Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 11:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 11:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 11:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus is teaching that if you ask your friend for help even when it's late at night, a good friend will help you because they care about you. Jesus wants us to know that God is like a good friend who will always listen and help us when we pray.

Luke 11:5: And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

Contradiction with Matthew 7:7

This verse emphasizes that asking, seeking, and knocking will result in receiving, finding, and opening, suggesting an immediate response from God, which may contrast with the persistence implied in Luke 11:5.

Matthew 7:7: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Contradiction with James 1:6-7

These verses state that one must ask in faith without doubting to receive anything from the Lord, which could contradict Luke 11:5 where persistence is key regardless of immediate faith.

James 1:6-7: But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
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