Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 4:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 4:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 4:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus went without eating for 40 days while the devil tried to tempt him to do wrong things, and after those days, he was very hungry. This story shows that Jesus was very strong and didn't give in to temptation even when it was hard.

Luke 4:2: Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

Contradiction with James 1:13

James states that God cannot be tempted with evil, whereas Luke 4:2 describes Jesus being tempted by the devil.

James 1:13: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: [evil: or, evils]

Contradiction with Hebrews 4:15

Hebrews mentions Jesus was tempted yet without sin, which appears to differ from the prolonged temptation period described in Luke 4:2.

Hebrews 4:15: For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as [we are, yet] without sin.

Contradiction with John 1:29

John describes Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, which may conflict with the idea of Jesus being tempted as described in Luke 4:2.

John 1:29: The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. [taketh away: or, beareth]
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