Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 13:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 13:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 13:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus is asking what the Kingdom of God is like, and He is trying to help people understand it by comparing it to something they know. He wants everyone to think about what special and wonderful thing God's kingdom could resemble.

Luke 13:18: Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?

Contradiction with Matthew 13:31

This verse uses a similar parable to describe the kingdom of heaven rather than the kingdom of God, which might create confusion about whether they are identical or distinct concepts.

Matthew 13:31: Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

Contradiction with John 18:36

Here, Jesus states that His kingdom is not of this world, which contrasts with Luke 13:18 where the kingdom of God is likened to earthly elements like a mustard seed.

John 18:36: Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 4:20

This verse states that the kingdom of God is not in word but in power, which contrasts with Luke 13:18 where a simple parable is used to describe it, possibly minimizing its powerful implications.

1 Corinthians 4:20: For the kingdom of God [is] not in word, but in power.
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