Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Peter 2:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Peter 2:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Peter 2:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, when Jesus was treated badly and hurt, He did not say mean things back or make threats. Instead, He trusted God to make things right.

1 Peter 2:23: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously: [himself: or, his cause]

Contradiction with Exodus 21:24

1 Peter 2:23 advises enduring suffering without retaliation, while Exodus 21:24 advocates "eye for eye" justice.

Exodus 21:24: Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

Contradiction with Leviticus 24:19-20

1 Peter 2:23 promotes non-retaliation, but Leviticus 24:19-20 endorses taking exact retribution.

Leviticus 24:19-20: And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 19:21

1 Peter 2:23 encourages suffering without revenge, whereas Deuteronomy 19:21 prescribes equal retribution for harm.

Deuteronomy 19:21: And thine eye shall not pity; [but] life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:38

While 1 Peter 2:23 suggests patient endurance without reviling, Matthew 5:38 references "an eye for an eye" retributive justice.

Matthew 5:38: Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

Contradiction with Proverbs 24:29

1 Peter 2:23 teaches to refrain from retaliation, in contrast, Proverbs 24:29 suggests considering revenge.

Proverbs 24:29: Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

Contradiction with Luke 9:54-55

In 1 Peter 2:23, Jesus does not retaliate or rebuke, yet in Luke 9:54-55, the disciples suggest calling down fire from heaven in response to opposition.

Luke 9:54-55: And when his disciples James and John saw [this], they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?

Contradiction with Romans 12:19

Although Romans 12:19 cautions against personal vengeance, it entrusts revenge to God, whereas 1 Peter 2:23 focuses solely on personal non-retaliation without mentioning divine vengeance.

Romans 12:19: Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
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