Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5
This verse emphasizes trusting in the Lord with all your heart, contrasting with reliance on one's own sufficiency in 2 Corinthians 3:4.
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5
This verse warns against placing trust in human strength, whereas 2 Corinthians 3:4 discusses confidence through Christ.
Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Contradiction with Romans 7:18
This verse speaks about nothing good dwelling in the flesh, contradicting the notion of sufficiency expressed in 2 Corinthians 3:4.
Romans 7:18: For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but [how] to perform that which is good I find not.
Contradiction with Galatians 6:3
This verse suggests that thinking oneself to be something when one is nothing is deceitful, contrasting with the confidence mentioned in 2 Corinthians 3:4.
Galatians 6:3: For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Contradiction with John 15:5
This verse highlights that without Christ, one can do nothing, emphasizing dependence on Him rather than sufficiency in oneself as in 2 Corinthians 3:4.
John 15:5: I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. [without me: or, severed from me]