Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 4:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 4:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 4:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus read from a special book in the synagogue, then closed it and sat down. Everyone was looking at Him because they were curious about what He would do or say next.

Luke 4:20: And he closed the book, and he gave [it] again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

Contradiction with Luke 4:29

Unlike in Luke 4:20 where Jesus is calm and accepted, in verse 29, the crowd is filled with wrath and attempts to throw Jesus off a hill.

Luke 4:29: And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. [brow: or, edge]

Contradiction with John 7:5

While Luke 4:20 conveys an attentive audience, John 7:5 states that even Jesus' own brothers did not believe in him.

John 7:5: For neither did his brethren believe in him.

Contradiction with Matthew 13:57

Rather than being calmly received as in Luke 4:20, this verse notes that Jesus is rejected and without honor in his own country.

Matthew 13:57: And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

Contradiction with Mark 6:4-6

Contrasts with Luke 4:20 where the people are captivated, as here, Jesus is marveled at the unbelief of the people.

Mark 6:4-6: But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

Contradiction with John 6:66

Following a calm setting in Luke 4:20, this verse mentions that many disciples turned away and stopped following Jesus.

John 6:66: From that [time] many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
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