Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 1:59

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 1:59 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 1:59. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, when the baby was eight days old, people wanted to name him Zacharias like his dad. This was a special day because they also had a ceremony for him.

Luke 1:59: And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

Contradiction with John 1:1

This verse states that the Word was God, while Luke 1:59 talks about the circumcision tradition, focusing on human customs rather than divinity.

John 1:1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Contradiction with Matthew 12:8

Here, Jesus says He is Lord of the Sabbath, emphasizing spiritual authority over ritual, contrasting the emphasis on tradition in Luke 1:59.

Matthew 12:8: For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

Contradiction with Mark 7:8

This verse criticizes the holding of traditions over God's commandments, conflicting with the adherence to circumcision tradition in Luke 1:59.

Mark 7:8: For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, [as] the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

Contradiction with Romans 2:29

Speaks of inner spiritual change being more important than physical circumcision, contradicting the focus on the physical act in Luke 1:59.

Romans 2:29: But he [is] a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision [is that] of the heart, in the spirit, [and] not in the letter; whose praise [is] not of men, but of God.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:18-19

These verses argue that circumcision is nothing compared to keeping God's commandments, in contrast to the focus on Jewish custom in Luke 1:59.

1 Corinthians 7:18-19: Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.

Contradiction with Galatians 5:2

Paul warns that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage, opposing the act of circumcision highlighted in Luke 1:59.

Galatians 5:2: Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

Contradiction with Philippians 3:3

Emphasizes worship in spirit and not confidence in the flesh, contrary to the physical ritual of circumcision in Luke 1:59.

Philippians 3:3: For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:11-12

Describes a spiritual circumcision through Christ, opposing the physical ceremony seen in Luke 1:59.

Colossians 2:11-12: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
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