Jesus says, "Simon, Simon, behold Satan has asked for you, but I prayed for you that your faith will not fail. You when once you have turned again, establish your brothers. [This is strange. Jesus admits to praying for Simon that his faith would not fail, but it does. Therefore, we have another example of where God did not answer Jesus prayer. However, Jesus said when you turn, establish your brothers, as if Jesus is appointing him the leader]. In verse 33, Peter says Lord I am ready to go with you both to prison and death, but Jesus says, "Peter, the rooster will by no means crow today until you deny that you know me three times." [Luke simplified Mark's message from before the rooster crows twice you will deny me three times, to simply before the rooster crows you will deny me three times]. In verse 35, Jesus continues his speech at the Passover table asking if they lacked anything when they went out without purse, bag or sandals, and they said they lacked nothing. In verse 36, Jesus tells them now they need to take their purse and bag with them and whoever does not have a sword, they should sell their cloak and buy one. Then Jesus says he is fulfilling Isaiah 53:12 to be counted with the transgressors. In verse 38, they say Lord here are two swords, and Jesus tells them that is enough. [Remember that Jesus actually told them to buy swords in Luke].

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Matthew 26:30. After the bread and wine speech, they sang a song and went to the Mount of Olives. Jesus tells them at the Mount of Olives that all of them will be made to stumble because of Jesus tonight, for it is written, I will strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter [Zech 13:7]. Then Jesus tells them, after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee. Verse 33, Peter says even if all stumble, I will not. In verse 34, Jesus says, before the rooster crows you will deny me three times [Matthew liked Luke's single crow over Mark's two crows]. Peter and all the disciples said they were ready to die for Jesus rather than deny him in verse 35. 

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John 13:33-38. They don't go to the Mount of Olives in John, but Jesus tells them after supper that he is going somewhere they cannot come, so Peter asks why he can't follow and that he is ready to die for Jesus (v.37). Jesus tells Peter the rooster won't crow until you have denied me three times (v.38). 

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John 16:31. Jesus (still apparently in a house after eating supper) tells his disciples the time has now come when you will be scattered, everyone to his own place, and you will leave me alone. 

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Praying in Gethsemane

Mark 14:32-42. They leave the Mount of Olives and come to Gethsemane. It is later in the same night and the disciples are apparently getting sleepy, but Jesus is "greatly troubled and distressed" according to verse 33. Verse 32 says he took with him Peter, James, and John while telling the others to "sit here while I pray." Jesus says in verse 34, "my soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death." In verse 35, Jesus fell on the ground and prayed that if it is possible, let this hour pass from him. In 36, Jesus says, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire." [Jesus is clearly begging God with all his emotion to come up with some way other than torture and death, but God remains silent and does NOT give Jesus what he begs for. If God won't answer Jesus prayers, then no wonder he won't answer ours either]. In verse 37, Jesus finds Peter sleeping and says, "Simon, are you sleeping? Can't you watch one hour?" [I find it interesting that Jesus calls him Simon instead of Peter, when Jesus supposedly gave him the name Peter]. Jesus prays three times and comes back to find them sleeping each time. In verse 42, Jesus says, "let's get going, he who betrays me is at hand." 

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In Luke 22:39, Jesus is on the Mount of Olives instead of Gethsemane and Jesus tells his disciples to pray that they will not enter into temptation [another example of failed prayer] In verse 41-42 Jesus withdraws about a stones throw from his disciples and prays, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me, nevertheless, not my will but yours be done. In verse 43, an angel from Heaven appeared to Jesus to strengthen him, but in verse 44 Jesus was in agony and prayed even more earnestly with sweat becoming like great drops of blood falling to the ground. [It doesn't seem like the angel helped at all]

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Matthew 26:36. Matthew shifts back to Mark's version by including the trip to Gethsemane [Luke cut Gethsemane out]. Jesus told his disciples to sit here while he prays, but he takes Peter and the sons of Zebedee [James and John] with him as he began to be sorrowful and severely troubled. Jesus told his 3 favorite disciples that his soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with me [sounds like Jesus wanted some body guards to watch his back while he prayed. He didn't want to get sneak attacked with his eyes closed]. Jesus went a little further and prayed, "My father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me, nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire." [apparently God desired that Jesus be tortured to death]. Verse 40, Jesus finds his "bodyguards" sleeping and rebukes Peter specifically. Can't you watch one hour? The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. In verse 42, Jesus prays again that the cup pass. In 43, he finds them sleeping again. In 44, Jesus prays a third time and in 45 the disciples are sleeping again [LOL]. In 46, the betrayer is at hand and in 47, Judas shows up with a great multitude with swords and clubs from the chief priests and elders of the people. 

