Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ephesians 3:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ephesians 3:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ephesians 3:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, he is in jail because he is working for Jesus to help people who are not Jews learn about Jesus. Paul wants them to know that he is happy to do this for them.

Ephesians 3:1: For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

Contradiction with Acts 16:37

Paul protests being imprisoned without trial, showing he wasn't always bound or a prisoner as mentioned in Ephesians 3:1.

Acts 16:37: But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast [us] into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

Contradiction with Galatians 5:1

It talks about freedom in Christ, contrary to the imagery of being a prisoner in Ephesians 3:1.

Galatians 5:1: Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Contradiction with John 8:36

Emphasizes that the Son sets one free, contrasting with Paul being a prisoner in Ephesians 3:1.

John 8:36: If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 9:19

Paul speaks about being free from all men, opposed to the notion of being bound or a prisoner as in Ephesians 3:1.

1 Corinthians 9:19: For though I be free from all [men], yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

Contradiction with Romans 8:21

Highlights the liberty of children of God, which opposes the idea of being a prisoner in Ephesians 3:1.

Romans 8:21: Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
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