Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Corinthians 5:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Corinthians 5:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Corinthians 5:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, he is telling the people in the church that he has heard about someone doing something really wrong by being with his father's wife, something even people who don't know God don't do. He wants them to understand that this behavior is not okay and needs to be stopped.

1 Corinthians 5:1: It is reported commonly [that there is] fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.

Contradiction with John 8:7

This verse, where Jesus says, "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her," promotes mercy and forgiveness, contrasting with the judgment and disciplinary action implied in 1 Corinthians 5:1.

John 8:7: So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

Contradiction with Luke 6:37

This verse, "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven," encourages refraining from judgment, contradicting the call for judgment in 1 Corinthians 5:1.

Luke 6:37: Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

Contradiction with Galatians 6:1

This verse advises to restore someone overtaken in fault with a spirit of meekness, which contradicts the harsh judgment and expulsion implied in 1 Corinthians 5:1.

Galatians 6:1: Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. [if: or, although]

Contradiction with Matthew 7:1

"Judge not, that ye be not judged" suggests avoiding judgment, which contrasts with the judging and disciplining guidance in 1 Corinthians 5:1.

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