Afterward he was revealed to the eleven themselves as they sat at the table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they didn’t believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
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Afterward he was revealed to the eleven themselves as they sat at the table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they didn’t believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
John 20:24 says Thomas was absent when Jesus first appeared to the group, so with Judas already dead (Matthew 27:5) the count is ten. Matthew 28:16-17, Mark 16:14, and Luke 24:33-37 all say 'the eleven' were present.
Critical scholarship: Leans toward a genuine contradiction.
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Matthew 28:16 says the eleven met Jesus on a mountain in Galilee — a multi-day journey from the tomb. Mark 16:14, Luke 24:33-37, and John 20:19 all locate the first group appearance to the eleven in a room in Jerusalem, on the day of the resurrection itself.
Critical scholarship: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction.
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Luke 24:51 has Jesus ascend on the day of resurrection itself, after a single day of post-resurrection appearances. Mark 16:19 has the ascension at the close of a sequence of appearances.
Critical scholarship: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction.
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"Mark 16:14 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/mark/16/14?version=WEB (retrieved 27 August 2026).