Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 8:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 8:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 8:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the people who saw what happened explained how Jesus made the man, who had bad spirits inside him, feel better. They shared the story of how Jesus helped him be happy and healthy again.

Luke 8:36: They also which saw [it] told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.

Contradiction with Mark 5:19

While Luke 8:36 emphasizes the man proclaiming his healing, Mark 5:19 highlights Jesus instructing him to go home and tell his friends.

Mark 5:19: Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

Contradiction with Matthew 12:16

Contradicts Luke 8:36, where the healed man spreads the news, while Jesus often charged others not to make him known.

Matthew 12:16: And charged them that they should not make him known:

Contradiction with John 9:25

In John, the healed man does not focus on spreading news of Jesus, contrasting with Luke 8:36, where proclamation is immediate.

John 9:25: He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner [or no], I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

Contradiction with Matthew 8:4

Jesus tells the healed not to speak of it, opposed to Luke 8:36, where the man's testimony is openly shared.

Matthew 8:4: And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
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