Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Corinthians 3:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Corinthians 3:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Corinthians 3:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, when someone turns to the Lord, it's like a curtain is lifted, and they can see clearly. It means understanding and knowing God better starts when we look to Him.

2 Corinthians 3:16: Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 3:14

This verse speaks of the same veil being lifted only through Christ, while 3:16 focuses on the turning to the Lord.

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 Exodus 33:20

This verse states that no one can see God's face and live, contradicting the idea of turning to the Lord and seeing His glory.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with John 1:18

No one has seen God at any time, contradicting the immediate vision idea.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:16

Describes God as dwelling in unapproachable light, contrary to the accessibility implied in turning to the Lord.

1 Timothy 6:16: Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Contradiction with Isaiah 6:5

Isaiah fears he is undone after seeing the Lord, differing from the positive transformation in 2 Corinthians 3:16.

Isaiah 6:5: Then said I, Woe [is] me! for I am undone; because I [am] a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. [undone: Heb. cut off]

Contradiction with Romans 3:11

States that no one seeks God, contrasting with the act of turning to the Lord.

Romans 3:11: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
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