Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 13:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 13:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 13:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus is saying that God's kingdom is like yeast that a woman mixes into a lot of dough, making all of it rise and grow bigger. This means that even though God's work might start small, it becomes big and wonderful over time.

Luke 13:21: It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

Contradiction with Matthew 16:12

This verse mentions leaven in the context of the teachings of the Pharisees and Sadducees, implying a negative connotation, whereas Luke 13:21 uses leaven positively as a metaphor for the Kingdom of God.

Matthew 16:12: Then understood they how that he bade [them] not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 5:6-7

In these verses, leaven symbolizes sin and corruption that should be purged, contradicting Luke 13:21 where leaven is used in a positive context.

1 Corinthians 5:6-7: Your glorying [is] not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

Contradiction with Galatians 5:9

This verse uses leaven to symbolize a small influence that corrupts entirely, unlike Luke 13:21, where leaven represents the positive and pervasive growth of God's kingdom.

Galatians 5:9: A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
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