Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 8:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 8:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 8:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the people taking care of the pigs saw something amazing happen and got scared, so they ran away and told everyone in the town and countryside.

Luke 8:34: When they that fed [them] saw what was done, they fled, and went and told [it] in the city and in the country.

Contradiction with Matthew 8:34

This verse mentions the whole city coming out to meet Jesus, showing a collective fear and request for Him to leave, unlike Luke 8:34 which highlights only the reaction of those who fed the swine.

Matthew 8:34: And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would depart out of their coasts.

Contradiction with Mark 5:14

Similar to Luke 8:34, but emphasizes on the spread of the news throughout the city and country, not directly contradicting but focusing on different reactions from the same event.

Mark 5:14: And they that fed the swine fled, and told [it] in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
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