Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 11:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 11:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 11:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus is saying sorry to these towns because they didn't listen to him, even though he did amazing things there. He thinks people in other places would have understood and been sorry for their mistakes if they had seen the same miracles.

Matthew 11:21: Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

Matthew 11:21 depicts condemnation on cities, whereas Matthew 5:44 teaches to love and pray for those who oppose you.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Romans 12:14

Matthew 11:21 speaks of woe and judgment, contrasting Romans 12:14 which advises to bless and not curse persecutors.

Romans 12:14: Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

Contradiction with John 3:17

John 3:17 suggests Jesus came not to condemn but to save, differing from Matthew 11:21's words of woe and judgment.

John 3:17: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Contradiction with Luke 6:28

Luke 6:28 encourages blessing those who curse you, contrasting with the cursing tone of Matthew 11:21.

Luke 6:28: Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

Contradiction with James 4:12

James 4:12 emphasizes God as the only lawgiver and judge, which can be seen as counter to the active judgment by Jesus in Matthew 11:21.

James 4:12: There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:9

2 Peter 3:9 shows God's desire for repentance and not perishing, in contrast with Matthew 11:21's expression of woe and impending doom.

2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
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