Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Peter 4:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Peter 4:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Peter 4:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, the world will soon come to an end, so we should stay calm and pray.

1 Peter 4:7: But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

This verse states that no one knows the day or hour of the end, contradicting the idea of being watchful because "the end of all things is at hand."

Matthew 24:36: But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:2

It describes the Lord coming unexpectedly like a thief in the night, suggesting unpredictability rather than imminent expectation.

1 Thessalonians 5:2: For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:8

Declares that with the Lord, a day is like a thousand years, implying a broader view of time in contrast to the urgency suggested in 1 Peter 4:7.

2 Peter 3:8: But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Contradiction with Mark 13:32

Emphasizes that no one, not even the Son, knows when the end will come, which contrasts the immediacy implied in 1 Peter 4:7.

Mark 13:32: But of that day and [that] hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

Contradiction with Luke 21:8

Warns against following those who claim the time is near, suggesting caution against claims like those in 1 Peter 4:7.

Luke 21:8: And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ]; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. [and the time: or, and, The time]
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