Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5
1 Corinthians 1:3 offers grace and peace, suggesting a hopeful outlook, while Ecclesiastes 9:5 speaks of death and a lack of knowledge after death, reflecting a more pessimistic view.
Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 8:15
1 Corinthians 1:3 expresses grace and peace, but Jeremiah 8:15 speaks of awaited peace and good, yet only turmoil and fear come instead.
Jeremiah 8:15: We looked for peace, but no good [came; and] for a time of health, and behold trouble!
Contradiction with Isaiah 48:22
While 1 Corinthians 1:3 wishes peace, Isaiah 48:22 starkly states that there is no peace for the wicked, contradicting the universal offer suggested in Corinthians.
Isaiah 48:22: [There is] no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.
Contradiction with Matthew 10:34
1 Corinthians 1:3 conveys peace, yet Matthew 10:34 quotes Jesus saying he brings not peace but a sword, indicating conflict rather than peace.
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 1 Thessalonians 5:3
1 Corinthians 1:3 offers peace, but 1 Thessalonians 5:3 warns that declarations of "Peace and safety" could precede sudden destruction, presenting a contradiction regarding the assurance of peace.
1 Thessalonians 5:3: For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.