Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ephesians 5:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ephesians 5:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ephesians 5:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, people naturally take care of their own bodies because they love them. Similarly, Jesus takes care of and loves the church.

Ephesians 5:29: For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

Contradiction with Job 30:25

This verse speaks of Job's suffering and lack of nourishment, which contrasts with the nurturing care described in Ephesians 5:29.

Job 30:25: Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was [not] my soul grieved for the poor? [in trouble: Heb. hard of day?]

Contradiction with Isaiah 49:15

This verse discusses a mother's compassion and potential for forgetting her child, contradicting the inherent nurturing expressed in Ephesians 5:29.

Isaiah 49:15: Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. [that...: Heb. from having compassion]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:8

Here, God's turning against His heritage contradicts the consistent nourishing and cherishing described in Ephesians 5:29.

Jeremiah 12:8: Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it. [crieth...: or, yelleth: Heb. giveth out his voice]

Contradiction with Psalm 22:1

This verse speaks to feelings of abandonment, which contradict the nurturing and cherishing actions outlined in Ephesians 5:29.

Psalm 22:1: [To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring? [Aijeleth...: or, the hind of the morning] [helping...: Heb. my salvation]
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