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.