Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 25:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 25:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 25:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, this verse means that the people waiting for the important person, like at a party, got sleepy and took a nap because the important person was taking a long time to arrive. It shows that sometimes we need to be patient and ready, even if we have to wait.

Matthew 25:5: While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

Contradiction with James 1:5

This verse encourages seeking wisdom from God by asking, whereas Matthew 25:5 describes the wise and foolish virgins falling asleep instead of being vigilant.

James 1:5: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Contradiction with Proverbs 6:9

This verse warns against laziness and sleep, encouraging vigilance, which contradicts the virgins sleeping in Matthew 25:5.

Proverbs 6:9: How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Contradiction with Romans 13:11

This verse emphasizes being awake and alert because the day of salvation is near, contrasting with the sleeping virgins in Matthew 25:5.

Romans 13:11: And that, knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:6

This verse calls for being watchful and sober, which is the opposite of the virgins' sleep in Matthew 25:5.

1 Thessalonians 5:6: Therefore let us not sleep, as [do] others; but let us watch and be sober.

Contradiction with Proverbs 20:13

This verse warns against loving sleep to avoid poverty, differing from the metaphorical sleep of the virgins in Matthew 25:5.

Proverbs 20:13: Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
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