Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Corinthians 10:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Corinthians 10:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Corinthians 10:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, he is saying that he and his friends are not trying to do more than they should because they have already come to the people in Corinth to tell them about Jesus. Paul wants them to know that they have been honest and stayed in the right boundaries when sharing God's message.

2 Corinthians 10:14: For we stretch not ourselves beyond [our measure], as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in [preaching] the gospel of Christ:

Contradiction with Matthew 28:19

2 Corinthians 10:14 implies Paul is reaching out to areas beyond the Corinthians, but Matthew 28:19 encourages reaching all nations, which might suggest Paul's limits are broader.

Matthew 28:19: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: [teach...: or, make disciples, or, Christians of all nations]

Contradiction with Acts 1:8

While 2 Corinthians 10:14 indicates limits in spreading the Gospel, Acts 1:8 mandates disciples to be witnesses to the ends of the earth, suggesting no geographical limits.

Acts 1:8: But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. [power...: or, the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you]

Contradiction with Romans 15:20

Paul, in 2 Corinthians 10:14, discusses boundaries for his ministry, but Romans 15:20 expresses his ambition to preach where Christ was not known, implying a lack of geographical restriction.

Romans 15:20: Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

Contradiction with Mark 16:15

2 Corinthians 10:14 suggests Paul's work reaches but does not exceed certain areas, whereas Mark 16:15 commands preaching to every creature everywhere.

Mark 16:15: And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Contradiction with Colossians 1:23

Suggests the Gospel is preached to every creature under heaven, whereas 2 Corinthians 10:14 implies Paul's work has specific boundaries.

Colossians 1:23: If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and [be] not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, [and] which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
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