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Difference in Gospels

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Posted by: Tafi

Hi, I have a question about certain passages in the Bible. John's gospel when it talks about Jesus getting His first disciples is different from the other gospels: John 1:
35The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!" ...
40Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah" (that is, the Christ). 42And he brought him to Jesus.
Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas"
Matthew 4:
18As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." 20At once they left their nets and followed him.

I know that this is actually something small, but why are they different?


Posted by: GA5966

If two men tell the same story one will remember details that the other doesn't this is what happens in some scripture. See, John was there and involved in the process and Matthew was an onlooker in this passage. Does this help any?


Posted by: Tafi

Thanks, I thought that might be the reason, but for some reason it still bothered me. Does anyone know the number of years between the time the 2 gospels were written and how long after Jesus rose? Were Mark and Luke also onlookers or is this all just proof that oral evidence becomes distorted as time goes on? Thanx.


Posted by: GA5966

Well it depends on the scripture refered to see I read it that way in this instance. John was doing all the main talking in this passage and he was the one telling them who he had found. In other places the person who is main character doing the action would be the one who would give the most detail for example if you ask me what happened at Thursday's meeting I would remember different details than Carol or Archie or Sean or anyone else. So it depends on the writer and the subject matter. I am not sure on the amount of time in between each book. you could look up on crosswalk.com


Posted by: Lorica Lass

There are some great websites on the net that list apparent contradictions in the Word, with explanations for what is going on. As others have said, the very fact that the Gospels do not match exactly is greater proof that no one made them up later on for public "consumption."


Posted by: Tafi

Thanks everyone for replying. I found some answers to some of my questions and I'll check out more websites. I will meditate on the law (word) of God, it is my sword and it is the truth. God bless all y'all.

Tafi


Posted by: Tafi

Quote: "There are no contradictions in the Bible. It is the word of God and is 100% true. If you don't believe everything in the bible, even the things that contradict the other things, you will be damned to hell for all eternity."
which is why if we think there are apparent contradictions, if we researched enough we would find that it is not really a contradiction. That is why I will accept the Word of God at all times and I will ask Him when I see Him in heaven.