Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Corinthians 4:15
Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Corinthians 4:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Corinthians 4:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.
According to Paul, even though you might have many teachers, you only have a few special people like a father to guide you. Paul says he helped them learn about Jesus, like a father does, by teaching them the good news.
1 Corinthians 4:15: For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet [have ye] not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
Contradiction with Matthew 23:9
This verse contradicts 1 Corinthians 4:15 by instructing not to call anyone on earth "father," while 1 Corinthians 4:15 speaks of having "a thousand instructors in Christ," yet refers to Paul as a father through the Gospel.
Matthew 23:9: And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
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