Contradiction with Proverbs 26:4
Advises not to engage with a fool, contrasting with Ephesians 1:16 which encourages continual remembrance and gratitude.
Proverbs 26:4: Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Instructs believers to pray without ceasing, which might seem conflicting with the singular act of giving thanks mentioned in Ephesians 1:16.
1 Thessalonians 5:17: Pray without ceasing.
Contradiction with Luke 18:1
Emphasizes the necessity of persistent prayer, potentially differing from the notion of periodic gratitude in Ephesians 1:16.
Luke 18:1: And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;