Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 2:17
This verse expresses disdain for life due to its pains and troubles, whereas Romans 8:18 emphasizes future glory outweighing present sufferings.
Ecclesiastes 2:17: Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun [is] grievous unto me: for all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.
Contradiction with Job 10:1
Job laments his life and expresses bitterness, contradicting Romans 8:18's perspective of current sufferings being insignificant compared to future glory.
Job 10:1: My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. [weary...: or, cut off while I live]
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 4:3
Suggests that those who have not been born are better off than those who live and witness evil, contrasting with Romans 8:18's positive outlook on enduring current sufferings.
Ecclesiastes 4:3: Yea, better [is he] than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:1
Highlights a man overwhelmed by suffering without mention of future hope, unlike Romans 8:18 which speaks of future glory surpassing present suffering.
Lamentations 3:1: I [am] the man [that] hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:14
Declares all works as vanity and vexation, lacking the positive future glory perspective of Romans 8:18.
Ecclesiastes 1:14: I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.