Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Corinthians 13:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Corinthians 13:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Corinthians 13:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, he asks God to help people do good things and not bad ones. He wants them to be honest and kind, even if others think they are not important.

2 Corinthians 13:7: Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:16

This verse encourages good works to glorify God, whereas 2 Corinthians 13:7 emphasizes doing no evil, not specifically highlighting good works as a means of glorification.

Matthew 5:16: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Contradiction with Philippians 2:12

Paul advocates working out salvation with fear and trembling, emphasizing active pursuit, while 2 Corinthians 13:7 focuses on passive restraint from evil.

Philippians 2:12: Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Contradiction with Romans 3:28

Stresses justification by faith apart from works, seemingly at odds with the admonition to do no evil in 2 Corinthians 13:7, which implies consideration of actions.

Romans 3:28: Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Contradiction with James 2:24

Asserts that a person is justified by works, contrasting with the idea in 2 Corinthians 13:7, which is not explicitly about works for justification but about abstaining from evil.

James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
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