Contradictions and Paradoxes in 3 John 1:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 3 John 1:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 3 John 1:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, people in the church have seen how loving and kind you are. If you help others on their journey by doing things that make God happy, you are doing a good thing.

3 John 1:6: Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: [after...: Gr. worthy of God]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:1

This verse warns against performing charitable deeds to be seen by others, which contrasts with openly bearing witness of charity.

Matthew 6:1: Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. [alms: or, righteousness] [of your: or, with your]

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:14

Suggests giving secretly rather than openly, which contradicts the public acknowledgment of charity in 3 John 1:6.

Proverbs 21:14: A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:4

Encourages giving in secret, that the act may be rewarded by God rather than being witnessed by people, contrasting with seeking endorsement of charity before the church.

Matthew 6:4: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
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