Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 7:45

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 7:45 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 7:45. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus is telling a host that while they didn’t greet him warmly, a kind woman did by continuously kissing his feet. This shows how loving actions are important and noticed by Jesus.

Luke 7:45: Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

Contradiction with Genesis 18:4-5

Here, washing feet is presented as a gracious and hospitable act of welcoming, contrasting with the absence of a kiss in Luke 7:45.

Genesis 18:4-5: Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

Contradiction with Exodus 30:19-21

This passage emphasizes the necessity of washing before entering sacred duties, contradicting the lack of washing in Luke 7:45.

Exodus 30:19-21: For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:

Contradiction with John 13:14-15

Jesus instructing the washing of feet as an act of humility contradicts the omission of any similar act in Luke 7:45.

John 13:14-15: If I then, [your] Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 5:10

This verse mentions hospitality and washing the saints’ feet, highlighting the absence of such hospitality in Luke 7:45.

1 Timothy 5:10: Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.
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