Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 13:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 13:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 13:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him to leave because King Herod wanted to hurt Him. They were warning Jesus to keep Him safe from danger.

Luke 13:31: The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:21

While Luke 13:31 refers to a threat against Jesus’ life, Proverbs 12:21 suggests that no harm befalls the righteous, seeming to contradict the presence of danger in the lives of the righteous.

Proverbs 12:21: There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

Contradiction with John 10:28

John 10:28 speaks of eternal security, asserting that no one can snatch believers out of Jesus’ hand, contrasting with the notion of a threat to Jesus in Luke 13:31.

John 10:28: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.

Contradiction with Matthew 26:53

Matthew 26:53 describes Jesus’ access to divine protection, which seems to contradict the idea of a credible threat in Luke 13:31 since divine intervention could prevent harm.

Matthew 26:53: But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

Contradiction with Psalm 91:11

Psalm 91:11 assures that God will command His angels to protect His faithful, which seems in contrast to the threat Jesus faces as described in Luke 13:31.

Psalm 91:11: For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:17

Isaiah 54:17 assures that no weapon against God's servants will prosper, suggesting a contradiction with the notion of threat or harm in Luke 13:31.

Isaiah 54:17: No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.
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