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John 12:27. According to John, Jesus is not on the Mount of Olives or in Gethsemane, but shortly after his triumphal entry into Jerusalem he tells his disciples that the time has come for him to be glorified in death. Jesus says his soul is troubled, but he won't ask God to save him from this time, because he realizes that this was his purpose. [John completely erases Jesus three prayers begging God to let this cup pass from him, and John replaces it with a direct contradiction to say that he would never ask God to take this cup from him. This is a blatant contradiction and an attempt to update the story such that Jesus doesn't appear to be fearful] In verse 28, a voice from Heaven comes and says I have glorified and will glorify your name. Others even heard the voice and said it thundered or that an angel had spoken. 

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Judas and the mob

Mark 14:43-50. Judas immediately shows up while Jesus was still speaking with a multitude of people with swords and clubs from the chief priests, scribes, and elders. Judas told them to sieze whoever he kissed [as if Jesus wasn't so popular that they could recognize him, but it was dark and late, so they didn't want to arrest the wrong one]. In verse 47 it says a certain one drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear [Mark does not identify the cutter or the cuttee]. Jesus says he was daily with them in the Temple teaching, but now they want to come arrest him in the middle of the night in secret, as if he was a robber. Jesus says it had to be this way to fulfill the scriptures [but there is no scripture that says a Messiah will be seized in the middle of the night like a robber].  Verse 50 says they all left Jesus and fled [Jesus previously said whoever denies me before men, I will deny before my father in Heaven, so I guess Jesus will deny all his Apostles, since they all denied him, especially after they all said they were willing to die with him this very night]. 

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In Luke 22:45 they are still at the Mount of Olives and when Jesus rose up from his prayer and found his disciples sleeping. Jesus asked them why they slept and told them to rise and pray [not three times like in Mark], but while he was still speaking a crowd appeared. In verse 47, Judas was leading the crowd and he kissed Jesus, then Jesus asks Judas if he will betray the son of man with a kiss. [Mark discussed the plot to kiss Jesus to identify him, but Luke just assumes Judas discussed the kissing plot previously. That is a strong indication that Luke was previously aware of Mark's version of events]. In verse 49, the disciples ask if they should strike with the swords he told them to buy, but apparently before Jesus could answer, one of them cut off the right ear of the servant of the high priest. In verse 51, Jesus put the man's ear back on [ridiculous]. Jesus asks the mob why they came against him like he was a robber with swords and clubs [it is very interesting that Josephus writes about a man named Jesus who was the leader of a band of robbers during the Jewish revolt in the 60's. The Biblical Jesus was most likely a fictional character at least partially based on the Josephus character] 

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Matthew 26:47. Judas and the mob show up. Verse 48 says Judas had given them a sign saying, Whoever I kiss, he is the one, seize him [preplanned like Mark said, but unlike Luke]. After Judas kisses Jesus, Jesus asks, "Friend, why are you here?" In verse 51, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. Jesus rebukes that disciple, tells him to put his sword away, for whoever lives by the sword dies by the sword. In 53, Jesus says don't you know I could ask my father and he would send more than twelve legions of angels? [that is a big claim for a man who just begged God to take the cup away from him, but God was unresponsive]. In 55, Jesus gives his little speech about how he spoke openly in the Temple, but they come out against him now like a robber with swords and clubs to arrest him.

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John 18:1-2. After Jesus gave a long speech to his disciples after eating some supper that was not the Passover meal, it says they went over the brook Kidron to where there was a garden. [this is the same direction as the Mount of Olives and the Garden of Gethsemane, but for some reason the author of John changes the wording].  Verse 2 says Judas just knew Jesus liked to go here, so he took out a detachment of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees and came there with torches, lanterns, and weapons. In verse 4, Jesus asks the mob who they are looking for, they answer Jesus of Nazareth [there is no betrayal with a kiss according to John]. Jesus said, I am he. They went backward and fell to the ground [how dramatic]. Jesus asks again who they are looking for. They say Jesus of Nazareth, and he again says I am he. Jesus asks their permission to let his disciples go free to fulfill what was spoken, "I have lost none that you have given me." In verse 10, Simon Peter draws his sword, struck the high priest's servant named Malchus and cut off his right ear. Jesus told Peter to put away his sword, because Jesus must drink the cup the Father has given. [another attempt to erase the idea that Jesus begged God to let this cup pass from him in the other gospels]. 

