Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Corinthians 3:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Corinthians 3:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Corinthians 3:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, the person who plants seeds and the person who waters them are working together as a team, and each person will get a prize for their hard work. It's like when you and your friend work together to build a sandcastle, and both of you get a special treat for helping.

1 Corinthians 3:8: Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

Contradiction with Romans 4:4

Romans 4:4 suggests that reward comes from obligation, not from individual work as stated in 1 Corinthians 3:8.

Romans 4:4: Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

Contradiction with Matthew 20:14-15

The parable implies that the reward is the same regardless of work, contradicting 1 Corinthians 3:8 where rewards are proportional.

Matthew 20:14-15: Take [that] thine [is], and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.

Contradiction with Luke 17:10

Suggests that after doing all commanded, the servant should not expect a reward, contrasting with the idea in 1 Corinthians 3:8.

Luke 17:10: So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

Contradiction with Ephesians 2:8-9

Emphasizes salvation as a gift, not based on works, which contrasts with the work-reward concept in 1 Corinthians 3:8.

Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:

Contradiction with Titus 3:5

Asserts salvation is not due to works, opposing the proportional reward for labor in 1 Corinthians 3:8.

Titus 3:5: Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
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