Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 15:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 15:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 15:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, this verse shows a woman asking Jesus for help because she believes He can do wonderful things. It teaches that Jesus is kind and helps those who come to Him and ask.

Matthew 15:25: Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:7

This verse encourages people to ask and they will receive, which contradicts Matthew 15:25 where the woman must persistently plead for Jesus' help.

Matthew 7:7: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Contradiction with James 1:6

This verse instructs believers to ask in faith without wavering, whereas Matthew 15:25 depicts the woman repeatedly pleading, which might imply doubt.

James 1:6: But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:5-6

Jesus instructs His disciples not to go to the Gentiles, whereas in Matthew 15:25, a Gentile woman is asking for His help, indicating a contradiction in treatment.

Matthew 10:5-6: These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not:

Contradiction with Matthew 6:8

This verse states that God knows what we need before we ask, which contrasts with the Canaanite woman's repeated asking in Matthew 15:25.

Matthew 6:8: Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
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