Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 16:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 16:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 16:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus is reminding his friends about the time he fed a big crowd with just a little bread, and there were lots of leftovers. He wants them to remember that He can do amazing things, and they should not worry.

Matthew 16:9: Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

Contradiction with Luke 12:24

This verse emphasizes reliance on God's providence for basic needs, which might contrast with the implications of Jesus reminding the disciples about miraculous provision of loaves in Matthew 16:9.

Luke 12:24: Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

Contradiction with John 6:35

Jesus claims to be the bread of life, suggesting spiritual sustenance, which presents a different focus than the memory of physical bread provision in Matthew 16:9.

John 6:35: And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25

It encourages not to worry about physical needs, which may seem contradictory to Jesus’s reminder of provision in Matthew 16:9, as it recalls material miracles.

Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Contradiction with James 2:14-17

Emphasizes faith accompanied by works rather than relying solely on miraculous signs or past miracles, which differs from the context of Matthew 16:9 highlighting remembered miracles.

James 2:14-17: What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:22

Highlights a Jewish demand for signs, which could be seen as contrasting with Jesus’s critique of lack of faith despite signs given, as discussed in Matthew 16:9.

1 Corinthians 1:22: For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
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