Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 10:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 10:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 10:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, if you go to a town and the people there don't welcome you, you should leave and let them know you tried to share something important with them. This teaches that it's okay to walk away when people don't listen, but you should still try to help them first.

Luke 10:10: But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,

Contradiction with Matthew 10:14

This verse advises shaking off the dust of your feet as a testimony against those who do not receive you, rather than entering into their city.

Matthew 10:14: And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Contradiction with Romans 12:21

This verse advises overcoming evil with good, which contrasts with the passive-aggressive stance of wiping off the dust as a form of judgment described in Luke 10:10.

Romans 12:21: Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:39

This verse suggests turning the other cheek instead of abandoning those who reject you, presenting a more forgiving approach.

Matthew 5:39: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Contradiction with Proverbs 24:17

This verse advises not to rejoice when your enemy falls, which contrasts with the implicit sense of condemnation in rejecting a city.

Proverbs 24:17: Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

Contradiction with Matthew 7:1

This verse advises against judging others, which contrasts with the act of wiping off the dust as a sign of judgment against a city.

Matthew 7:1: Judge not, that ye be not judged.
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