Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Corinthians 11:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Corinthians 11:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Corinthians 11:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, if someone is hungry, they should eat at home so that when everyone gathers, it is for a special purpose and not done in the wrong way. He says he will help organize everything better when he visits them.

1 Corinthians 11:34: And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come. [condemnation: or, judgment]

Contradiction with Matthew 15:11

This verse contradicts 1 Corinthians 11:34 by emphasizing that what comes out of the mouth, rather than what one eats or drinks, defiles a person.

Matthew 15:11: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25

This verse suggests not to worry about food or drink, in contrast to 1 Corinthians 11:34's concern about eating to avoid judgment.

Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Contradiction with Romans 14:17

This verse states that the kingdom of God is not about eating and drinking, which contradicts the focus on eating in 1 Corinthians 11:34.

Romans 14:17: For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19

These verses suggest that all foods are clean, opposing the idea of judgment related to eating in 1 Corinthians 11:34.

Mark 7:18-19: Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

Contradiction with Colossians 2:16

This verse advises not to let others judge you by what you eat or drink, which contrasts with the guidance for eating properly in 1 Corinthians 11:34.

Colossians 2:16: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]: [in meat...: or, for eating and drinking] [respect: or, part]

Contradiction with Acts 10:15

This verse conveys that what God has made clean should not be considered impure, contradicting the implication of judgment based on eating in 1 Corinthians 11:34.

Acts 10:15: And the voice [spake] unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 4:3-4

These verses state that food is created by God to be received with thanksgiving, opposing the idea of restriction implied by 1 Corinthians 11:34.

1 Timothy 4:3-4: Forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
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