Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 9:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 9:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 9:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus is teaching that just like new wine needs new bottles, new ideas about God need open hearts to understand them. If we try to fit new ideas into old ways of thinking, it won't work well.

Matthew 9:17: Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. [bottles: or, sacks of skin, or, leather]

Contradiction with John 3:4

Nicodemus questions the ability to be born again, which metaphorically contradicts the idea of newness fitting old structures.

John 3:4: Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

Contradiction with Mark 2:21

The verse presents a similar metaphor for incompatibility with Matthew 9:17, thereby internally contradicting itself within the synoptic view.

Mark 2:21: No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse. [new cloth: or, raw, or, unwrought cloth]

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

It suggests the old covenant becoming obsolete, contradicting maintaining old structures.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.

Paradox #1

The contradiction or inconsistency might arise from the interpretation of tradition versus change. In the context of maintaining old traditions ("old wineskins") versus embracing new practices or beliefs ("new wine"), some might see a conflict between holding onto old ways and accepting new teachings or changes. This can be seen as challenging when long-standing beliefs are confronted with new ideas, leading to a struggle between preserving tradition and adapting to new circumstances.

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