Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 5:15
Matthew 5:15 contradicts following 10 verses in the Bible. Check out Contradictions and Paradoxes of Matthew 5:15 for quick understanding.
Matthew 5:15: Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. [a bushel: the word in the original signifieth a measure containing about a pint less than a peck]
| # | Contradicting Verse | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Exodus 39:37 | The pure candlestick, [with] the lamps thereof, [even with] the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light, |
| 2. | Numbers 8:3 | And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses. |
| 3. | Proverbs 27:2 | Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. |
| 4. | Isaiah 62:2 | And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. |
| 5. | Zechariah 4:2 | And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all [of] gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which [are] upon the top thereof: [a bowl: Heb. her bowl] [seven pipes...: or, seven several pipes to the lamps] |
| 6. | 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] |
| 7. | John 7:4 | For [there is] no man [that] doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. |
| 8. | Galatians 2:2 | And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain. [privately: or, severally] |
| 9. | Ephesians 5:12 | For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. |
| 10. | 1 Peter 3:4 | But [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, [even the ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. |
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