Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Peter 1:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Peter 1:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Peter 1:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, he wants you to know that he and others didn't make up clever stories about Jesus. They really saw Jesus' greatness with their own eyes.

2 Peter 1:16: For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

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.
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