Contradiction with Psalm 23:4
While Matthew 4:16 mentions dwelling in darkness, Psalm 23:4 provides comfort and assurance, emphasizing that God is with us even in dark valleys.
Psalm 23:4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Contradiction with John 8:12
Jesus claims to be the light of the world, offering guidance and illumination, contrasting with the notion of people sitting in darkness.
John 8:12: Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Contradiction with 1 John 1:5
This verse states that God is light and in Him, there is no darkness, contradicting the perspective of people residing in darkness described in Matthew 4:16.
1 John 1:5: This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 6:14
Paul advises against fellowship with darkness, creating a tension with the acknowledgment of darkness in Matthew 4:16.
2 Corinthians 6:14: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
Contradiction with Revelation 21:23
Describes the New Jerusalem having no need for the sun or moon because God's glory illuminates it, contrasting with the existence of darkness mentioned in Matthew 4:16.
Revelation 21:23: And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.