Contradiction with Matthew 7:15
Warns against false prophets, emphasizing awareness of false teachings, contrasting with the understanding given in Matthew 16:12 where disciples misunderstand a metaphor about teachings.
Matthew 7:15: Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Contradiction with John 4:32-34
Jesus speaks metaphorically about food being to do God's will, aligning with spiritual understanding, unlike Matthew 16:12 where disciples initially misunderstand metaphorical teachings about the Pharisees and Sadducees.
John 4:32-34: But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:14
Describes the natural man's inability to understand spiritual things, highlighting a more fundamental misunderstanding than the misinterpretation of words seen in Matthew 16:12.
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 Hebrews 5:11-14
Discusses being dull of hearing and needing to distinguish good from evil, somewhat contrasting with the disciples’ initial lack of understanding in Matthew 16:12, which is a simpler misunderstanding of language.
Hebrews 5:11-14: Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
Contradiction with Matthew 13:13
Jesus speaks in parables to those who cannot see or understand, contrasting with Matthew 16:12 where the disciples are expected to discern teachings beyond literal words.
Matthew 13:13: Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.