Supposed Bible Contradictions: Scripture Index

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Index

Old Testament

• Genesis
• Exodus
• Leviticus
• Numbers
• Deuteronomy
• Joshua
• Judges
• Ruth
• 1 Samuel
• 2 Samuel
• 1 Kings
• 2 Kings
• 1 Chronicles
• 2 Chronicles
• Ezra
• Nehemiah
• Esther
• Job
• Psalms
• Proverbs
• Ecclesiastes
• Song of Solomon
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah
• Lamentations
• Ezekiel
• Daniel
• Hosea
• Joel
• Amos
• Obadiah
• Jonah
• Micah
• Nahum
• Habakkuk
• Zephaniah
• Haggai
• Zechariah
• Malachi

New Testament

• Matthew
• Mark
• Luke
• John
• Acts
• Romans
• 1 Corinthians
• 2 Corinthians
• Galatians
• Ephesians
• Philippians
• Colossians
• 1 Thessalonians
• 2 Thessalonians
• 1 Timothy
• 2 Timothy
• Titus
• Philemon
• Hebrews
• James
• 1 Peter
• 2 Peter
• 1 John
• 2 John
• 3 John
• Jude
• Revelation

Old Testament

Genesis

• Genesis 1:1—Introduction
• Genesis 1:1–2:3—Do Genesis 1 and 2 Contradict Each Other?
• Genesis 1:6–8—Underneath a Solid Sky
• Genesis 1:11–13—Planting Confusion
• Genesis 1:15—By the Light of the Moon
• Genesis 1:27—Not Enough Hours in the Day
• Genesis 1:27–31—Eve’s Birth Certificate
• Genesis 1:28—Isn’t the Bible Full of Contradictions?
• Genesis 1:28—Full of Meaning: Replenish or Fill in Genesis 1:28?
• Genesis 1:29—Could Adam Eat from Any Tree?
• Genesis 1:29—Meat of the Matter
• Genesis 2:4–9—Planting Confusion
• Genesis 2:4-22—Do Genesis 1 and 2 Contradict Each Other?
• Genesis 2:7—Could Adam Eat from Any Tree?
• Genesis 2:11, 13, 14—Location, Location, Location
• Genesis 2:17—Spurgeon on Genesis 2:17
• Genesis 2:17—Time of Death
• Genesis 2:18—Not Enough Hours in the Day
• Genesis 2:18—Marriage—Good or Bad?
• Genesis 2:18-25—Does 2 Samuel 12 Support Polygamy?
• Genesis 2:19—Isn’t the Bible Full of Contradictions?
• Genesis 2:19—Two Creation Accounts?
• Genesis 2:20–22—Eve’s Birth Certificate
• Genesis 2:24—A Man of Many Wives
• Genesis 3:6—Who Gets the Blame for Original Sin—Adam or Eve?
• Genesis 3:14—Left in the Dust
• Genesis 3:20—Eve’s Birth Certificate
• Genesis 4:2–4—Meat of the Matter
• Genesis 5:24—To Die or Not to Die
• Genesis 5:32—Noah’s Three Sons
• Genesis 6:3—Longevity or Countdown?
• Genesis 7:6—Noah’s Three Sons
• Genesis 8:13, 14—Times of Recession
• Genesis 9:5–6—Accounts Payable
• Genesis 9:24—Noah’s Three Sons
• Genesis 10:4, 6, 7—Location, Location, Location
• Genesis 10:21—Noah’s Three Sons
• Genesis 10:22, 29—Location, Location, Location
• Genesis 10–11—Does Genesis Contradict Itself About the Order of Nations
• Genesis 11:10—Noah’s Three Sons
• Genesis 11:10-26—Contradictions: Did Abraham Really Live to a “Good Old Age”?
• Genesis 11:12—Isn’t the Bible Full of Contradictions?
• Genesis 11:12—An Extra Cainan?
• Genesis 11:27, 31; 12:5; 13:8—A Lot of Relationships
• Genesis 13:12—A Lot of Righteousness
• Genesis 15:18—Location, Location, Location
• Genesis 15:13—How Long Were the Israelites in Egypt?
• Genesis 17:17—Genesis 17:17: An Age-Old Question—Too Old to Have Children?
• Genesis 19:1–11—Sodom and Gomorrah: What Was the Primary Sin?
• Genesis 19:13, 24—Who Destroyed Sodom?
• Genesis 20:11–12—Too Close for Comfort
• Genesis 22:2, 12—Contradictions: My Two Sons
• Genesis 25:8—Contradictions: Did Abraham Really Live to a “Good Old Age”?
• Genesis 32:30—Face to Face

