How many people came to the tomb Sunday morning following the crucifixion?

Question

Two
Mathew (28:1)

Three
Mark (16:1)

More than four
Luke(24:10)

One
John (20:1)


Which one was it?

Answer 1

NONE there was no tomb. Jesus fled to france with his wife and KIDS!

Answer 2

If five people witness an event, how many variations to the event will there be? How many were there all at one time? Can it not be that one come at one time, then three came later and even four came a bit later? So which is true of how many came. You have four people telling of the event. So were all four of them there all at one time or did maybe one come first and then two later and maybe all four came later on later than that? How would you tell it if you had been there? Would you know exactly how many had been there before you and how many after or would you tell it like you saw it at the time you were there? How would you know if there were any before or after you without leavning a lookout to watch the scene? And then what if that person fell asleep and did not see one come. How would that affect the count. You see how frivolous the whole thing is? Who cares what the exact count was that came. Why not focus on the big picture, the important thing rather than nit picking the little points that really have no real meaning? Be it one, two, four or a hundred, the most important thing is that the tomb was empty and Jesus had risen. If it had been your loved one in that tomb, would you be so interested in proving how many came to see it or that your loved one was alive? I am sure the number that had come to see it would be the furthest thing from your mind.

Answer 3

Let's see--there were two women, Mary Magdalene and "the other Mary", probably Mary wife of Cleopas.

And they went and got Peter and John, who came to look.

So I guess there were four. But there could have been more women with the two Marys. And tradition says Mary the mother of Jesus might have been in the mix somewhere.

Answer 4

After reading the verses listed above, I think that initially Mary Magdalene went to the tomb. So I would say one. Women came to annoint and shroud Jesus before that. MM is the one.

Answer 5

All of the above...That's what happens when four people tell the same story that they heard about from other people who were "there".

This is one reason why the bible can't be used as an historical reference. The single most important part of christianity and it can't get the facts straight.

Answer 6

Interesting how you miss the point....no matter how many came to the tomb, or how people argue over it.....the fact remains that He was risen.

Don't miss the forest for the trees.

Answer 7

More than four came. Matthew, Mark, and John just didn't name them all. They didn't say, "ONLY one" or "ONLY two came."

Try reading a little more carefully.

Answer 8

I dont care cause I dont believe in Crucifixion
I say it was Cruci-fiction.

I am Muslim and my believe says:
Quran (4 : 157)
"And because of their saying (in boast), "We killed Messiah 'Isâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), the Messenger of Allâh," - but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but it was made to look so, and those who differ therein are full of doubts. They have no (certain) knowledge, they follow nothing but conjecture. For surely; they killed him not (i.e. 'Isâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) (peace be upon them)) "

Answer 9

Actually, the women went first, then they went back and told the diciples, and then they went, so maybe they're all correct, just at different times.

Answer 10

all of the disciples through the process of the day. after Mary alerted them that HE was not there.