Contradictions and Paradoxes in Galatians 2:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Galatians 2:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Galatians 2:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, he reminds us to always help people who need it, like those who are poor, and he was very eager to do this himself. It’s like a gentle reminder to be kind and generous to others.

Galatians 2:10: Only [they would] that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

Contradiction with James 2:24

Whereas Galatians 2:10 emphasizes remembering the poor, James 2:24 focuses on justification by works and not by faith only, suggesting a broader spectrum of actions for believers.

James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Contradiction with Matthew 26:11

Galatians 2:10 urges believers to remember the poor, but Matthew 26:11 says, "For ye have the poor always with you," implying the perpetual nature of poverty, which has been interpreted as a less urgent call to action.

Matthew 26:11: For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

Contradiction with Luke 12:33

Galatians 2:10 emphasizes remembrance of the poor, while Luke 12:33 commands selling possessions to give alms, suggesting a more radical approach to addressing poverty.

Luke 12:33: Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 15:11

Galatians 2:10 encourages remembrance of the poor, whereas Deuteronomy 15:11 acknowledges the inevitability of poverty, instructing open-handed generosity, which implies poverty can never be fully alleviated.

Deuteronomy 15:11: For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

Contradiction with Proverbs 19:17

Galatians 2:10 stresses remembering the poor, but Proverbs 19:17 implies a transactional nature by stating kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, suggesting a different motivation for aiding the poor.

Proverbs 19:17: He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. [that which...: or, his deed]
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