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Exodus

• Exodus 3:14—What Is God’s Name in the Old Testament?
• Exodus 3:18—Did God Command the Israelites to Sacrifice to Him Before Sinai?
• Exodus 5:3—Did God Command the Israelites to Sacrifice to Him Before Sinai?
• Exodus 9:6; 20–25—Livestock or “Deadstock”
• Exodus 10:25—Did God Command the Israelites to Sacrifice to Him Before Sinai?
• Exodus 12:40–41—How Long Were the Israelites in Egypt?
• Exodus 15:3—War and Peace
• Exodus 17:2—Can God Be Tempted?
• Exodus 20:13—A Time to Kill?
• Exodus 20:13—Unacceptable Offering?
• Exodus 20:13—Jephthah’s Vow
• Exodus 20:14—Against the Law
• Exodus 22:2—A Time to Kill?
• Exodus 32:14—A Change of Heart
• Exodus 33:11, 20—Face to Face
• Exodus 33:20—Has Anyone Seen God?
• Exodus 34:1–4—Are There 20 Commandments?
• Exodus 34:27–29—Are There 20 Commandments?

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Leviticus

• Leviticus 4:20—Did Animal Sacrifices Remove Sin?
• Leviticus 5:5–6—Why Don’t Christians Follow All the Old Testament Laws?
• Leviticus 11:3–6—Do Rabbits Really “Chew the Cud”?
• Leviticus 11:4, 7—Why Don’t Christians Follow All the Old Testament Laws?
• Leviticus 11:13–19—Bats of a Feather
• Leviticus 11:13–20—Isn’t the Bible Full of Contradictions?
• Leviticus 11:20–23—Isn’t the Bible Full of Contradictions?
• Leviticus 11:20–23—Two Missing Legs
• Leviticus 18:6–9—Too Close for Comfort
• Leviticus 20:10—Against the Law
• Leviticus 24:15–16, 17—A Time to Kill?

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Numbers

• Numbers 22:7—Feedback: Does Deuteronomy 23:3 Invalidate Jesus’ Messianic Claim?
• Numbers 23:19—A Change of Heart

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Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 5:18—Against the Law
• Deuteronomy 7:2—Slaughter at Jericho
• Deuteronomy 12:31—Unacceptable Offering?
• Deuteronomy 12:31—Jephthah’s Vow
• Deuteronomy 14:7—Do Rabbits Really “Chew the Cud”?
• Deuteronomy 17:6—Against the Law
• Deuteronomy 17:17—A Man of Many Wives, 17148
• Deuteronomy 19:15—Against the Law
• Deuteronomy 21:11—Why Don’t Christians Follow All the Old Testament Laws?
• Deuteronomy 22:20–21—Proving Virginity: Another Alleged Case of Biblical Misogyny?
• Deuteronomy 23:3—Feedback: Does Deuteronomy 23:3 Invalidate Jesus’ Messianic Claim?
• Deuteronomy 24:1–4—The Whole Counsel of God
• Deuteronomy 27:22—Too Close for Comfort
• Deuteronomy 32:9-14—Does an Eagle Carry Its Young on Its Wings?
• Deuteronomy 34:1–12—Dead Man Writing

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Joshua

• Joshua 2:1, 16—A Righteous Lie?
• Joshua 6:21—Slaughter at Jericho

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Judges

• Judges 11:30–31, 35—Unacceptable Offering?, Jephthah’s Vow

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1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 2:8—Contradictions: Hanging on Pillars of Nothing?
• 1 Samuel 3:3—Isn’t the Bible Full of Contradictions?, Sleeping in the Temple?
• 1 Samuel 9:1; 14:50, 51—Generational Gaffe?
• 1 Samuel 15:29—A Change of Heart
• 1 Samuel 17:50—A Time to Kill?
• 1 Samuel 17:50-51—How Did David Kill Goliath?
• 1 Samuel 31:1-6—How Did King Saul Die?

