Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 9:39

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 9:39 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 9:39. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, a bad spirit takes control of a boy, making him shout and hurt himself, and it won't leave him alone easily. Christians believe this story shows Jesus' power to help and heal people who are suffering.

Luke 9:39: And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

God saw everything that he had made, and it was very good. Contradicts the existence of evil possession in Luke 9:39.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Psalm 91:10

There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. Contradicts the boy being possessed and harmed by a spirit.

Psalm 91:10: There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:11

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Contradicts the presence of suffering in Luke 9:39 when asking for help.

Matthew 7:11: If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Contradiction with Mark 11:24

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Contradicts the continued suffering before the healing request in Luke 9:39.

Mark 11:24: Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them].

Contradiction with John 10:10

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. Contradicts the destructive effect of the possessed spirit on the boy, pre-healing.

John 10:10: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.

Contradiction with Romans 8:28

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Contradicts the suffering caused by the evil spirit before intervention in Luke 9:39.

Romans 8:28: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.
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