Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 2:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 2:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 2:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the shepherds were really happy and thankful to God because everything they heard and saw happened just like they were told. They went back praising God for all the amazing things they experienced.

Luke 2:20: And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:2-4

These verses warn against following the customs of the heathen, including cutting a tree and decorating it, which may contrast with celebrating the birth of Christ.

Jeremiah 10:2-4: Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.

Contradiction with Matthew 2:16

King Herod's violent reaction to the birth of Jesus contrasts with the peaceful glorifying and praising by the shepherds in Luke 2:20.

Matthew 2:16: Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

Contradiction with Mark 15:32

The mocking of Jesus during his crucifixion contrasts with the glorification and praise of Jesus by the shepherds in Luke 2:20.

Mark 15:32: Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.

Contradiction with John 1:10-11

Jesus being unrecognized and not received by his own people contrasts with the shepherds glorifying and praising God for Jesus' birth.

John 1:10-11: He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 4:7

The exhortation to avoid profane and old wives' fables may seem at odds with the joyful storytelling of Jesus' birth in Luke 2.

1 Timothy 4:7: But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself [rather] unto godliness.
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