Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 10:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 10:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 10:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus is saying that there are many people ready to learn about God, but not enough people to teach them. He asks people to pray to God to send more teachers to help.

Luke 10:2: Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly [is] great, but the labourers [are] few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

Contradiction with Matthew 13:24-30

This parable suggests that the harvest is not yet ready until the end of the age, contradicting Luke 10:2's implication of readiness.

Matthew 13:24-30: Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

Contradiction with Luke 14:23

This verse suggests actively seeking out people to bring into God's house, which contrasts with waiting for harvesters in Luke 10:2.

Luke 14:23: And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.

Contradiction with Matthew 25:24-26

Portrays God as reaping where He has not sown, opposing Luke 10:2’s notion of a ready harvest needing laborers.

Matthew 25:24-26: Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

Contradiction with John 4:35

States that the fields are already ripe for harvest, contrasting the need for laborers implied in Luke 10:2.

John 4:35: Say not ye, There are yet four months, and [then] cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

Contradiction with James 5:7

Urges patience for the coming of the Lord, resembling a waiting period, whereas Luke 10:2 speaks of immediate need for laborers.

James 5:7: Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. [Be...: or, Be long patient, or, Suffer with long patience]
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