Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 8:47

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 8:47 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 8:47. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, when the woman realized she couldn't stay hidden, she came to Jesus shaking with fear, knelt down, and told everyone why she had reached out to touch him and how she was instantly made better. She was scared but brave enough to say in front of everyone that touching Jesus had made her well.

Luke 8:47: And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:3

Suggests that charitable acts should be done in secret, whereas Luke 8:47 involves a woman openly declaring her healing.

Matthew 6:3: But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

Contradiction with Matthew 9:30

Jesus instructs healed individuals to keep quiet, while in Luke 8:47 the woman publicly acknowledges her healing.

Matthew 9:30: And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See [that] no man know [it].

Contradiction with Mark 7:36

Jesus repeatedly advised secrecy about miracles, contrasting the public revelation by the woman in Luke 8:47.

Mark 7:36: And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

Contradiction with John 8:4-11

Jesus does not require the adulterous woman to confess publicly, unlike the open confession in Luke 8:47.

John 8:4-11: They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.

Contradiction with Proverbs 27:2

Advises letting others praise you rather than self-praise, contrasting the woman's declaration in Luke 8:47.

Proverbs 27:2: Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
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