Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 13:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 13:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 13:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus saw a woman who had been sick for a long time and couldn't stand up straight. He wanted to help her because He cares for everyone, especially those who are suffering.

Luke 13:11: And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up [herself].

Contradiction with Exodus 15:26

This verse suggests that God is a healer and promises not to bring diseases upon people if they follow His commandments, which contrasts with the affliction described in Luke 13:11.

Exodus 15:26: And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I [am] the LORD that healeth thee.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:27-28

These verses provide examples of specific afflictions that God says will befall those who do not obey, implying divine causation rather than the random affliction seen in Luke 13:11.

Deuteronomy 28:27-28: The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

Contradiction with Job 5:18

This verse speaks of God wounding and healing, suggesting an intentional act versus the ailment in Luke 13:11 that is presented as a consequence of Satan's influence.

Job 5:18: For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

Contradiction with Isaiah 33:24

This verse states that no inhabitant will say, "I am sick," contrasting with the chronic ailment mentioned in Luke 13:11.

Isaiah 33:24: And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein [shall be] forgiven [their] iniquity.

Contradiction with Matthew 4:24

Speaks of Jesus healing all manners of diseases among people, suggesting that the power and will to heal contrasts with the long-lasting nature of the affliction in Luke 13:11.

Matthew 4:24: And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

Contradiction with John 9:2-3

In these verses, Jesus disputes the belief that personal or ancestral sin is the cause of ailments, which challenges the idea of an external cause of affliction as suggested in Luke 13:11.

John 9:2-3: And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

Contradiction with James 5:14-15

These verses suggest that prayer and faith will heal the sick, implying a remedy and solution that contrasts with the enduring condition of the woman in Luke 13:11.

James 5:14-15: Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
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