The Matthew passage takes place at the Mt of Olives, and the John passage takes place at the Temple. No contradiction, different time, place, audience and intent. They are both accurate!
Compare to John 9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Where are you getting your alleged contradictions? Have you investigated any of them yourself, or are you happy to ignorantly parrot the ramblings of unbelievers?
Good responses re: Jesus on the way to Golgatha and the quote about the light of the world. It appears that the skeptics will accept nothing other than four Gospels that are exactly alike, word for word. They rigidly refuse to concede that the author's individual perspectives brought unique aspects to their accounts. The Gospels are complimentary, not contradictory.
[[Where are you getting your alleged contradictions?]]
Very likely from websites which list 101 contradictions I nthe bible (which incidently are completely refuted on websites which point out that they aren’t actually contradictions, but the skeptics don’t wish for truth, they simply wish for claims that fit the agenda
There are sites popular with those who attack the infallibility of God’s word such as Skeptics’ Annotated Bible Refuted, and I see the same supposed contradictions come up over and over and over again- however, there are also sites devoted to debunking all these so called contradictions with actual careful examinations of God’s word- and almost without fail, every single supposed contradiction is refuted
Sites like the following tackle a great many of the m ore popular claims of contradictions by those who don’t believe that God’s word is infallible
http://www.british-israel.ca/Contradictions.htm
another popular supposed contradiction often cited by anti-Christians is that Jesus carried His own cross and wasn’t helped
[[49. Jesus did (John 19:17) or did not (Matthew 27:31-32) bear his own cross?
(Category: misread the text or the texts are compatible with a little thought)
John 19:17 states that he went out carrying his own cross to the place of the skull. Matthew 27:31,32 tells us that he was led out to be crucified and that it was only as they were going out to Golgotha that Simon was forced to carry the cross.
Mark 15:20,21 agrees with Matthew and gives us the additional information that Jesus started out from inside the palace (Praetorium). As Simon was on his way in from the country, it is clear that he was passing by in the street. This implies that Jesus carried his cross for some distance, from the palace into the street. Weak from his floggings and torture, it is likely that he either collapsed under the weight of the cross or was going very slowly. In any case, the soldiers forced Simon to carry the cross for him. Luke 23:26 is in agreement, stating that Simon was seized as they led Jesus away.
Thus the contradiction vanishes. Jesus started out carrying the cross and Simon took over at some point during the journey.]]
But like another site that refutes all the supposed contradictions of the bible states, no amount of evidence or correction will cause the skeptic to admit they were mistaken