Contradiction with Matthew 5:16
This verse emphasizes letting your actions speak for your faith, whereas 1 Corinthians 16:21 highlights personal handwritten communication as an expression of faith.
Matthew 5:16: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Contradiction with James 2:17
This verse states that faith without works is dead, focusing on deeds over written expression, unlike the handwritten note in 1 Corinthians 16:21.
James 2:17: Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. [alone: Gr. by itself]
Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 3:2-3
It emphasizes living as letters of Christ written not with ink, but with the spirit, contrasting the physical letter of 1 Corinthians 16:21.
2 Corinthians 3:2-3: Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:33
This verse speaks of a new covenant written on hearts, not on paper, which contrasts with the physical letter mentioned in 1 Corinthians 16:21.
Jeremiah 31:33: But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Contradiction with 2 John 1:12
Expresses a preference for face-to-face communication over written letters, opposite of the written note in 1 Corinthians 16:21.
2 John 1:12: Having many things to write unto you, I would not [write] with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. [face to...: Gr. mouth to mouth] [our: or, your]
Contradiction with Proverbs 3:3
Advocates for inscribing kindness and truth on the heart, not in letters, contrasting with the physical letter of 1 Corinthians 16:21.
Proverbs 3:3: Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: