Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 16:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 16:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 16:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the Pharisees, who loved money, made fun of Jesus because they didn't like what He was saying. They thought Jesus was wrong because they cared more about being rich than about His teachings.

Luke 16:14: And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:24

This verse contradicts Luke 16:14 by stating that no one can serve both God and money, while the Pharisees in Luke 16:14 are depicted as loving money.

Matthew 6:24: No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Contradiction with James 4:4

This verse suggests that friendship with the world (and its riches) is enmity with God, which contrasts with the Pharisees' love for money described in Luke 16:14.

James 4:4: Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:20

It promotes faithfulness and warns that haste to be rich will not go unpunished, contrasting the Pharisees' love for wealth in Luke 16:14.

Proverbs 28:20: A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. [innocent: or, unpunished]

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:10

This verse states that the love of money is the root of all evil, while the Pharisees are described as lovers of money in Luke 16:14.

1 Timothy 6:10: For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. [erred: or, been seduced]

Contradiction with 1 John 2:15-16

It advises against loving the world and its desires, which contrasts with the Pharisees' behavior as described in Luke 16:14.

1 John 2:15-16: Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:5

This verse advises being content with what you have and not loving money, which contradicts the attitude of the Pharisees in Luke 16:14.

Hebrews 13:5: [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
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