Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 14:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 14:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 14:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus is explaining that it's okay to help someone or something in trouble, like an animal stuck in a hole, even if it's a special rest day. He wants people to understand that being kind and helpful is important every day.

Luke 14:5: And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?

Contradiction with Exodus 20:8-10

These verses command the observance of the Sabbath by resting and doing no work, which contrasts with justifying work like pulling an ox out of a pit on the Sabbath.

Exodus 20:8-10: Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Contradiction with Exodus 31:15

This verse emphasizes that anyone working on the Sabbath should be put to death, contradicting the allowance for work suggested in Luke 14:5.

Exodus 31:15: Six days may work be done; but in the seventh [is] the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth [any] work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. [holy: Heb. holiness]

Contradiction with Numbers 15:32-36

A man gathering sticks on the Sabbath is stoned to death, illustrating the strict observance of the Sabbath, which opposes the exception made in Luke 14:5.

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.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 13:15-18

Nehemiah rebukes those working on the Sabbath, which goes against the permissive attitude in Luke 14:5 regarding necessary work on the Sabbath.

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 Isaiah 56:2

This verse pronounces a blessing on those who keep the Sabbath without polluting it, contrasting with the activity in Luke 14:5.

Isaiah 56:2: Blessed [is] the man [that] doeth this, and the son of man [that] layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

Paradox #1

The potential contradiction in this verse could be the idea of working on the Sabbath, which is traditionally a day of rest according to other biblical teachings. The verse suggests taking care of urgent or compassionate needs even on the Sabbath, which might conflict with strict interpretations of Sabbath rest.

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