Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 12:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 12:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 12:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, if you can't do something small or easy by yourself, then why worry about bigger things? Trust that God will help you with everything.

Luke 12:26: If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

Contradiction with Matthew 6:34

Luke 12:26 implies not worrying about life's necessities by trusting God, while Matthew 6:34 suggests not worrying about the future by emphasizing that each day has its own concerns.

Matthew 6:34: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.

Contradiction with Philippians 4:6

Luke 12:26 suggests not to worry since it can't add value, whereas Philippians 4:6 advises to not be anxious about anything but use prayer and supplication for needs.

Philippians 4:6: Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:25

Luke 12:26 argues against worry's utility, but Proverbs 12:25 acknowledges that anxiety can weigh a heart down and hints at addressing it rather than dismissing it.

Proverbs 12:25: Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

Contradiction with 1 Peter 5:7

Luke 12:26 implies worry is futile, whereas 1 Peter 5:7 suggests actively casting anxieties on God, recognizing their presence.

1 Peter 5:7: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Contradiction with Romans 8:31

Luke 12:26 questions the utility of worry given God's providence, while Romans 8:31 proposes assurance in God's favor as a preventative for worry.

Romans 8:31: What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who [can be] against us?

Contradiction with Isaiah 41:10

Luke 12:26 implies the futility of worry, but Isaiah 41:10 assures with divine support to counteract worry.

Isaiah 41:10: Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
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