Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 4:38

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 4:38 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 4:38. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus left the church and went to Simon's house, where he found Simon's wife's mother very sick. The people there asked Jesus to help her get better.

Luke 4:38: And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

Contradiction with Matthew 8:14

Matthew 8:14 states that Peter's mother-in-law was healed in Peter's house, while Luke 4:38 implies that she was in Simon's house, creating inconsistency regarding whose house it was.

Matthew 8:14: And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.

Contradiction with Mark 1:30

Mark 1:30 mentions that Simon’s (Peter's) mother-in-law lay sick with a fever in Simon's house, similar to Luke 4:38, but focuses on Simon and Andrew instead of specifically highlighting Peter, illustrating differing emphasis in narratives.

Mark 1:30: But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.
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