Contradiction with Exodus 35:2
Exodus 35:2 states that those who work on the Sabbath shall be put to death, contrasting with the permissive question of lawfulness posed by Jesus in Luke 14:3 about healing on the Sabbath.
Exodus 35:2: Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. [an...: Heb. holiness]
Contradiction with Matthew 12:12
While Luke 14:3 questions the legality of healing on the Sabbath, Matthew 12:12 directly states it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath, suggesting a more definitive stance.
Matthew 12:12: How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:21-22
Jeremiah instructs to not bear any burden on the Sabbath day, implying stricter Sabbath observance with no exceptions, unlike the more open interpretation in Luke 14:3.
Jeremiah 17:21-22: Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring [it] in by the gates of Jerusalem;
Contradiction with Nehemiah 13:15-18
Nehemiah condemns the practice of working on the Sabbath as a profanation, maintaining a strict view on Sabbath law observance as opposed to the query in Luke 14:3.
Nehemiah 13:15-18: In those days saw I in Judah [some] treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all [manner of] burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified [against them] in the day wherein they sold victuals.
Contradiction with Numbers 15:32-36
Numbers describes a man being stoned for gathering sticks on the Sabbath, highlighting a strict adherence to Sabbath laws that seemingly contradicts the more nuanced view of legality posed in Luke 14:3.
Numbers 15:32-36: And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.
Paradox #1
The potential contradiction in this verse could revolve around the idea of working or doing good deeds on the Sabbath. In some religious interpretations, the Sabbath is a day of rest when no work should be done. However, the verse presents a situation where doing good, like healing, on the Sabbath is questioned, which might seem inconsistent with the idea that helping others is always good, regardless of the day. This creates a conflict between strict rule-following and compassionate action.