Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 9:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 9:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 9:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, when Jesus prayed, his face changed, and his clothes became bright and shining. This showed how special and holy Jesus is.

Luke 9:29: And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment [was] white [and] glistering.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

While Luke 9:29 describes Jesus' face changing and his clothes becoming dazzling white, 1 Samuel 16:7 emphasizes that God does not focus on outward appearance but rather on the heart.

1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]

Contradiction with Matthew 23:27

This verse criticizes those who appear beautiful outwardly but are unclean within, contrasting with the positive transformation of Jesus' appearance in Luke 9:29.

Matthew 23:27: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men's] bones, and of all uncleanness.

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:2

Isaiah depicts the Messiah as having no form or majesty, which contrasts with the glorified and altered appearance of Jesus in Luke 9:29.

Isaiah 53:2: For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:9-10

This text encourages modest dress, focusing on good works rather than outward appearances, contrary to the emphasis on Jesus' transformed and shining clothes in Luke 9:29.

1 Timothy 2:9-10: In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; [broided: or, plaited]
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