Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 17:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 17:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 17:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus was upset because the people did not believe enough and were making bad choices. He asked them to bring the boy to Him so He could help him.

Matthew 17:17: Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.

Contradiction with Matthew 17:20

Explains that even a small amount of faith can accomplish great things, contrasting with the doubt implied in Matthew 17:17.

Matthew 17:20: And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Contradiction with James 1:6

Emphasizes the importance of asking in faith without doubting, differing from the faithless generation described in Matthew 17:17.

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 Mark 9:23

States that all things are possible for the one who believes, contrasting with the implication of unbelief in Matthew 17:17.

Mark 9:23: Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things [are] possible to him that believeth.

Contradiction with Luke 17:6

Asserts that faith as small as a mustard seed can achieve the impossible, which contrasts the lack of faith criticized in Matthew 17:17.

Luke 17:6: And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

Contradiction with John 3:16

Highlights the power of belief for salvation, differing from the unfaithfulness highlighted in Matthew 17:17.

John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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