Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 12:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 12:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 12:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, God knows what we need, like food and clothes, and He will take care of us because He loves us. We should trust Him instead of worrying like people who don't know God.

Luke 12:30: For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:31-32

Matthew 6:31-32 suggests not to worry about basic needs like food and clothing, whereas Luke 12:30 acknowledges that these are the things the nations of the world seek after.

Matthew 6:31-32: Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

Contradiction with Philippians 4:6

Philippians 4:6 advises not to be anxious about anything and to present requests to God, which contrasts with the implication in Luke 12:30 that people naturally seek after material 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 1 Timothy 6:8

1 Timothy 6:8 states that having food and clothing, we should be content, but Luke 12:30 implies that the world continuously seeks after these necessities.

1 Timothy 6:8: And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

Contradiction with Proverbs 30:8-9

Proverbs 30:8-9 asks for neither poverty nor riches, suggesting a different approach to material needs than Luke 12:30, where seeking after basic needs is emphasized.

Proverbs 30:8-9: Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: [convenient...: Heb. of my allowance]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25

Matthew 6:25 advises against worrying about life, food, and clothing, unlike Luke 12:30, which highlights these as common pursuits.

Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
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