Contradiction with Exodus 20:16
"Thou shalt not bear false witness" implies truthfulness, supporting rather than contradicting 2 Peter 1:16, which claims not to follow fables.
Exodus 20:16: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:14
If Christ is not risen, then preaching is false, contrasting with 2 Peter 1:16's assertion of truth in their testimony.
1 Corinthians 15:14: And if Christ be not risen, then [is] our preaching vain, and your faith [is] also vain.
Contradiction with John 20:29
Blessed are those who believe without seeing; contrasts with 2 Peter 1:16's emphasis on eyewitness testimony.
John 20:29: Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed.
Contradiction with Luke 24:11
The disciples initially dismiss the resurrection as "idle tales," conflicting with 2 Peter 1:16's denial of following fables.
Luke 24:11: And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
Contradiction with 1 Timothy 1:4
Advises against fables, aligning rather than contradicting; however, it questions sources like 2 Peter 1:16.
1 Timothy 1:4: Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: [so do].
Contradiction with 1 Timothy 4:7
Warns against old wives' fables, which could contradict depending on interpretation of what constitutes a fable.
1 Timothy 4:7: But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself [rather] unto godliness.
Contradiction with Titus 1:14
Advises not giving heed to Jewish fables, challenging the truth claims of narratives like those in 2 Peter 1:16.
Titus 1:14: Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
Contradiction with Matthew 28:13
The claim of disciples stealing Jesus' body contradicts the authenticity claimed in 2 Peter 1:16.
Matthew 28:13: Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him [away] while we slept.