Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Peter 2:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Peter 2:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Peter 2:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, God did not save the old world, but He kept Noah safe because Noah was a good man who tried to teach others to be good too, while God sent a big flood to wash away the badness. This shows that God cares about people who try to do the right thing.

2 Peter 2:5: And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth [person], a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

Contradiction with Genesis 7:23

This verse contradicts 2 Peter 2:5 by emphasizing that all living creatures, except for those on Noah's ark, were destroyed, rather than focusing on the preservation of Noah specifically.

Genesis 7:23: And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained [alive], and they that [were] with him in the ark.

Contradiction with Genesis 6:13

This verse suggests that God intended to destroy all flesh, which seems to oppose the notion of sparing Noah for preaching righteousness.

Genesis 6:13: And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. [with the earth: or, from the earth]

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