Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 19:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 19:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 19:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus came to find and help people who are lost and need His love and guidance. He wants to bring them back to happiness and safety with Him.

Luke 19:10: For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

Jesus states He came not to bring peace, but a sword, contrasting with Luke 19:10's mission of salvation.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:24

Jesus mentions He was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel, differing from the universal scope implied in Luke 19:10.

Matthew 15:24: But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Contradiction with John 9:39

Jesus mentions He came for judgment, contrasting the salvation mission in Luke 19:10.

John 9:39: And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:21

Here, entrance to heaven is based on doing the will of the Father, not solely the seeking of the lost as implied in Luke 19:10.

Matthew 7:21: 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.

Contradiction with Matthew 12:30

Jesus speaks of division, differing from the unifying mission of seeking and saving the lost as in Luke 19:10.

Matthew 12:30: He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

Contradiction with Matthew 26:11

Jesus asserts the poor will always exist among them, which could imply continuous lostness rather than universal salvation.

Matthew 26:11: For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

Contradiction with John 12:47-48

Jesus says He does not judge but the word will, which seems to contrast against the seeking and saving mission in Luke 19:10.

John 12:47-48: And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

Contradiction with Matthew 11:25-26

Indicates that truths are hidden from the wise, differing from the open invitation to save all in Luke 19:10.

Matthew 11:25-26: At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

Contradiction with Mark 6:11

Those who reject the message are to be left, showing a boundary on seeking all the lost, unlike Luke 19:10.

Mark 6:11: And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. [and: Gr. or]

Contradiction with Luke 4:18-19

While aligning with seeking, it mentions binding the brokenhearted more than seeking or saving, as in Luke 19:10.

Luke 4:18-19: The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Paradox #1

The possible contradiction in this verse could be the tension between the idea of salvation being offered to all and the notion of justice for wrongdoings. Some might see a conflict between forgiveness and the need for accountability. This can raise questions about how justice and mercy are balanced.

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