Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 9:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 9:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 9:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, if someone doesn't welcome you or listen to your message when you visit their town, you should shake the dust off your feet when you leave. This means you shouldn't worry or be upset about it; just move on to a new place where people might be more open to listening.

Luke 9:5: And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:14

In a similar situation, Jesus instructs the disciples to "shake off the dust of your feet" as a testimony against the town, aligning rather than contradicting.

Matthew 10:14: And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Contradiction with Luke 10:10-11

These verses echo the instruction in Luke 9:5 rather than directly contradicting, though they add the detail of stating, "The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you" as a part of the testimony.

Luke 10:10-11: But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,

Contradiction with Acts 13:51

Here, Paul and Barnabas shake the dust off their feet against a city in a consistent manner with Luke 9:5, reflecting rather than opposing the teaching.

Acts 13:51: But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
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