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2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 1:4-10—How Did King Saul Die?
• 2 Samuel 6:23—Did Michal Have Children or Not?
• 2 Samuel 12:8—Does 2 Samuel 12 Support Polygamy?
• 2 Samuel 21:8—Did Michal Have Children or Not?
• 2 Samuel 24:1—Contradiction: Who Incited David to Count the Fighting Men of Israel—God or Satan?
• 2 Samuel 24:13—A Famine of Three or Seven Years?
• 2 Samuel 24:24—Balancing the Budget

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1 Kings

• 1 Kings 3:16–28—Cut in Half
• 1 Kings 7:23—As Easy as Pi
• 1 Kings 11:3—A Man of Many Wives

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2 Kings

• 2 Kings 1:17—Did Elijah Write a Letter from Heaven?
• 2 Kings 8:26—Two Ages at Once
• 2 Kings 9:7–8—Why Did God Condemn Jehu?
• 2 Kings 20:11—Introduction
• 2 Kings 25:27—Get out of Jail Twice

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1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 8:33; 9:1, 39—Generational Gaffe?
• 1 Chronicles 21:1—Contradiction: Who Incited David to Count the Fighting Men of Israel—God or Satan?
• 1 Chronicles 21:11–12—A Famine of Three or Seven Years?
• 1 Chronicles 21:24–25—Balancing the Budget

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2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 21:12–15—Did Elijah Write a Letter from Heaven?
• 2 Chronicles 22:2—Two Ages at Once
• 2 Chronicles 24:20–21—Was Jesus Wrong About Zechariah’s Father?

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Job

• Job 1:6, 2:1—Counting Offspring
• Job 26:7—Contradictions: Hanging on Pillars of Nothing?
• Job 38:7—Counting Offspring
• Job 40:19; 41:33—Does Job Contradict James 3:7?

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Psalms

• Psalm 2:6–7—The Firstborn Creator?
• Psalm 14:1—Isn’t the Bible Full of Contradictions?
• Psalm 14:1—Did Jesus Contradict Himself by Calling People Fools?
• Psalm 14:1; 26:8—Introduction
• Psalm 51:5—Isn’t the Bible Full of Contradictions?
• Psalm 88:13—Isn’t the Bible Full of Contradictions?
• Psalm 90:10—Longevity or Countdown?
• Psalm 93:1; 96:10—Introduction

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Proverbs

• Proverbs 1:7—Introduction
• Proverbs 10:27—The Whole Counsel of God
• Proverbs 18:22—Marriage—Good or Bad?

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Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 7:29—Isn’t the Bible Full of Contradictions?
• Ecclesiastes 10:19—Root of All Evil?

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Isaiah

• Isaiah 45:5–6, 18, 22—Introduction

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Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 7:22—Did God Command the Israelites to Sacrifice to Him Before Sinai?
• Jeremiah 26:3, 13, 19—A Change of Heart
• Jeremiah 52:31—Get out of Jail Twice

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Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 16:49—Sodom and Gomorrah: What Was the Primary Sin?

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Hosea

• Hosea 1:4—Why Did God Condemn Jehu?

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Jonah

• Jonah 3:10—A Change of Heart

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Zechariah

• Zechariah 11:12–13—Mixed Prophets

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Malachi

• Malachi 3:6—A Change of Heart

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New Testament

Matthew

• Matthew 1:16—What’s in a Father’s Name?
• Matthew 1:17—Problems with Basic Math?
• Matthew 2:13–15, 16—Introduction
• Matthew 4:18–22—Recruiting Violation
• Matthew 5:1–3—Did Jesus Go Up or Down the Mountain?
• Matthew 5:9—Counting Offspring
• Matthew 5:22—Did Jesus Contradict Himself by Calling People Fools?
• Matthew 6:5–8—Should Christians Pray in Public or Not?
• Matthew 8:5–8—Centurion Contradiction?
• Matthew 8:28–34—Introduction
• Matthew 90:18—Was Jairus’ Daughter Dead or Near Death When He Came to See Jesus?
• Matthew 10:5–10—A Staff or Not
• Matthew 11:2–3—Did John the Baptist Know Jesus Was the Messiah?
• Matthew 12:31—The Unforgivable Sin
• Matthew 12:40—Isn’t the Bible Full of Contradictions?
• Matthew 12:40—Three Days and Nights
• Matthew 13:31–32—Seeds of Dissent
• Matthew 14:3–5—Did Herod Want to Kill John the Baptist?
• Matthew 16:16—If Jesus Is God, Why Was It a Secret?
• Matthew 18:2–3—Act Like a Child
• Matthew 19:3–9—A Man of Many Wives
• Matthew 19:3–12—The Whole Counsel of God
• Matthew 19:14—Act Like a Child
• Matthew 20:20–21—Mother Knows Best
• Matthew 21:12–13—When Did Jesus Cleanse the Temple?
• Matthew 21:12–13—The Temple Cleansing
• Matthew 21:19—Figuring out the Root of the Matter
• Matthew 23:17—Did Jesus Contradict Himself by Calling People Fools?
• Matthew 23:31–35—Was Jesus Wrong About Zechariah’s Father?
• Matthew 26:6-13—How Many Times Was Jesus Anointed?
• Matthew 26:34—Cock-a-Doodle, One or Two?
• Matthew 26:62–64—Counting Offspring
• Matthew 26:74–75—Cock-a-Doodle, One or Two?
• Matthew 27:5—How Did Judas Die?
• Matthew 27:9–10—Mixed Prophets
• Matthew 27:28—Was Either Matthew or John Color Blind?
• Matthew 27:31–32—Who Really Carried the Cross of Jesus?
• Matthew 27:37—Crossed Messages
• Matthew 27:50–51—When Was the Temple Veil Torn in Two?
• Matthew 28:1—Isn’t the Bible Full of Contradictions?, Three Days and Nights
• Matthew 28:1–20—Christ’s Resurrection—Four Accounts, One Reality
• Matthew 28:16–17—First Impressions

