Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 13:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 13:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 13:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus sent the crowd away and went inside. His special friends, the disciples, asked him to explain the story about weeds growing in a field.

Matthew 13:36: Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:14

This verse states that spiritual things cannot be understood by the natural man, which contradicts Matthew 13:36 where Jesus explains the parable clearly to his disciples.

1 Corinthians 2:14: But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.

Contradiction with Matthew 13:11

Here, it's stated that the mysteries of the kingdom are given to the disciples to know, contrasting with 13:36 where they needed further explanation.

Matthew 13:11: He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Contradiction with Luke 8:10

Indicates that parables are meant to be mysteries, yet in Matthew 13:36, the mystery is explained.

Luke 8:10: And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

Contradiction with Proverbs 25:2

Suggests that it's the glory of God to conceal a matter, whereas Matthew 13:36 involves revealing the meaning of a parable.

Proverbs 25:2: [It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter.
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