Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Corinthians 10:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Corinthians 10:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Corinthians 10:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, even though there are many of us, we are like pieces of one bread and part of one big family because we all share the same special bread. This means we are all joined together as one group.

1 Corinthians 10:17: For we [being] many are one bread, [and] one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 12:12

This verse emphasizes unity within diversity, highlighting many members rather than one bread.

1 Corinthians 12:12: For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also [is] Christ.

Contradiction with Romans 12:5

Talks about being many members in one body, suggesting diversity rather than oneness as in the bread allegory.

Romans 12:5: So we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

States that various distinctions exist but are united in Christ, focusing on unity in spirit rather than oneness in bread.

Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Contradiction with John 17:20-21

Speaks of unity through faith rather than physical manifestation like bread.

John 17:20-21: Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

Contradiction with Ephesians 4:4

Mentions one body and one Spirit, focusing on spiritual unity distinct from the metaphor of one bread.

Ephesians 4:4: [There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
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