Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 4:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 4:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 4:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus is saying that God has chosen him to help people. He is here to tell the good news, help sad and hurt people feel better, free those who feel trapped, and help blind people see.

Luke 4:18: The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Contradiction with Matthew 13:13

This verse explains using parables, which some might see as contradictory to simply proclaiming deliverance and healing.

Matthew 13:13: Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

Contradiction with John 12:40

This verse suggests that people's hearts are hardened to prevent them from understanding and being healed, which contrasts with the proclamation of liberation in Luke 4:18.

John 12:40: He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with [their] eyes, nor understand with [their] heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

Contradiction with Isaiah 6:10

This Old Testament prophecy implies a deliberate prevention of understanding and healing, in contrast to the liberation and healing mission of Jesus in Luke 4:18.

Isaiah 6:10: Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

Contradiction with Mark 6:5

In this verse, Jesus was unable to perform many miracles due to disbelief, contrasting with the mission of widespread healing in Luke 4:18.

Mark 6:5: And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed [them].

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

Here, Jesus says he did not come to bring peace but a sword, which contrasts with the liberation and healing mission proclaimed in Luke 4:18.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
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