Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 2:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 2:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 2:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, after the angels left and went back to heaven, the shepherds decided to go to Bethlehem to see the special baby that God had told them about. They were excited to find out what had happened.

Luke 2:15: And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. [the shepherds: Gr. the men the shepherds]

Contradiction with Matthew 2:1

While Luke 2:15 talks about shepherds visiting Jesus on the night of his birth, Matthew 2:1 describes wise men (Magi) arriving from the east, implying a later time after Jesus' birth.

Matthew 2:1: Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

Contradiction with Matthew 2:11

Luke 2:15 details the shepherds visiting Jesus in a manger, whereas Matthew 2:11 states that the wise men found Jesus in a house.

Matthew 2:11: And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. [presented: or, offered]

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