Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 13:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 13:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 13:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus is telling his friends that a lot of good and wise people from long ago really wanted to see and hear the special things they get to see and hear about God's kingdom, but they couldn't. It's like having a secret surprise that very important people hoped to know about, but only they get to know now.

Matthew 13:17: For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous [men] have desired to see [those things] which ye see, and have not seen [them]; and to hear [those things] which ye hear, and have not heard [them].

Contradiction with Numbers 12:6

This verse describes God speaking to prophets through visions and dreams, which implies they did have direct revelation, contrary to Matthew 13:17 which suggests they did not see or hear the things fulfilled in Christ.

Numbers 12:6: And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:18

God promises to raise a prophet similar to Moses, directly contradicting the notion that previous prophets did not foresee the kind of revelations present in Christ's time.

Deuteronomy 18:18: I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

Contradiction with Isaiah 6:1

Isaiah reports seeing the Lord, which contradicts Matthew 13:17 suggesting that earlier prophets hadn't seen the revelations experienced by Jesus's contemporaries.

Isaiah 6:1: In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. [his...: or, the skirts thereof]

Contradiction with Amos 3:7

States that God reveals His secrets to His servants the prophets, which seems to contradict the idea that these prophets did not know or perceive the things Jesus's disciples experienced.

Amos 3:7: Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

Contradiction with Hebrews 11:13

Speaks of the faithful having seen and welcomed promises from afar, implying prophecy did give knowledge of future fulfillment, contrary to what Matthew 13:17 suggests.

Hebrews 11:13: These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of [them], and embraced [them], and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. [in faith: Gr. according to faith]
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