 

The naked man

Mark 14:51-53. A certain young man followed him having a linen cloth thrown around his naked body. The mob grabbed him and pulled off his linen cloth and he ran away naked. [This is a super strange piece of the story. There is no justification or explanation to this story. Joseph Atwill, in Caesar's Messiah, suggests it is a reference to an occasion where Caesar Titus got too close to the battle in Jerusalem without his armor on and hurried back to safety in great danger. This is the best explanation I am aware of.]

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There is no naked man story in Luke. 

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In Matthew 26:56 it just says all the disciples left Jesus and fled. It says nothing about the naked man with the linen cloth running away naked. Matthew and Luke both thought that was a stupid story, unworthy of repeating. 

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John 13:4-5 The only naked man with a towel around his waste is Jesus, according to John, but it was not when Jesus was arrested in the garden in the middle of the night. After Jesus ate a common supper (still prior to Passover), he takes off his outer garments, wrapped a towel around his waist, and began to wash the disciples feet and wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. [I think this is another attempt by the author of John to take out a ridiculous story about a naked man running away and replace it with a fictional story of Jesus washing their feet as a sign of service and humility.]

 

The High Priest Trial and Peter's denial

Mark 14:54-72.  Peter followed from a distance as Jesus was taken to the court of the high priest [in the middle of the night]. The chief priests and the whole counsel sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death [the whole Jewish counsel supposedly assembled in the middle of the night on the same day they were supposed to be observing Passover]. People gave false testimonies and couldn't agree. One even said he claimed to destroy the temple that was made with hands and build another one without hands in three days. In verse 61, the High Priest stands up and asks Jesus, "are you the Christ, the son of the blessed?" Jesus answered, "I am and you will se the son of man sitting at the right hand of power and coming with the clouds of the sky."  [the High Priest did not ask if Jesus was God, because he knew he was not God. The word Christ simply means anointed and in no way does it refer to a person with supernatural powers. The word Christ was applied to regular humans who were appointed to positions of authority such as King or Priest. The fact that the New Testament ASSUMES that Christ means someone with supernatural powers, is a firm indication of Greek mythology, rather than Jewish culture.] In verse 63, the Chief Priest tears his clothes and says this is blasphemy. [the logical response would be that Jesus was a lunatic, not that he committed blasphemy. Jesus just said he was the Christ and son of the blessed. There is nothing blasphemous about that. This Greek story is not even logical.] People start to spit on Jesus and cover his face and tell him to prophecy [being a Christ and son of the blessed does not necessitate being able to prophecy. This is the lunacy of the Greek narrative that being a Christ means being superhuman or to have supernatural powers, but it doesn't]. Peter is watching from the crowd and a maid of the High Priest says you were also with Jesus the Nazarene, but Peter denies it, then the cock crows once. [funny how Peter didn't immediately remember Jesus predicting his denial in association with the rooster just a short while earlier the same night] Peter denies Jesus two more times for a total of three times, then the rooster crows for the second time, just as Jesus predicted, then Peter remembered what Jesus told him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." Then Peter wept. [according to Mark, it was exactly three denials before the rooster crowed twice].

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Luke 22: 54. They seize Jesus and take him to the High Priest's house while Peter followed at a distance. A servant girl sees Peter warming himself by the fire and she says Peter was with Jesus, but Peter denies it saying, "Woman, I don't know him." In verse 58, another person says Peter was one of them, but Peter says, "Man, I am not." In verse 59, about an hour later another person says Peter was with Jesus and he is a Galilean, but Peter said, "Man, I don't know what you are talking about." Immediately, while he was speaking, a rooster crowed. In verse 61, Jesus turned and looked at Peter, then Peter went out and wept bitterly. In verse 63-65, they beat Jesus and blindfold him and mock him and ask him to prophesy who hit him. [this is still in the Jewish High Priests private house]. In verse 66, as soon as it was day, they assembled the Jewish elders, chief priests, and scribes and interviewed Jesus before the Jewish counsel. [this is different from Mark's account. Mark says they took him to Pilate first thing in the morning]. In verse 67, they ask Jesus if he is the Christ [not if he was God. A Christ is not a supernatural person, but simply a human with a mission from God]. In verse 68-69, Jesus says there is no point in answering their questions, but tells them he will be seated at the right hand of the power of God. In verse 70, they ask if Jesus is the son of God, and Jesus said, you say it, because I am. In verse 71, they say that is all the evidence they need. [yet claiming to be A son of God is not really a Jewish offense, maybe claiming to be THE son of God would be offensive].

