Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 2:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 2:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 2:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, this verse is about a man named Simeon who is very happy because he finally saw Jesus and now feels ready to go to heaven. Simeon tells God he can go peacefully because God's promise came true.

Luke 2:29: Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

Luke 2:29 speaks of peace in departing, while Matthew 5:44 calls for love and actions that may not bring personal peace.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with James 4:4

Luke 2:29 suggests being at peace with God, whereas James 4:4 highlights enmity with God through friendship with the world.

James 4:4: Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Contradiction with Philippians 1:21

Luke 2:29 expresses peace in death, while Philippians 1:21 considers living as Christ and dying as gain, presenting an ongoing conflict.

Philippians 1:21: For to me to live [is] Christ, and to die [is] gain.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:3

Luke 2:29 denotes a peaceful end, contrasting the sudden destruction despite declarations of peace in 1 Thessalonians 5:3.

1 Thessalonians 5:3: For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:10

Luke 2:29 is about peaceful departure, unlike 2 Peter 3:10 which describes a dramatic and sudden end.

2 Peter 3:10: But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
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