Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 6:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 6:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 6:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus went to a flat place with his followers, and a huge crowd of people from different places came to listen to him and get better from being sick.

Luke 6:17: And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

Contradiction with John 18:20

Jesus states that He always taught in the synagogue and temple, not specifically in a "plain" as described in Luke 6:17.

John 18:20: Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:1

Describes Jesus going up a mountain to teach, which contrasts with Luke 6:17 where He stands on a plain.

Matthew 5:1: And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

Contradiction with Acts 1:8

Instructs the disciples to be witnesses in Jerusalem and beyond, implying a broader and varied teaching approach than just in a plain.

Acts 1:8: But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. [power...: or, the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you]

Contradiction with Matthew 13:2

Indicates Jesus taught from a boat on the sea, contrasting with teaching on a plain.

Matthew 13:2: And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

Contradiction with Mark 4:1

Also describes Jesus teaching by the sea, differing from the plain setting in Luke 6:17.

Mark 4:1: And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.

Contradiction with Mark 6:6

Mentions teaching in various villages, not specifically in a plain.

Mark 6:6: And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
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