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Matthew 26:57. The mob took Jesus to Caiaphas THE high priest, and the scribes and elders were gathered together [in the middle of the night after they all observed Passover]. Verse 58 says Peter followed from a distance. In 59, the Jewish counsels seeks false testimony to put Jesus to death, but they found none. In 60, it says many false witnesses came forward, "but they found none" [presumably they found no valid testimony to put Jesus to death, but the text is not clear]. Finally they found two false testimonies that Jesus said he was able to destroy the temple of God and build it in three days [that is a strange testimony to satisfy their desires. There is no law against being able to build a Temple in 3 days]. In 62, Caiaphas stands up and "adjures Jesus by the living God to tell us whether you are the Christ, the son of God." In 64, Jesus says, "you have said so, nevertheless, you will see the son of man sitting at the right hand of power and coming on the clouds of the sky [so did Caiaphas see Jesus do this, or did Caiaphas just see Jesus die on a cross?]. In 65, Caiaphas tears his clothes and says Jesus has blasphemed. He asks the others what they should do and they say Jesus is worthy of death, verse 66. They spat in Jesus face and beat him with their fists and some slapped him saying, "prophesy to us, who hit you." [Matthew forgot to say they blindfolded him before they hit him]. In 69-74, Peter denies Jesus three different times and then immediately the rooster crowed. Peter remembered Jesus words, then went out and wept bitterly [Matthew does not say Jesus made eye contact with Peter like Luke says. Matthew sided with Mark here.]

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John 18:12 They seize Jesus and bind him and take him to Annas first, who was the father-in-law to Caiaphas. Caiaphas was the High Priest that year, but apparently Annas was the High Priest previously. [this may be John's explanation for having multiple High Priests, even though there is only supposed to be one at a time]. Verse 15 says Simon Peter and "another disciple" followed. [This unnamed disciple is like an undercover agent with a secret identity.] The secret agent disciple was knows to the High Priest and was allowed in, but Peter had to stay at the door outside, but the secret agent told a girl at the door to let Peter in. The girl suspected Peter was Jesus disciple, but Peter denied it. In verse 20, the High Priest asks Jesus about his teachings, but Jesus said I spoke openly in the Temples, ask those who heard me [in the other gospels Jesus said this in the garden instead of in the High Priest courtyard] In verse 24, Annas sends Jesus to Caiaphas. In verse 25, Peter denies Jesus a second time. In 27, Peter denies Jesus a third time and the rooster crows. [there is no mention of Peter running out weeping or anything. The author of John refuses to show weakness.]

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Jesus before Pilate

Mark 15:1-5. Immediately in the morning, the Jewish Chief Priests, elders, scribes, and the whole council bound and delivered Jesus to the Roman Governor Pilate. Pilate asked, "Are you the King of the Jews?"  Jesus said, "So you say." [Certainly indicating a Yes answer. No Roman Governor would ignore someone claiming to be the king of the Jews, unless Caesar had appointed him King of the Jews. This is another strong indication that this is a fictional story with a deliberate anti-Jewish and pro-Roman agenda] The Jews accused Jesus of many things and Pilate just marveled. 

