Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 22:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 22:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 22:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, this verse is part of a story Jesus tells about seven brothers who each, in turn, marry the same woman after the previous brother dies. It's a way of explaining a question people had, showing how sometimes our questions can miss what's really important.

Matthew 22:25: Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. [seventh: Gr. seven]

Contradiction with Matthew 19:9

Matthew 19:9 refers to marriage and divorce, with a focus on immorality as a condition, which contrasts with Matthew 22:25 that discusses a hypothetical scenario of marriage after a husband's death.

Matthew 19:9: And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except [it be] for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

Contradiction with Romans 7:2

Romans 7:2 states that a woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives, presenting a different context compared to the sequential marriages described in Matthew 22:25.

Romans 7:2: For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:39

1 Corinthians 7:39 states a wife is bound as long as her husband lives, while Matthew 22:25 describes a situation where multiple brothers marry the same woman consecutively after each one dies.

1 Corinthians 7:39: The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
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