Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 1:40

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 1:40 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 1:40. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Mary visited her cousin Elisabeth and said hello to her when she entered the house. This visit was special because both Mary and Elisabeth were going to have important babies.

Luke 1:40: And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:14

Jesus instructs his disciples to leave any house that does not receive them, implying possible rejection rather than a presumed welcome.

Matthew 10:14: And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Contradiction with John 4:9

The Samaritan woman questions why Jesus, a Jew, is asking her, a Samaritan woman, for a drink, highlighting ethnic tensions that may prevent a common greeting.

John 4:9: Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
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