Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 5:38
Matthew 5:38 contradicts following 15 verses in the Bible. Check out Contradictions and Paradoxes of Matthew 5:38 for quick understanding.
Matthew 5:38: Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
| # | Contradicting Verse | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 Chronicles 24:9 | The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, |
| 2. | Proverbs 24:29 | Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. |
| 3. | Ezekiel 6:8 | Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have [some] that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries. |
| 4. | Matthew 5:39 | But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. |
| 5. | Luke 6:27 | But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, |
| 6. | Luke 6:29 | And unto him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not [to take thy] coat also. |
| 7. | Luke 6:31 | And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. |
| 8. | Luke 6:35 | But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil. |
| 9. | Luke 10:37 | And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. |
| 10. | Romans 12:17 | Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. |
| 11. | Romans 12:21 | Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. |
| 12. | 2 Corinthians 2:7 | So that contrariwise ye [ought] rather to forgive [him], and comfort [him], lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. |
| 13. | Colossians 3:13 | Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye. [quarrel: or, complaint] |
| 14. | 1 Thessalonians 5:15 | See that none render evil for evil unto any [man]; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all [men]. |
| 15. | 1 Peter 2:23 | Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously: [himself: or, his cause] |
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