Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 4:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 4:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 4:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus was given a special book called a scroll, which had words from a man named Isaiah. Jesus opened the scroll to read an important part that would tell people about God's promise.

Luke 4:17: And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:33

This verse speaks about God's law being written in the hearts, contrasting with Luke 4:17, which involves reading the law from a scroll.

Jeremiah 31:33: But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17

This verse claims Jesus came to fulfill the law and the prophets, which may contradict the act of reading and interpreting prophecy in Luke 4:17.

Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

This verse introduces the idea of a new covenant, suggesting the old one is obsolete, while Luke 4:17 involves reading from an old testament prophecy.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:14

This verse suggests that the written code is canceled by Jesus, which contrasts with him engaging with the scroll in Luke 4:17.

Colossians 2:14: Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

Contradiction with Galatians 3:24-25

These verses suggest the law is no longer needed as a guide, contrasting with the emphasis on scripture in Luke 4:17.

Galatians 3:24-25: Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Paradox #1

One possible inconsistency with this verse is related to the different interpretations of the scroll content that Jesus reads from in the synagogue. The verse mentions Jesus reading from the book of Isaiah, but the exact wording found in Luke does not perfectly match the known texts of Isaiah from the Hebrew Bible or the Septuagint, a Greek translation of Hebrew scriptures. This has led to debates about why there are differences in the wording and what source Jesus might have been reading from.

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