Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zephaniah 3:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zephaniah 3:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zephaniah 3:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zephaniah, God promises that the people who truly follow Him will be honest and will not do wrong things or tell lies. They will live peacefully and not be scared because God will take care of them.

Zephaniah 3:13: The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make [them] afraid.

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

This verse states that all have sinned, contradicting Zephaniah 3:13, which implies a group of people will not commit iniquity.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with 1 John 1:8

This verse indicates that claiming to be without sin is self-deception, contrasting the characterization of the remnant in Zephaniah 3:13 as doing no iniquity.

1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Contradiction with Romans 3:10

This verse declares that no one is righteous, not even one, which contradicts Zephaniah 3:13's assertion of a sinless remnant.

Romans 3:10: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

This verse states there is no just man who does good and sins not, conflicting with the claim in Zephaniah 3:13 of a remnant doing no iniquity.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
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