Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 1:66

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 1:66 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 1:66. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, people who heard about the baby were amazed and curious about what kind of person he would become because they could see that God was with him. They felt something special and important was going to happen with this child.

Luke 1:66: And all they that heard [them] laid [them] up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

Contradiction with Genesis 6:5

Luke 1:66 implies people revered the hand of the Lord positively; Genesis 6:5 states that human thoughts were only evil continually.

Genesis 6:5: And GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually. [every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires] [continually: Heb. every day]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

Luke 1:66 emphasizes foresight of future significance, while Ecclesiastes 9:5 asserts the dead know nothing of such.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:13

Luke 1:66 suggests people understood the workings of God's hand regarding the child, yet Isaiah 40:13 asks who has understood the Spirit of the Lord.

Isaiah 40:13: Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or [being] his counsellor hath taught him? [his...: Heb. man of his counsel]

Contradiction with John 9:29

Luke 1:66 sparks amazement at divine acts; John 9:29 shows skepticism about divine origin.

John 9:29: We know that God spake unto Moses: [as for] this [fellow], we know not from whence he is.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:25

Luke 1:66 shows awe at God's wisdom in events, while 1 Corinthians 1:25 describes human perception as seeing God's wisdom as foolishness.

1 Corinthians 1:25: Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
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