They will mock him, spit on him, scourge him, and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.”
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They will mock him, spit on him, scourge him, and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.”
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
The Synoptic Gospels record Jesus making at least three explicit, detailed passion predictions to the disciples (Matt 16:21; 17:22-23; 20:18-19; Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:33-34; Luke 9:22; 9:44; 18:31-33) — each one specifying betrayal, condemnation, death, and resurrection on the third day. John 20:9 then says, after the resurrection, "For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead."
Critical scholarship: Genuinely disputed among scholars.
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Matthew 12:40 has Jesus predicting he will be "three days and three nights in the heart of the earth" — a precise duration of 72 hours, paralleling Jonah in the fish. But the passion narratives uniformly have Jesus crucified Friday afternoon (the day of preparation) and discovered risen Sunday morning.
Critical scholarship: Leans toward a genuine contradiction.
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"Mark 10:34 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/mark/10/34?version=WEB (retrieved 27 August 2026).