Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 9:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 9:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 9:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus felt sad for the big crowd of people because they were tired and lost, like sheep with no one to take care of them. He wanted to help them because they needed someone to guide them and show them love.

Matthew 9:36: But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. [fainted...: or, were tired and lay down]

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

Matthew 9:36 shows Jesus as compassionate, while Matthew 10:34 depicts Him causing division.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with Luke 14:26

Contrasts with Matthew 9:36, where Jesus is compassionate and caring, while this verse speaks about hating one's family.

Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:24

Jesus shows compassion to all in 9:36, yet here indicates His mission is only for Israel.

Matthew 15:24: But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Contradiction with John 2:15

In Matthew 9:36, Jesus is moved with compassion, whereas in John 2:15 He is forcefully driving people out.

John 2:15: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;

Contradiction with Revelation 19:11

Contrasts with Matthew 9:36's compassion, showing Jesus as a warrior bringing judgment.

Revelation 19:11: And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
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