Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Peter 1:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Peter 1:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Peter 1:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, get ready and pay attention, stay calm and clear-minded, and keep hoping for the happy gift that Jesus will bring when he shows up.

1 Peter 1:13: Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; [to the end: Gr. perfectly]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:34

Contradicts the call to prepare for future grace by advising not to worry about tomorrow.

Matthew 6:34: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:15

Emphasizes enjoying the present, contrasting with the focus on future hope.

Ecclesiastes 8:15: Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

Contradiction with Luke 12:19-20

Warns against storing up for the future, suggesting reliance on present life.

Luke 12:19-20: And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, [and] be merry.

Contradiction with James 4:13-14

Highlights the uncertainty of future plans, contrasting with readiness for future grace.

James 4:13-14: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

Contradiction with Isaiah 22:13

Focuses on the current joy and pleasure, which contradicts preparing for future hope.

Isaiah 22:13: And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.
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