Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 9:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 9:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 9:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, a woman who had been sick for a long time touched Jesus' clothes because she believed it would make her well. This shows how strong her faith was that Jesus could help her.

Matthew 9:20: And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind [him], and touched the hem of his garment:

Contradiction with Mark 5:30

In Mark 5:30, Jesus immediately senses power leaving Him and asks who touched His clothes, suggesting He didn’t automatically know, unlike the narration in Matthew 9:20.

Mark 5:30: And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

Contradiction with Luke 8:45

In Luke 8:45, Jesus explicitly asks “Who touched me?”, implying a lack of immediate knowledge, contrasting with the seemingly seamless awareness in Matthew 9:20.

Luke 8:45: And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press [thee], and sayest thou, Who touched me?
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