Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 23:20

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According to Luke, Pilate wanted to let Jesus go and told the people this, hoping they would agree with him. However, Pilate was in a difficult spot because the crowd didn't want that.

Luke 23:20: Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:7

Isaiah describes the suffering servant as silent and not pleading, unlike Pilate in Luke 23:20, who speaks and pleads for Jesus.

Isaiah 53:7: He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Contradiction with Matthew 27:24

Pilate washes his hands and claims innocence, contradicting his attempt to reason with the crowd in Luke 23:20.

Matthew 27:24: When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but [that] rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed [his] hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye [to it].

Contradiction with John 19:12

Pilate is depicted as fearing the loss of power more than seeking to release Jesus, contrasting his desire to release Jesus in Luke 23:20.

John 19:12: And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

Contradiction with Acts 4:27

This verse emphasizes God's predestined plan involving Pilate, contradicting Pilate's intent to release Jesus in Luke 23:20.

Acts 4:27: For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
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