Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Corinthians 3:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Corinthians 3:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Corinthians 3:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, people couldn't really understand or see clearly when they read the old stories in the Bible. But when Jesus came, He helped take away the things that stopped them from seeing and understanding the truth.

2 Corinthians 3:14: But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which [vail] is done away in Christ.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

This verse speaks about the old covenant being obsolete, which contrasts with 2 Corinthians 3:14's notion of enduring blindness towards the old covenant.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17

Suggests the law is not abolished but fulfilled in Christ, while 2 Corinthians 3:14 implies a veil over understanding the old covenant.

Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Contradiction with Romans 3:31

Indicates that faith upholds the law, contradicting the idea of a veil or blindness over understanding the law mentioned in 2 Corinthians 3:14.

Romans 3:31: Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

Contradiction with Luke 16:17

States that the law will not fail, contrasting with the notion of veiled understanding of the law in 2 Corinthians 3:14.

Luke 16:17: And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

Paradox #1

2 Corinthians 3:14 discusses the idea of people's minds being hardened or veiled. A potential contradiction could arise when comparing this with the concept of free will. If people's minds are veiled by divine action, it might seem to conflict with the idea that individuals have the freedom to choose or reject spiritual understanding on their own.

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