Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:2
This verse speaks of the vanity and meaninglessness of life, which could be seen as contradicting the purpose and direction provided by whole-hearted devotion to God as stated in Deuteronomy 6:5.
Ecclesiastes 1:2: Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all [is] vanity.
Contradiction with Matthew 10:34
This verse, where Jesus says He came not to bring peace but a sword, seems to contrast with the idea of love and devotion in Deuteronomy 6:5 by emphasizing conflict and division.
Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Contradiction with Luke 14:26
This verse states that one must 'hate' family and one's own life to be a disciple of Jesus, which could seemingly contradict the comprehensive love and devotion advocated in Deuteronomy 6:5.
Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Contradiction with Matthew 6:24
This verse states that one cannot serve two masters, which could contrast the singular devotion to God as noted in Deuteronomy 6:5, by acknowledging the struggle of divided loyalties.
Matthew 6:24: No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Contradiction with James 4:4
This verse suggests that friendship with the world is enmity with God, introducing a tension with the universal love and devotion described in Deuteronomy 6:5, by suggesting a choice between God and the world.
James 4:4: Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Contradiction with 1 John 2:15
This verse instructs not to love the world, which might seem to contradict the all-encompassing love in Deuteronomy 6:5 by suggesting limitations to what one should love.
1 John 2:15: Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Contradiction with Romans 7:19
This verse reflects the struggle against sin and doing good, presenting a conflicted human nature that contrasts the ideal of wholehearted love and devotion in Deuteronomy 6:5.
Romans 7:19: For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
Contradiction with Mark 7:10-13
These verses criticize those who nullify God's word in favor of tradition, which could oppose the idea of pure love and devotion commanded in Deuteronomy 6:5 by suggesting hypocrisy or misplaced priorities.
Mark 7:10-13: For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
Contradiction with Acts 5:29
Emphasizes obedience to God over human authorities, contrasting the personal and internal devotion described in Deuteronomy 6:5 with outward acts of civil disobedience.
Acts 5:29: Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Paradox #1
Deuteronomy 6:5 talks about loving God completely. A contradiction might be that this command could seem to conflict with humans' free will to choose how and whom to love. Some might see a tension between being commanded to love and the genuine, voluntary nature of love.