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Mark

• Mark 1:1—Counting Offspring
• Mark 1:12–13—Wilderness or Wedding?
• Mark 1:23–25, 43–44—If Jesus Is God, Why Was It a Secret?
• Mark 3:29—The Unforgivable Sin
• Mark 5:2–16—Introduction
• Mark 5:22–23—Was Jairus’ Daughter Dead or Near Death When He Came to See Jesus?
• Mark 6:8–9—A Staff or Not
• Mark 6:17–20—Did Herod Want to Kill John the Baptist?
• Mark 10:35–37—Mother Knows Best
• Mark 11:15–17—When Did Jesus Cleanse the Temple?
• Mark 11:15–17—The Temple Cleansing
• Mark 11:20–21—Figuring out the Root of the Matter
• Mark 13:32—Greater Than or Equal To?
• Mark 13:35—Cock-a-Doodle, One or Two?
• Mark 14:3-9—How Many Times Was Jesus Anointed?
• Mark 14:30, 68, 72—Cock-a-Doodle, One or Two?
• Mark 15:26—Crossed Messages
• Mark 15:37–38—When Was the Temple Veil Torn in Two?
• Mark 16:1–20—Christ’s Resurrection—Four Accounts, One Reality
• Mark 16:14—First Impressions

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Luke

• Luke 1:3; 2:22, 39—Introduction
• Luke 2:1–2—Popular Conservative Journalist Attacks Genesis and the Birth of Christ
• Luke 3:23—What’s in a Father’s Name?
• Luke 3:31—Feedback: Does Deuteronomy 23:3 Invalidate Jesus’ Messianic Claim?
• Luke 3:36—Isn’t the Bible Full of Contradictions?
• Luke 3:36—An Extra Cainan?
• Luke 3:38—Counting Offspring
• Luke 4:34; 5:14—If Jesus Is God, Why Was It a Secret?
• Luke 6:12–20—Did Jesus Go Up or Down the Mountain?
• Luke 7:3–6—Centurion Contradiction?
• Luke 7:19–20—Did John the Baptist Know Jesus Was the Messiah?
• Luke 7:36–50—How Many Times Was Jesus Anointed?
• Luke 8:41–42—Was Jairus’ Daughter Dead or Near Death When He Came to See Jesus?
• Luke 8:26–37—Introduction
• Luke 9:1–3—A Staff or Not
• Luke 12:10—The Unforgivable Sin
• Luke 14:26—The Whole Counsel of God
• Luke 16:18—The Whole Counsel of God
• Luke 16:29-31—Does Luke 16:29–31 Contradict John 11?
• Luke 19:45–46—When Did Jesus Cleanse the Temple?
• Luke 19:45–46—The Temple Cleansing
• Luke 22:34, 60–61—Cock-a-Doodle, One or Two?
• Luke 23:38—Crossed Messages
• Luke 23:39–43—Can a Thief Go to Heaven?
• Luke 23:45–46—When Was the Temple Veil Torn in Two?
• Luke 24:5–7—Isn’t the Bible Full of Contradictions?, Three Days and Nights
• Luke 24:1–53—Christ’s Resurrection—Four Accounts, One Reality
• Luke 24:33–37—First Impressions
• Luke 24:37–43—Spirits, Ghosts, and Angels

