Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 18:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 18:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 18:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Peter is telling Jesus that he and the other disciples have left everything they had behind to follow Him. It shows how much Peter and the others loved and trusted Jesus, because they wanted to be with Him more than anything else.

Luke 18:28: Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.

Contradiction with Philippians 3:8

This verse contradicts Luke 18:28 as Paul emphasizes counting all things as loss for Christ, suggesting individual surrender rather than boasting of what one has left behind.

Philippians 3:8: Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ,

Contradiction with Matthew 10:37-38

This verse contradicts by emphasizing the importance of prioritizing love for Christ over family or personal sacrifices, while Luke 18:28 focuses on Peter highlighting their sacrifices.

Matthew 10:37-38: He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 13:3

This verse contradicts Luke 18:28 by implying that giving or sacrifice without love is worthless, contrasting Peter's focus on what they've given up.

1 Corinthians 13:3: And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor], and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

Contradiction with Mark 8:35

This verse contradicts Luke 18:28 as it discusses losing one’s life for Christ to truly save it, which opposes Peter's mention of their material sacrifice as a noteworthy deed.

Mark 8:35: For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Contradiction with Matthew 7:21-23

This verse contradicts because it teaches that merely proclaiming dedication or making sacrifices isn't enough without doing the will of God, contrasting with Peter's claim in Luke 18:28.

Matthew 7:21-23: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
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