Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Corinthians 7:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Corinthians 7:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Corinthians 7:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, husbands and wives should be kind and loving to each other, making sure they both feel happy and cared for. This means they should treat each other with respect and always try to be nice.

1 Corinthians 7:3: Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

Contradiction with Ephesians 5:22

This verse instructs wives to submit to their husbands, which contrasts the mutual obligation described in 1 Corinthians 7:3.

Ephesians 5:22: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:1

This verse emphasizes the submission of wives, seeming to contradict the egalitarian aspect of marital duties mentioned in 1 Corinthians 7:3.

1 Peter 3:1: Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

Contradiction with Colossians 3:18

This verse advises wives to submit to their husbands, whereas 1 Corinthians 7:3 emphasizes reciprocal duties in marriage.

Colossians 3:18: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

Contradiction with Genesis 3:16

This verse indicates that the husband will rule over the wife, which can contrast with the mutual rendering of duties in marriage as stated in 1 Corinthians 7:3.

Genesis 3:16: Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. [to thy...: or, subject to thy husband]
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