Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 12:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 12:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 12:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus healed a man who couldn't see or speak because a bad spirit was bothering him. After Jesus helped him, the man could both talk and see.

Matthew 12:22: Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 4:4

This verse suggests that Satan blinds the minds of unbelievers, which contrasts with the healing of blindness by Jesus in Matthew 12:22.

2 Corinthians 4:4: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Contradiction with John 9:3

This verse states that blindness is an opportunity for the works of God to be made manifest, differing from the notion that blindness was caused by demonic possession as implied in Matthew 12:22.

John 9:3: Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 32:39

This verse asserts that God alone has the power to heal and cause affliction, which contrasts with the view that Jesus performs healing independently or that demons cause ailments.

Deuteronomy 32:39: See now that I, [even] I, [am] he, and [there is] no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither [is there any] that can deliver out of my hand.

Contradiction with Job 42:10

This verse mentions restoration coming from God, while Matthew 12:22 portrays Jesus as the healer, highlighting a discrepancy in sources of healing in biblical narratives.

Job 42:10: And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. [gave...: Heb. added all that had been to Job unto the double]
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