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John

• John 1:1–3—The Firstborn Creator?
• John 1:1–3—Greater Than or Equal To?
• John 1:14—Counting Offspring
• John 1:18—Face to Face
• John 1:18—Has Anyone Seen God?
• John 1:19–24—Wilderness or Wedding?
• John 1:29–36—Did John the Baptist Know Jesus Was the Messiah?
• John 1:40–42—Recruiting Violation
• John 2:13–16—When Did Jesus Cleanse the Temple?
• John 2:13–16—The Temple Cleansing
• John 3:16, 3:18—Counting Offspring
• John 8:3–11—Against the Law
• John 11:15, 41-42—Does Luke 16:29–31 Contradict John 11?
• John 12:1-8—How Many Times Was Jesus Anointed?
• John 13:38—Cock-a-Doodle, One or Two?
• John 14:28—Greater Than or Equal To?
• John 18:27—Cock-a-Doodle, One or Two?
• John 19:2—Was Either Matthew or John Color Blind?
• John 19:16–17—Who Really Carried the Cross of Jesus?, Feedback: Why Are the Gospels of Matthew and John Different?
• John 19:19—Crossed Messages
• John 20:19–20—First Impressions
• John 20:31; 21:15–17, 24—Introduction
• John 21:1–21:2—Christ’s Resurrection—Four Accounts, One Reality

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Acts

• Acts 1:18—How Did Judas Die?
• Acts 5:3–4—Introduction
• Acts 7:6—How Long Were the Israelites in Egypt?
• Acts 13:39—The Unforgivable Sin

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Romans

• Romans 4:2–3—Introduction
• Romans 8:3, 14, 19—Counting Offspring
• Romans 15:33—War and Peace

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1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 6:9–10—Can a Thief Go to Heaven?
• 1 Corinthians 7:1, 2, 5–6, 7–8—Marriage—Good or Bad?
• 1 Corinthians 13:11—Act Like a Child

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2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 1:13—Are Paul's Letters Hard or Easy to Understand?
• 2 Corinthians 5:18–19—Accounts Payable
• 2 Corinthians 11:3—Who Gets the Blame for Original Sin—Adam or Eve?

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Galatians

• Galatians 1:1—Introduction
• Galatians 2:16—
• Galatians 3:1—Did Jesus Contradict Himself by Calling People Fools?
• Galatians 3:16–17—How Long Were the Israelites in Egypt?
• Galatians 3:26—Counting Offspring
• Galatians 6:2, 5—Contradictions: Bearing Burdens and Loads

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Philippians

• Philippians 2:5–8—Greater Than or Equal To?

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Colossians

• Colossians 1:15–16—The Firstborn Creator?
• Colossians 2:3—Introduction

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1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 2:8—Should Christians Pray in Public or Not?
• 1 Timothy 2:13–14—Who Gets the Blame for Original Sin—Adam or Eve?
• 1 Timothy 3:2, 12—A Man of Many Wives
• 1 Timothy 6:10—Root of All Evil?

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2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 2:13; 3:16—Introduction

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Titus

• Titus 2:14—The Unforgivable Sin

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Hebrews

• Hebrews 1:3—Introduction
• Hebrews 1:5–6—The Firstborn Creator?
• Hebrews 9:26–28a—Accounts Payable
• Hebrews 10:4—Did Animal Sacrifices Remove Sin?
• Hebrews 11:5, 13—To Die or Not to Die
• Hebrews 11:17–19—Contradictions: My Two Sons
• Hebrews 13:8—A Change of Heart

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James

• James 1:13—Can God Be Tempted?
• James 2:21, 24—Introduction
• James 2:24—
• James 3:7—Does Job Contradict James 3:7?

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1 Peter

• 1 Peter 3:15—Introduction

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2 Peter

• 2 Peter 1:21—Introduction
• 2 Peter 2:7–8—A Lot of Righteousness
• 2 Peter 3:16—Are Paul's Letters Hard or Easy to Understand?

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1 John

• 1 John 1:9—The Unforgivable Sin
• 1 John 4:9—Counting Offspring
• 1 John 4:12—Face to Face

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Jude

• Jude 1:7—Sodom and Gomorrah: What Was the Primary Sin?

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