Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 14:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 14:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 14:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus is teaching that if you help people who can't pay you back, like poor or sick people, God will be happy with you. When good people come back to life with God, you will get a special reward.

Luke 14:14: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:1

Jesus warns against doing charitable acts to be seen by others, which contrasts with the idea of receiving a reward for actions in Luke 14:14.

Matthew 6:1: Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. [alms: or, righteousness] [of your: or, with your]

Contradiction with Proverbs 19:17

Suggests that giving to the poor is lending to the Lord and will be repaid by God, seemingly offering a guarantee of repayment rather than the potential reward suggested in Luke 14:14.

Proverbs 19:17: He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. [that which...: or, his deed]

Contradiction with Luke 16:9

Advises using worldly wealth to gain friends, which appears to suggest a different kind of reward than that mentioned in Luke 14:14.

Luke 16:9: And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. [mammon: or, riches]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 13:3

Emphasizes that deeds, including giving to the poor, without love mean nothing, which could be seen as contrasting with the reward aspect in Luke 14:14.

1 Corinthians 13:3: And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor], and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
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