Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Corinthians 4:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Corinthians 4:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Corinthians 4:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, it doesn't bother him if people judge him because he knows that only God's opinion really matters. Even Paul doesn't feel like he can judge himself properly because God is the one who knows everything.

1 Corinthians 4:3: But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. [judgment: Gr. day]

Contradiction with Matthew 7:1

This verse, "Judge not, that ye be not judged," contradicts 1 Corinthians 4:3 by discouraging any form of judgment, whereas 1 Corinthians 4:3 mentions the insignificance of being judged by others.

Matthew 7:1: Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Contradiction with James 4:12

This verse, "There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?" contradicts 1 Corinthians 4:3 by stating judgment is reserved for God, highlighting the futility of human judgment mentioned in 1 Corinthians 4:3.

James 4:12: There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:15

The verse, "But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man" seems to contradict 1 Corinthians 4:3 as it emphasizes the role of spiritual judgment while suggesting a spiritual person is beyond judgment, unlike 1 Corinthians 4:3's indifferent stance on human judgment.

1 Corinthians 2:15: But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. [judgeth: or, discerneth] [judged: or, discerned]
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