Contradiction with Matthew 19:29
This verse implies forsaking family, including a spouse, for the sake of the gospel, which could contradict the call to love one's wife as oneself.
Matthew 19:29: And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
Contradiction with Luke 14:26
This verse suggests hating one's own life and close relations, including a wife, in comparison to the commitment to Jesus, which contrasts with the directive to love one's wife as oneself.
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.
Paradox #1
The contradiction some people might point out regarding Ephesians 5:28 is the potential conflict between the call for husbands to love their wives as their own bodies and traditional interpretations that might emphasize authority and submission in marriage. This could be seen as inconsistent if it appears to contradict the idea of mutual love and respect.