Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Corinthians 8:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Corinthians 8:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Corinthians 8:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, he is not telling people what to do, but he is encouraging them to be kind and show love like others have done. He wants to see if they truly care and are willing to help.

2 Corinthians 8:8: I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:42

This verse encourages giving to those who ask, contradicting the voluntary nature of giving described in 2 Corinthians 8:8.

Matthew 5:42: Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 13:3

Suggests that giving without love is worth nothing, contrasting with the emphasis on sincerity in 2 Corinthians 8:8.

1 Corinthians 13:3: And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor], and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

Contradiction with Luke 6:30

Instructs to give to everyone who asks, which contradicts the notion of testing sincerity in 2 Corinthians 8:8.

Luke 6:30: Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask [them] not again.

Contradiction with Acts 4:32

Describes believers sharing everything in common, contrasting the non-compulsory giving in 2 Corinthians 8:8.

Acts 4:32: And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any [of them] that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
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