Questions tagged [contradiction]
Questions tagged with this tag seek a resolution to an apparent contradiction in the Bible.
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Was God tired while creating the universe?
Exodus 31:17 (ESV) reads:
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in
six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he
rested, and was refreshed.
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And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good,
The Beginning
Genesis 1:1-5
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the
earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the
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Does the Lord delight in the death of the wicked?
Does 1 Samuel 2:25 contradict with God’s character in Ezekiel 18:23, 33:11? On one hand it says the Lord desired or delighted to kill the wicked sons of Eli. On the other it says he takes no delight ...
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Did Sheshan (1 Chronicles 2) have sons or not?
I recently stumbled upon the following verses in 1 Chronicles 2 (ESV). (I highlighted the confusing, seemingly contradicting, parts in v31 and v34.)
31 The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: ...
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Did God forsake Jesus while on the cross?
Comparing Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:24, Psalm 22:24, John 8:29, and John 16:32, did God forsake Jesus while on the cross?
Matthew 27:46
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, ...
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Suffer the sins of your parents (Deut 5:9) or not (Ezk 18:2)
In Ezekiel 18:2, Ezekiel conveys a message from God to the people of Israel.
Why do you quote this proverb concerning the land of Israel: ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children’s ...
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How to reconcile Deuteronomy 13 and 18
In Deuteronomy 13 the warning is sometimes a prophet prophecies come true but then he teaches worshipping false gods so that makes him a false prophet even if his prophecy or miracles come true but ...
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Did David and Joab Kill 'Every Male in Moab' (1 Kgs. 11:15) or Every Other Male (2 Samuel 8:2)?
We are told in 2 Samuel 8:2 that:
David... defeated Moab and measured them with a line. Making them lie
down on the ground, he measured two lengths of line for death, and a
full length for life. Thus ...
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Why is there no 40 days of Temptation in John's Gospel?
Mark 1:10-13
10 On coming up out of the water he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon him. 11 And a voice came from the heavens, “You are my beloved Son; with ...
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Contradiction between Hebrews 10:37 & Matthew 25:5?
For just a little longer and he who is coming will arrive and not delay.
(Hebrews 10:37 NET)
Does this passage suggest that the author of Hebrews saw Christ as coming soon? Given that Jesus ...
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How are we to understand the earth does not move?
How are we to understand the creation of the earth / world and does the bible contradict science. A few passages;
Psalm 104:5 - He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved. (NIV)
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Does Free Will Exist, If so to what extent? [closed]
I have been mulling over beliefs surrounding free will.
I know we have a choice to choose Christ or to reject him, but to what extent are our day to day choices our own? A friend recently challenged ...
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Did God cause the Egyptians to sin?
I was reading Psalm 105 today. I read these verses. I noticed that verse 25 says God turned the heart of the adversaries mentioned in verse 24 to hate His people. Contextually as far as I see it. It ...
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Ezekiel 20:31 - Narrative congruence
Ezekiel 20:31
For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house ...
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Who raised Jesus from the dead?
Who raised Jesus from the dead?
Father
Ephesians 1:20
which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
Jesus
John 2:19-21
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Acts 21:36 different sentiment in NLT
I most commonly read out of NKJV & NLT . I’m reading through Acts 21 when verse 36 sticks out to me how almost every other translation reads “Away with him!” Yet NLT reads “Kill Him, Kill, Him” ...
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How do I reconcile these two verses?
During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus blessed the poor and promised that they shall inherit the earth. He also blessed the pure in heart and promised them that they shall see God.
Mathew 5:8
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How do we reconcile 1st Chronicles 18:4 with 2nd Samuel 8:4?
“Then David defeated Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he
went to restore his power at the Euphrates River.
from him 1,700 horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David
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Our "tent" - Discarded or resurrected?
In 2 Corinthians 5:1, Paul writes the following (NKJV):
For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the ...
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How is it possible that when we are in heaven we will be perfect and sinless, if the angels sinned while they were in heaven? [closed]
I've been wondering this for a few days (please correct my reasoning if faulty):
How is it possible that in heaven we will have a perfect body and be without sin, if the angels themselves sinned while ...
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Were the commands, concerning clean/unclean meats, from God or man?
Leviticus 11:1 – Starts with… "1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron: 2 “Tell the Israelites: You may eat all these kinds of land animals" then goes on to give a detailed list of which animals ...
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Paul's Perfection and Imperfection
Paul uses the same cognate word in two ways within three verses in Phil 3 -
V12 - Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect [teleioo], but I press on to take hold ...
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Does Revelation 20:14-15 contradict 1 Corinthians 15:26?
In 1 Corinthians 15:26, Paul writes (NKJV):
The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.
Although death is the "last enemy," does Revelation portray "Death" as being destroyed ...
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Who is "righteous" in Romans? [duplicate]
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin. (Romans 3:20)
For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous ...
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How to reconcile Sarah’s faith in Hebrews 11 with her laugh in Genesis 18?
Hebrews 11:11 NASB
“By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised.”
How do we reconcile Sarah‘s ...
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Why did Jesus say his testimony is not valid in John 5:31 and in John 8:14 Jesus says his testimony is valid? [duplicate]
Why did Jesus say his testimony is not valid in John 5:31 and in John 8:14 Jesus says his testimony is valid?
John 5:31 - If I bear witness concerning Myself, My testimony is not
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What is the reconciliation of Romans 3:31 and Ephesians 2:15?
Is it maybe a different meaning of "abolish (katargeo)" or a different meaning of "law?" Because they seem somewhat contradictory.
