Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 12:35

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 12:35 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 12:35. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus explains that people with kind hearts will do kind things, while people with unkind hearts will do unkind things. It's like having a treasure chest inside you that can be full of nice or not-so-nice things.

Matthew 12:35: A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

This verse suggests that the heart is deceitful above all things, which contrasts with the notion of a good man having a good heart to bring forth good things as in Matthew 12:35.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with Romans 3:10-12

These verses assert that no one is righteous or does good, contradicting the implication in Matthew 12:35 that a good man can exist.

Romans 3:10-12: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

This verse describes all our righteous acts as filthy rags, challenging the idea in Matthew 12:35 that a good man can produce truly good things.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Contradiction with Mark 10:18

Jesus states that no one is good except God alone, which contrasts with Matthew 12:35 where a good man is implied.

Mark 10:18: And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

This verse claims there is no one on earth who is righteous, undermining the notion from Matthew 12:35 of a good man bringing forth good things.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
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