Contradiction with Philippians 1:21
This verse emphasizes that living is for Christ and dying is gain, which contradicts 1 Thessalonians 3:8's message about living if others stand fast in the Lord.
Philippians 1:21: For to me to live [is] Christ, and to die [is] gain.
Contradiction with Matthew 6:25
Here, Jesus tells not to worry about life, which contrasts with 1 Thessalonians 3:8’s focus on continuing life if others stand firm.
Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Contradiction with Luke 14:26
Jesus speaks of hating one's own life to be His disciple, which can counter the condition of living based on others' faith in 1 Thessalonians 3:8.
Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Contradiction with John 12:25
This verse talks about hating one’s life in this world to keep it eternally, contradicting the condition of living based on others’ faith implied in 1 Thessalonians 3:8.
John 12:25: He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Contradiction with Matthew 10:39
Speaks about losing life for Christ to find it, which contrasts the expression of living due to others' steadfastness in 1 Thessalonians 3:8.
Matthew 10:39: He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.