Contradiction with Matthew 10:34
Jesus states he came not to send peace but a sword, suggesting division rather than love for one's neighbor.
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
Calls for hating one's family to follow Jesus, which contradicts loving your neighbor.
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
Advocates "an eye for an eye," opposing the notion of loving your neighbor as yourself.
Exodus 21:24: Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:2
Commands destruction of nations and showing no mercy, contradicting loving neighbors.
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 Psalm 137:9
Speaks of happiness in dashing infants against rocks, which contradicts loving one's neighbor.
Psalm 137:9: Happy [shall he be], that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. [the stones: Heb. the rock]
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:3
Commands the destruction of the Amalekites, conflicting with loving your neighbor.
1 Samuel 15:3: Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
Contradiction with Joshua 6:21
Details the destruction of Jericho, contradicting the concept of love for neighbors.
Joshua 6:21: And they utterly destroyed all that [was] in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
Paradox #1
Mark 12:31 talks about loving your neighbor as yourself. A possible contradiction might arise if a person's self-love is imbalanced or negative, making it hard to apply this principle in a healthy way to others. There's also a potential conflict if loving others as ourselves clashes with self-preservation or personal beliefs.