Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Thessalonians 3:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Thessalonians 3:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Thessalonians 3:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, he is reminding the people that he had told them they would face hard times, and now it is happening just as he said. He wants them to remember he warned them so they aren't surprised or upset.

1 Thessalonians 3:4: For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.

Contradiction with John 16:33

This verse indicates that Jesus foretold tribulations for his followers, which aligns rather than contradicts with the sufferings mentioned in 1 Thessalonians 3:4.

John 16:33: These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Contradiction with Romans 8:28

Suggests that all things, including sufferings, work together for good for believers, which might seem to offer a more optimistic view on suffering compared to the specific affliction expected in 1 Thessalonians 3:4.

Romans 8:28: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.

Contradiction with 1 Peter 4:12-13

Encourages believers not to be surprised by suffering but to rejoice, which contrasts the forewarning of suffering in 1 Thessalonians 3:4 as more of a matter-of-fact expectation rather than something to be embraced joyfully.

1 Peter 4:12-13: Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
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