Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 13:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 13:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 13:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, this verse means that when people listen to and follow good teachings, they can do great things and make a big difference in the world. Just like seeds that grow into plants, people can grow and do good things in different amounts.

Matthew 13:8: But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

Contradiction with Mark 4:15

This verse talks about how Satan takes away the word sown, thus contradicting the idea of fruitful growth.

Mark 4:15: And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

Contradiction with Matthew 13:19

Describes the word being snatched away which contradicts the fruitful outcome mentioned in Matthew 13:8.

Matthew 13:19: When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth [it] not, then cometh the wicked [one], and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:19

Discusses trees that do not bear good fruit being cut down, in contrast with the fruitful growth in Matthew 13:8.

Matthew 7:19: Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:6

Speaks about a person who will not see prosperity and lives in parched places, conflicting with the fruitful thriving described in Matthew 13:8.

Jeremiah 17:6: For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, [in] a salt land and not inhabited.

Contradiction with Isaiah 5:6

Talks about something becoming barren, as opposed to yielding fruit as in Matthew 13:8.

Isaiah 5:6: And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
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