Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 7:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 7:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 7:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus told John's friends to go back and tell John about all the amazing things he was doing, like helping blind people see, making sick people well, and sharing the good news with everyone. This showed that Jesus was doing special things to help people and show God's love.

Luke 7:22: Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

Contradiction with Matthew 11:23

While Luke 7:22 highlights miracles as affirmations of Jesus' divine mission, Matthew 11:23 emphasizes the severity of judgment on cities despite witnessing miracles, suggesting disbelief despite evidence.

Matthew 11:23: And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

Contradiction with John 4:48

Luke 7:22 lists miracles performed, yet John 4:48 questions belief based solely on witnessing signs and wonders, implying that faith should not depend on miracles alone.

John 4:48: Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

Contradiction with Mark 8:12

Luke 7:22 depicts Jesus performing miracles as a testament to His identity, whereas Mark 8:12 shows Jesus refusing to perform a sign for a skeptical generation, suggesting a limit to the role of signs in fostering faith.

Mark 8:12: And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.

Contradiction with Luke 23:8-9

Luke 7:22 emphasizes miraculous signs performed by Jesus, but in Luke 23:8-9, Herod hopes to see a miracle, and Jesus remains silent, indicating that miracles are not performed on demand or for spectacle.

Luke 23:8-9: And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long [season], because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.

Contradiction with Matthew 12:39

Luke 7:22 presents miracles as evidence of divine mission, whereas Matthew 12:39 emphasizes no sign will be given except the sign of Jonah, prioritizing a message of repentance over miraculous works.

Matthew 12:39: But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
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