Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 7:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 7:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 7:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus went to a town called Nain with his friends and a big crowd of people followed him. Something special was about to happen there.

Luke 7:11: And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.

Contradiction with John 11:25-26

While Luke 7:11 narrates the raising of the widow’s son which implies death is an end, John 11:25-26, where Jesus claims he is the resurrection and the life, suggests eternal life for believers, contradicting the finality of death as seen in Luke 7:11.

John 11:25-26: Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

Ecclesiastes 9:5 suggests the dead know nothing and have no further reward or portion, contradicting the miracle in Luke 7:11 where a dead person is brought back to life.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with Matthew 8:22

Jesus' statement to "let the dead bury their dead" in Matthew 8:22 suggests a metaphorical departure from death, implying a focus on spiritual rather than physical resurrection, creating a contrast with the literal resurrection in Luke 7:11.

Matthew 8:22: But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27

Hebrews 9:27 states that people are "appointed once to die, but after this the judgment," providing a contradiction to Luke 7:11 where a person who was dead is brought back to life, suggesting a deviation from the natural order.

Hebrews 9:27: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:51-52

The passage in 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 speaks of resurrection occurring at the last trumpet, differing from Luke 7:11 where resurrection of the widow’s son is immediate and not linked to an eschatological event.

1 Corinthians 15:51-52: Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
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