Contradictions and Paradoxes in Colossians 2:1

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

According to Paul, he really cares about the people he's writing to, as well as those in another city named Laodicea, even though many of them have never met him in person. He wants them to know how much he worries about them and hopes they are doing well.

Colossians 2:1: For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and [for] them at Laodicea, and [for] as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; [conflict: or, fear, or, care]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:43-44

Paul speaks of his struggle for a specific group, while Jesus teaches to love and bless all, including enemies, without expressing effort or struggle for them.

Matthew 5:43-44: Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

Paul encourages living quietly and minding one's own business, which can seem different from the active concern and struggle he expresses in Colossians 2:1.

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12: And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

Contradiction with Philippians 4:6

This verse encourages being anxious for nothing, which could seem at odds with the implied concern or struggle Paul mentions in Colossians 2:1.

Philippians 4:6: Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25

Jesus instructs not to worry about life, presenting a different tone from the concern expressed in Colossians 2:1.

Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5-6

Advises trusting in the Lord with all heart and not relying on one's own understanding, contrasting with the personal struggle Paul describes for the Colossian church.

Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
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