Contradiction with Matthew 10:34
This verse states "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword," which contradicts the call for walking in love in Ephesians 5:2.
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 suggests hating one's family to follow Jesus, not aligning with Ephesians 5:2's emphasis on love and self-sacrifice.
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 Exodus 21:24
"Eye for eye, tooth for tooth," contrasts with Ephesians 5:2's theme of living in love, paralleling Christ's sacrificial path.
Exodus 21:24: Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Contradiction with Psalm 5:5
The verse "Thou hatest all workers of iniquity" contrasts with Ephesians 5:2's focus on love.
Psalm 5:5: The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. [in...: Heb. before thine eyes]
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:2
This verse commands destruction of certain nations, opposing the call to love in Ephesians 5:2.
Deuteronomy 7:2: And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
Contradiction with 2 Kings 2:24
This verse involves cursing boys in the name of the Lord, resulting in their death, contrasting the loving behavior encouraged in Ephesians 5:2.
2 Kings 2:24: And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.