Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 26:40

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 26:40 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 26:40. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus is telling his friends to stay awake and pray so they don't do something wrong. Even when their hearts want to do the right thing, sometimes their bodies feel too tired or weak.

Matthew 26:40: Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak.

Contradiction with Proverbs 6:9

Proverbs 6:9 warns against laziness and sleeping when one should be vigilant, while Matthew 26:40 describes the disciples sleeping during a critical time of prayer, suggesting a contradiction in the attitude towards being watchful.

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

Contradiction with Proverbs 24:33-34

This verse highlights the negative consequences of sleepiness and sloth, contrasting with the disciples' failure to stay awake in Matthew 26:40.

Proverbs 24:33-34: [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

Contradiction with Ephesians 5:14

Ephesians 5:14 calls for awakening from sleep and arising from the dead, implying the importance of vigilance, which contrasts with the disciples' inability to stay awake in Matthew 26:40.

Ephesians 5:14: Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. [he: or, it]
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