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Luke 23:1. They bring Jesus to Pilate after the Jewish trail before the Sanhedrin. They accuse Jesus of forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, perverting the Jewish nation, and calling himself a king. Pilate asks Jesus if he is the King of the Jews. Jesus answered, "so you say." and Pilate ridiculously proclaims that he finds no basis for a charge against Jesus. [this is utterly preposterous! If Jesus claimed to be a king without the appointment from Caesar, that would be a huge problem, as would the accusation that he forbid paying taxes to Caesar. This is an obvious Roman lie specifically designed to absolve the Romans and accuse the Jews.] The Jews mention Galilee in verse 5, so Pilate sends Jesus to be judged by Herod, since he was in his jurisdiction. Herod was apparently in Jerusalem for the Jewish Feast anyway. In verse 8, Herod was glad to finally see this famous Jesus that he had never met. [funny how the King of the Jews in Galilee, never saw the super famous miracle worker from Galilee]. In verse 11 Herods men mock and ridicule and dress Jesus up in luxurious clothing, then they sent him back to Pilate. Verse 12 says Herod and Pilate became friends this day, but they were enemies before. [this is another lie. Herod was appointed King by Caesar and he was always friendly with the Caesars because he worked for them, but the authors of Christianity did not want this to be known.] In verse 14, Pilate says again that he finds no basis for a charge against Jesus. In verse 15, Pilate says Herod found no fault in Jesus either. [this is to make it abundantly clear that the ones who demanded the death of Jesus was the Chief Priests, Scribes and Jews, rather than the Roman governors or even the fake King of the Jews who was appointed by Rome.] 

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Matthew 27:1. When morning came [meaning the Jewish Counsel met on Passover and had a trial through the night] , they delivered Jesus to Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor of Judea. Verse 3 says Judas felt remorse and brought the 30 pieces of silver back to the chief priests and elders and said, "I have sinned and betrayed innocent blood." Judas threw down the 30 pieces of silver in the sanctuary, went away and hanged himself in verse 5. In 6, the chief priests said it was blood money so they can't put it in the treasury, so in verse 7 they buy the potter's field to bury strangers in, so the field was called the field of blood to this day. Verse 9 says this fulfilled Jeremiah the prophet which says they took 30 pieces of silver, the price of him upon whom a price had been set, whom some of the children of Israel priced and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me [this is a total screw up. Jeremiah says no such thing and Zechariah11:12-13 is probably what is meant, but it is wrong too]. In verse 11, Pilate asks Jesus if he is King of the Jews and Jesus said, "so you say." Pilate gives no response to Jesus claim to be king of the Jews in Matthew.

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Barabbas

Mark 15:6-15. Now at the feast, Pontus Pilate used to release any prisoner the Jews asked for. [This is absolute nonsense. If nothing else clues you in that this is a fake story, then this should open your eyes. Even without studying the Roman Empire and the governorship of Pontus Pilate, you would have to be pretty ignorant to think that a Roman governor of Judea would release any prisoner the Jews wanted at Passover. That is not how governing works.] Verse 7 says Barabbas was an insurgent who had committed murder. [This Christian narrative is saying that the Jews demanded that Pilate release an insurrectionist who had committed murder in the place of a man that Pilate thought was harmless. This is obvious satire. On the one hand you have an innocent man who calls himself the son of God and on the other you have a man who was an enemy of the Roman Empire named "son of the father" (bar ABBA)]. Verse 12, Pilate asks them, what then shall I do with the one you call King of the Jews? The Jews demand crucifixion. In verse 15, Pilate wishes to please the multitude so he releases Barabbas and flogs Jesus in preparation for crucifixion. [Pilate would roll over in his grave if he knew Christians told this lie about him bowing to the demands of the Jews.] 

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Luke 23:17. Luke says Pilate HAD to release one prisoner at the feast. [this is an absolute lie. Pilate did NOT have to release a prisoner for the Jews. The entire Christian narrative is one lie after another.] In verse 18, the Jews demand Pilate release Barabbas, one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city and for murder. [funny how Luke doesn't give enough details to date this revolt in history] Verse 21, the Jews demand Pilate crucify Jesus [as if the Jews had control over Pilate, ridiculous]. In verse 22, Pilate seems to beg the Jews to tell him why he should crucify Jesus, "What evil has he done?" In verse 24-25, Pilate gives in to their demands to crucify him and release Barabbas, the murderer in an insurrection. 

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Matthew 27:15 says Pilate was accustomed to release one prisoner whoever they desired at the feast [but this is a lie]. Verse 16 says Barabbas was a notable prisoner and Pilate seems to be the one to offer up Barabbas vs Jesus to the Jews. In verse 19, Pilates wife sent a message to Pilate while he was sitting on the judgment seat saying, "have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of him." [I am sure Pilate couldn't make a decision without asking his wife first, NOT!] In verse 20, the Jewish leaders persuade the people to ask for Barabbas to be released and to destroy Jesus.  In verse 22, the Jews tell Pilate to crucify Jesus. In 23, Pilate says, "Why what evil has he done?" In verse 24, Pilate washes his hands and says he is innocent of the blood of this righteous person [thus absolving the Romans completely and placing all blame on the Jews for killing innocent people. Nevermind, Pilate should have had a big problem with Jesus claiming to be king of the Jews]. In 25, the Jews say, "may his blood be on us and on our children." 

