Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 1:46

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 1:46 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 1:46. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Mary is so happy and grateful that she wants to make God seem even bigger and more wonderful. She is singing a song of praise because she feels blessed by God.

Luke 1:46: And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

Contradiction with Exodus 20:5

This verse states that God is jealous and will punish, which may conflict with the theme of rejoicing and exultation in God found in Mary's song.

Exodus 20:5: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

Contradiction with Matthew 13:57

This verse mentions a prophet being without honor in his own country, possibly contradicting the honor and exaltation expressed in Mary's words.

Matthew 13:57: And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
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