Contradiction with 1 Timothy 4:8
Suggests that not only this life but also godliness is profitable for the life to come, implying a benefit beyond hope only in this life.
1 Timothy 4:8: For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. [little: or, for a little time]
Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-20
Encourages storing treasures in heaven, indicating the importance of a future hope beyond this life.
Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Contradiction with Philippians 3:20-21
Emphasizes the transformation of our bodies and citizenship in heaven, highlighting hope beyond this life.
Philippians 3:20-21: For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: [conversation...: or, we live or conduct ourselves as citizens of heaven, or, for obtaining heaven]
Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 4:18
Focuses on the eternal, not the temporary, suggesting the significance of life beyond this world.
2 Corinthians 4:18: While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen [are] temporal; but the things which are not seen [are] eternal.
Paradox #1
One possible contradiction could be that this verse focuses on hope in Christ in this life alone, which might seem inconsistent with other teachings in Christianity about eternal life and hope beyond this world. Some might see this as a contrast with verses that emphasize life after death and resurrection. However, overall interpretation usually resolves this by understanding the broader context of Christian hope in eternal life.