Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 8:42

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 8:42 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 8:42. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus was going to help a man whose only daughter was very sick and about to die. But while on the way, many people crowded around Him because they also wanted His help.

Luke 8:42: For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:2

This verse states "A time to be born, and a time to die," suggesting predetermined timing for life and death, which could contradict the urgent need to avert death as described in Luke 8:42.

Ecclesiastes 3:2: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up [that which is] planted; [to be...: Heb. to bear]

Contradiction with John 11:4

This verse explains that sickness is not unto death but for God's glory, which opposes Jairus's fear of his daughter's death in Luke 8:42.

John 11:4: When Jesus heard [that], he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

Contradiction with James 1:2-3

These verses argue that trials should be met with joy, contrary to Jairus's reaction of despair and urgency in Luke 8:42.

James 1:2-3: My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; [temptations: or, trials]

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27

This verse implies a definitive time for death and judgment, which can be seen as a contradiction to the notion that Jesus could intervene to prevent death as in Luke 8:42.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 8:22

Jesus's statement "Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead" contrasts with Jairus’s desire to prioritize his daughter's life in Luke 8:42.

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