Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 13:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 13:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 13:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Hebrews, this verse means the writer is asking people to pray for them because they want to live in a way that is good and honest. They believe they're doing the right things and need others' help through prayers.

Hebrews 13:18: Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse states that trusting in man brings a curse, which contradicts Hebrews 13:18's call to trust in prayers for others.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Galatians 1:10

This verse highlights the importance of pleasing God over men, which can contradict the call for a good conscience and honorable living in the eyes of others.

Galatians 1:10: For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:26

Emphasizes that trusting in one's own heart is foolish, potentially conflicting with the assertion of having a good conscience in Hebrews 13:18.

Proverbs 28:26: He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
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