Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 20:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 20:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 20:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus is telling a story where a man asks people to work in his vineyard and promises to pay them what is fair. The people trust him and go to work, knowing he will give them what is right.

Matthew 20:4: And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

Contradiction with Matthew 19:30

This verse states the last shall be first, and the first last, implying a reversal of positions, which contrasts with the idea of a fair, agreed-upon wage in Matthew 20:4.

Matthew 19:30: But many [that are] first shall be last; and the last [shall be] first.

Contradiction with 2 Thessalonians 3:10

This verse states that if any would not work, neither should he eat, suggesting a merit-based system, which contradicts the equitable promise of work and pay regardless of hours worked in Matthew 20:4.

2 Thessalonians 3:10: For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Contradiction with Romans 4:4

This verse mentions that a reward is a debt for works, not grace, opposing the generosity implied in Matthew 20:4 where workers receive what is right, regardless of effort.

Romans 4:4: Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:23

This verse asserts that hard work brings a profit, while mere talk leads only to poverty, contrasting with the notion in Matthew 20:4 where payment is promised equally, regardless of varying lengths of labor.

Proverbs 14:23: In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.
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