Do we then make void [καταργοῦμεν] the law ...
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How to discount this self contradictory statement in the Bible?
Now the main word to focus on here is the term world. God proclaims His love for the world by sending his one and only begotten Son to die for the world so that the world may not perish. You can find ...
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In Jesus' parables, how does the value of Talents differ from Minas, and what does the change signify?
The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) is nearly identical to the Parable of the Ten Minas (Luke 19:11-27).
One major change is that the values and quantities of the money is very different in ...
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Did the Israelites go through Edom and Moab or around?
Judg 11 portrays the Israelites going around Edom and Moab:
17 Israel then sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Let us pass, we pray, through your land’; but the king of Edom would not ...
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Who first gave Mary Magdalene the joy that Jesus was risen, an angel (Matthew) or Jesus (John)?
In Matthew 28:1, 5-6, 8, an angelic message brought joy to Mary Magdalene by informing her that Jesus rose (NKJV, emphasis added):
Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, ...
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Does training up a child really work out?
If every word of scripture is true and inspired, why does Proverbs say this when this didn't work out for even God himself?
Pro 22:6 ESV
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old ...
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Don't 1st Kings 15:29 and 16:7 contradict each other?
Don't these two verses contradict?
1st Kings 15:29 (KJV)
And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of
Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had
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Should we judge or not? [closed]
Note the apparent diversity of views in the NT about judging others:
We should not Judge
Matt 7:1, 2 - “Do not judge, or you will be judged. 2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be ...
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Why does Matthew call Bathsheba - Solomon's mother - "the wife of Uriah," (Mt.1:6) when the OT says she was the wife David?
In speaking of David becoming the father of Solomon, Matthew refers to Bathsheba as "the wife of Uriah" or "the one of Uriah" (τῆς τοῦ Οὐρίου), but 1 Samuel calls her simply David'...
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Is 2 Corinthians 3:14 contradictory to the OT?
Paul implies that the OT scriptures were veiled / not able to be understood. How can this be, that God would give guidance that they were not able to understand or comply with?
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What manuscript tradition do Mark 1:2 & Matthew 11:10 quote from for Malachi 3:1?
In Mark 1:2 we see a quote from Malachi that reads:
Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way [before You.]
Ἰδού, [ἐγὼ] ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προσώπου σου ὃς ...
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Apparently a DOUBLE contradiction: Can this be explained?
First, God Himself provided the rules by which a Nazarite vow should be fulfilled.
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak
unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or
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Genesis 12:10-20 and Genesis chapter 20: Why did Abraham lie about Sara, saying she was his sister and not his wife? [closed]
I’m not a biblical scholar so please don’t be too hard on me.
I understand that twice Abraham presented his wife Sara as his sister. First in Egypt and later after Sodom and Gomorrah.
I am not sure ...
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Is there a Temple in the New Jerusalem? (Rev. 3:12 vs. Rev. 21:22-23)
I recently noticed that Rev. 21 clearly says there will be no temple in the New Jerusalem, yet Rev. describes a temple existing there. Am I reading/understanding wrong, or does this indicate a ...
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Does Mark 14:12 indicate it being sunset?
“On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was
being sacrificed, His disciples *said to Him, “Where do You want us to
go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?”” Mark 14:12 ...
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Reconciling Ecclesiastes 8:12 claim that sinner might be lengthening his life Vs Ecclesiastes 8:13 claim that the evil man will Not lengthen his days?
8:12-13 The Westminster Leningrad Codex
12 אֲשֶׁ֣ר חֹטֶ֗א עֹשֶׂ֥ה רָ֛ע מְאַ֖ת וּמַאֲרִ֣יךְ ל֑וֹ כִּ֚י
גַּם־יוֹדֵ֣עַ אָ֔נִי אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִהְיֶה־טּוֹב֙ לְיִרְאֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִֽירְא֖וּ מִלְּפָנָֽיו׃...
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Are we Gods Children by being begotten or by Adoption
Begotten of God for Sonship
Joh 1:12 BSB
But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
Joh 1:13 BSB
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Was Matthew Unaware that Jesus' Family came from Nazareth to Bethlehem? (Mt. 1-2 vs Lk: 1-2) [duplicate]
Nazareth is not mentioned in Matthew's account until Jesus' family returns from Egypt after the death of Herod I. They plan to settle in Judea, but Joseph is worried that Herod's successor-son may ...
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How do we reconcile Matthew 6:14-15 with 1 John 2:1?
The verses in dispute:
“For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly
Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then
your Father will not forgive your ...
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How to reconcile John 20:9 vs Matthew 16:21? "They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead"
In John's Gospel, after receiving Magdalene's report, the disciples are surprised when they reach the Empty Tomb because "They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from ...
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What scriptures shows that Jesus will still utterly save those who once professed trust in Jesus and yet lived in ungodliness? [closed]
Considering the following Scriptures:
Ephe 2:8, 9
8 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
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Why did Jesus say no one knows the Son except the Father?
In Matthew 11:27 (NIV), Jesus says
No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
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What did Paul mean when he said 'I Have Done Nothing against the Customs of our Fathers?" Acts 28:17
The Book of Acts relates that when Paul was brought to Rome:
After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews; and
when they had gathered, he said to them, “Brethren, though I had ...
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When did Jesus cleanse the leper?
According to Matthew, the leper was cleansed after the Sermon on the mount. However, Luke has it before the Sermon on the mount.
Matthew 5:1-3 and following:
1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up ...
