Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 22:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 22:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 22:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the people who were in charge of the church were trying to find a way to get rid of Jesus because they were afraid of how the crowd might react. They were worried that everyone liked Jesus too much and didn’t like what he was teaching.

Luke 22:2: And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

Contradiction with Matthew 26:4

Unlike Luke 22:2, which directly states the intention to kill Jesus, Matthew 26:4 focuses on the deceptive plotting aspect without explicitly mentioning killing.

Matthew 26:4: And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill [him].

Contradiction with Mark 14:1

This verse, similar to Luke 22:2, mentions the intent to take Jesus by craft and kill him, but Mark includes the overarching context of the festival to suggest timing issues, differing from the straightforward statement in Luke.

Mark 14:1: After two days was [the feast of] the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put [him] to death.

Contradiction with John 11:53

This verse contradicts Luke 22:2 by showing an earlier conspiracy to kill Jesus, not just limited to the days before Passover as in Luke.

John 11:53: Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

Contradiction with Acts 2:23

This verse describes Jesus’ death as part of God's deliberate plan, which contrasts with the human plot to kill Jesus described in Luke 22:2.

Acts 2:23: Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

Contradiction with Psalm 2:2-3

The Old Testament prophecy of nations and kings conspiring against the Lord can be seen as contradicting or expanding on the account of specific leaders plotting as in Luke 22:2.

Psalm 2:2-3: The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, [saying],
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