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John 18:39 Pilate says the Jews have a custom that I should release a prisoner to them at Passover. Should I release to you the king of the Jews? They say, no, but release to us Barabbas. John says Barabbas was a robber [no mention that he was a murderer in an insurrection. John is trying to lessen his crimes to make the story more believable]

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The Roman Praetorium

Mark 15:16-20. Jesus is taken into the Roman house where no Jew could testify to the events, yet we have many details about this event, that only Romans could have seen (if it even happened). They clothed Jesus in purple and put a crown of thorns on his head. They saluted him and said, "Hail, King of the Jews." They struck his head with a reed and spat on him, they mocked him with fake homage, then they took the purple garments off and gave him his own clothes before leading him out to be crucified. 

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There is no private conversation between Jesus and Pilate in Luke. It was all public.

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Matthew 27:27-31 says they took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison against him. They stripped Jesus and put on a scarlet robe. They gave him a crown of thorns and put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. They kneeled down before him and mocked him saying, "Hail, King of the Jews." They spat on him and beat him with the reed, they mocked him, took the scarlet robe off him, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to crucify him. 

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John 18:28-38 They led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Roman Praetorium where Pilate was. It was early and they refused to enter the Praetorium to avoid being defiled for the upcoming Passover [supposedly when the sun sets on this day before Passover]. Pilate comes out to the Jews and asks what the charges are against Jesus, and their response is that they wouldn't bring him unless he was an evil doer (v.30). In verse 31, Pilate tells the Jews to take them and judge him according to their law, but they said it was illegal for them to put him to death. In 33, Pilate goes back inside the Praetorium and asks Jesus if he was the king of the Jews. Jesus is evasive and asks why he would even ask that question. Jesus says his kingdom is not of this world or else he would fight [so Jesus indicated that he was not rebelling against Rome with physical warfare or insurrection]. In 37, Pilate asks if he is a king again. Jesus says, you say that I am a king, and this is my purpose, and everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice. In 38, Pilate asks, what is truth. In 38, Pilate announces to the Jews that he finds no basis for a charge against Jesus. 

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John 19:1. Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. The Romans soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple garment. They slapped him and mocked him and called him the King of the Jews. In verse 4, Pilate goes out to the Jews and says I find no basis of a charge against Jesus. Pilate brings Jesus out with the crown of thorns and purple garment for the Jews to see (their sad king), but the Jewish leaders said CRUCIFY HIM! In verse 6, Pilate tells the Jews to take him and crucify him themselves, because Pilate found no basis for a charge against Jesus. In verse 9, Pilate goes back inside and asks Jesus where he is from, but Jesus didn't answer. In verse 12, Pilate wanted to release Jesus, but the Jews threatened Pilate to be an enemy of Caesar if he releases Jesus. In verse 13, Pilate sits on the judgment seat called Gabbatha or the Pavement, and it was the Preparation Day for the Passover at about the sixth hour (noon). In 14, Pilate tells the Jews, "Behold your king." Pilate asks if he should crucify their king, but the Jews say they have no king but Caesar [completely ignoring Herod in this version]. In 16, Pilate delivers Jesus to the Jews so the Jews can crucify him. 

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Simone the Cyrene

Mark 15:21. They compelled Simon of Cyrene who was the father of Alexander and Rufus to bear his cross. [Whoever wrote this seemed to want others to know who this Simon was, but no one does. And Jesus is considered to have said you must take up your cross and follow him, but he didn't even carry his own cross] 

 

Luke 23:26. When they led Jesus away, they grabbed Simon of Cyrene who was coming out of the country and they laid the cross on him to carry it after Jesus. Multitudes were following Jesus including some women who were mourning. Jesus told those women, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed. Then they will ask the mountains to fall on them." [this is a clear reference to the great Roman-Jewish war that would come in the 60's and 70's, during their lifetime. Keep in mind, this was not written until after the war, but they needed a "prophet" to predict the war and side with the Romans against the Jews.] 

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Matthew 27:32 says they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name and compelled him to go with them that he might carry Jesus cross. 

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There is no Simon of Cyrene in John.