ContradictionsReading order 388Bible context 2 min read
Was Jesus taken to Caiaphas or Annas first?
John inserts an initial visit to Annas, whereas Matthew leads directly in its narration to Caiaphas and the other excerpts name the high priest.
- Textual conflict
- Weak tension
- The alleged conflict needs substantial assumptions, such as treating an omission as a denial or figurative language as literal.
- Importance
- Supporting
- A supporting event, teaching, or biographical claim.
John explicitly adds Annas first, but the shorter accounts' move to the high priest does not assert an exhaustive itinerary.
An editorial assessment of the quoted passages. Importance describes the stakes; it does not increase certainty. Reading order weighs both.
The arrest narratives lead Jesus to the high priest
And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
Matthew 26:57
Translation / edition: King James Version (KJV)
Read the full chapter:Matthew 26
And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
Mark 14:53
Translation / edition: King James Version (KJV)
Read the full chapter:Mark 14