Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 14:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 14:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 14:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, this means that God is inviting everyone to come and be with Him because everything is ready for them to join. It’s like being invited to a special party where everything is set up just for you.

Luke 14:17: And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

Contradiction with Matthew 22:9

In Matthew 22:9, servants are sent to invite everyone, contradicting Luke 14:17 where the invitation is specifically given to those already invited.

Matthew 22:9: So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:5-6

Here, Jesus instructs to avoid Gentiles and Samaritans, contrasting with Luke 14:17's idea of inclusive calling.

Matthew 10:5-6: These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not:

Contradiction with Mark 7:27

Jesus initially declines to help a Syrophoenician woman, which contradicts the open invitation seen in Luke 14:17.

Mark 7:27: And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

Contradiction with John 1:11

Jesus came to his own, who did not receive him, contradicting the notion of readiness and acceptance implied in Luke 14:17.

John 1:11: He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:24

Jesus says He was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel, which limits the audience contrary to the wider invitation in Luke 14:17.

Matthew 15:24: But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Contradiction with Acts 13:46

Paul and Barnabas turn to the Gentiles after rejection by Jews, which shows a shift in audience not intended in the initial invitation of Luke 14:17.

Acts 13:46: Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
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