Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 16:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 16:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 16:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus tells a story about a man who works for a rich boss and wants to make sure people like him. So, he asks the people who owe his boss money how much they owe to help them and be their friend.

Luke 16:5: So he called every one of his lord's debtors [unto him], and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

Contradiction with Proverbs 22:7

The borrower is servant to the lender, yet in Luke 16:5, the steward deals with the debtors in a commanding position.

Proverbs 22:7: The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender. [the lender: Heb. the man that lendeth]

Contradiction with Romans 13:8

Urges to owe nothing to anyone, contradicting the negotiation of debts in Luke 16:5.

Romans 13:8: Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:24

No man can serve two masters, contrasting the steward’s divided loyalty demonstrated in dealing with the debtors in Luke 16:5.

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.
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