Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 14:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 14:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 14:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus made sure everyone sat down, then he took some bread and fish, prayed to God, and shared it with the people so that everyone had enough to eat. It's a story about sharing and trusting God to provide for us.

Matthew 14:19: And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to [his] disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

Contradiction with Proverbs 13:25

Proverbs 13:25 states that "The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul," focusing on individual sufficiency rather than the collective feeding and sharing depicted in Matthew 14:19.

Proverbs 13:25: The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 17:12

This verse describes a widow preparing to eat a last meal due to scarcity, opposite to the abundance and provision of food for the masses in Matthew 14:19.

1 Kings 17:12: And she said, [As] the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I [am] gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

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