Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 25:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 25:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 25:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, this story is about ten girls who had lamps and went to meet a groom. It teaches us to always be ready and prepared for when something important happens.

Matthew 25:1: Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3

Contrasts Matthew 25:1 by saying the Lord will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night, whereas Matthew 25:1 introduces a planned event (a wedding).

1 Thessalonians 5:2-3: For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:21-23

Contradicts the role of preparedness by stressing that not all who seem prepared and call 'Lord, Lord' will be acknowledged by Him.

Matthew 7:21-23: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Contradiction with Romans 9:16

This contradicts the emphasis on personal preparation in Matthew 25:1 by asserting that salvation is not dependent on human will or effort.

Romans 9:16: So then [it is] not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

Contradicts Matthew 25:1 by noting that outcomes are not always predictable or within human control, opposing the idea of preparedness.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
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