Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 1:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 1:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 1:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Elisabeth, who really wanted a baby, was happy and surprised when she found out she was going to have one. She kept the news a secret for a while and stayed at home because she wanted to enjoy the special moment quietly.

Luke 1:24: And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,

Contradiction with Genesis 1:28

This verse speaks of being fruitful immediately after creation, which could be seen as contradictory to the five-month seclusion mentioned in Luke 1:24.

Genesis 1:28: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. [moveth: Heb. creepeth]

Contradiction with Psalm 127:3

Children are described as a heritage and reward, whereas Luke 1:24 involves concealment related to conception.

Psalm 127:3: Lo, children [are] an heritage of the LORD: [and] the fruit of the womb [is his] reward.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:14

This verse addresses visibility and openness ("a city on a hill can't be hidden"), contradicting the act of hiding in Luke 1:24.

Matthew 5:14: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:5

It speaks of different seasons for embracing and refraining, potentially contrasting with the isolation in Luke 1:24.

Ecclesiastes 3:5: A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; [to refrain from: Heb. to be far from]

Contradiction with Matthew 10:27

Encourages proclaiming things openly, conflicting with the seclusion in Luke 1:24.

Matthew 10:27: What I tell you in darkness, [that] speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, [that] preach ye upon the housetops.

Contradiction with Mark 4:22

States that nothing is hidden except to be revealed, which opposes the concept of secrecy found in Luke 1:24.

Mark 4:22: For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
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