Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ephesians 4:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ephesians 4:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ephesians 4:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, people who used to take things that weren’t theirs should stop and instead do honest work. By working hard and doing good things, they can help others who might need it.

Ephesians 4:28: Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. [to give: or, to distribute]

Contradiction with Proverbs 13:11

This verse suggests that wealth obtained by labor (hard work) is commendable, which aligns rather than contradicts Ephesians 4:28's message against stealing and encouragement to labor.

Proverbs 13:11: Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. [by labour: Heb. with the hand]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 5:19

This verse highlights enjoying the rewards of one's labor as a gift from God, which supports the idea in Ephesians 4:28 rather than contradicting it.

Ecclesiastes 5:19: Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this [is] the gift of God.

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