Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Thessalonians 4:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Thessalonians 4:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Thessalonians 4:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, he is telling his friends not to be sad about people who have died because they have a special hope that others don't have. He wants them to remember that even though people die, it’s not the end, and they can be hopeful.

1 Thessalonians 4:13: But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

Contradiction with Matthew 22:32

Jesus states that God is the God of the living, not the dead, which contrasts with the idea of a particular concern for those who are asleep (i.e., dead).

Matthew 22:32: And when the multitude heard [this], they were astonished at his doctrine.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

This verse claims that the dead know nothing, whereas 1 Thessalonians 4:13 suggests that the living should not be ignorant about those who have died.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with John 11:25-26

Jesus speaks of believers never dying, which could contradict the notion of believers needing not to sorrow as others do for the dead.

John 11:25-26: Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Contradiction with Isaiah 26:14

This verse suggests that the dead will not live or rise, differing from the hope of resurrection implied in 1 Thessalonians 4:13.

Isaiah 26:14: [They are] dead, they shall not live; [they are] deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.

Contradiction with Job 7:9-10

States that those who die will not return to their homes, contrasting the implication of resurrection hope.

Job 7:9-10: [As] the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no [more].
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