What are the Most Misunderstood Bible Verse(s)

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After reading and reflecting on the sola scriptura thread comments and the frequent disagreement on scripture interpretation, I starting wondering what Catholics and catholics (non-Catholics) thought were the most mis-understood bible verses? While the number of responses could likely fill a book on its own, a few suggestions per post would be interesting to read…and discuss.

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(Dunkin Donnuts today minus the donut)
 
The ones I run into the most when speaking with non Catholics are as follows:

The Whole Book of James lol…they either dismiss it or say that the Catholic Church as taken it out of context.🤷

John 20: 22-23 on confession to a priest.

Acts 16:31…fundamentalist Protestants believe this verse states that all you have to do is believe and that’s it.
 
aidanbradypop said:
Acts 16:31…fundamentalist Protestants believe this verse states that all you have to do is believe and that’s it.
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Not completely true - the second part “and your household” would not necessarly be included. 🤷
 
Porknpie said:
After reading and reflecting on the sola scriptura thread comments and the frequent disagreement on scripture interpretation, I starting wondering what Catholics and catholics (non-Catholics) thought were the most mis-understood bible verses? While the number of responses could likely fill a book on its own, a few suggestions per post would be interesting to read…and discuss.

:coffeeread:
(Dunkin Donnuts today minus the donut)
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Okay, Pork. I have taken cover in my concrete bunker. Are you ready?

Here it comes.
Catholics misunderstand:

Matthew 16:18 And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

The “rock” , in large measure, is St. Peter’s confession of faith.

Jon
 
I think the Lutheran in the saloon is spoilin’ for a fight…
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I would say Romans 3:23 and Ephesians 2:8-9

Romans because many protestants think that “all have sinned” means ‘all’ and therefore Mary, but Christ was human too but we know that He did not sin. This basic thought is simply overlooked.

Ephesians 2:8-9 because few realize who Paul was addressing the Judah-izers: first century heresy that relied on the Mosaic Law for salvation, hence the saved by grace and not of works, and a part of the sola fide pillar of protestantism.
 
(spoken with a western drawl) Wal, normally I’d stick around, have myself a shot’a whiskey and see who can draw faster…:slapfight:
(normal voice) But I gotta go to work…:o
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Not particularly specific to any denomination:

Judge not, lest ye be judged

and

He who is without sin, cast the first stone.
 
“Let the children come to me…”. Often quoted by school catechists in order to stage Christmas concerts in Church (never mind that we have a Parish Hall) and flood the Sanctuary with children.
 
I got one before I go.
“Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands as unto the Lord”
No time to look up the reference.
 
Jon, i would avoid walking near any Catholic Church (or bar in this case :D)

I think the most misunderstood is the so called “apocrypha”, Isaiah 22:22 and Joseph after he interprets Pharaoh’s dream (Genesis 41 i’m about assuming)
 
Porknpie said:
After reading and reflecting on the sola scriptura thread comments and the frequent disagreement on scripture interpretation, I starting wondering what Catholics and catholics (non-Catholics) thought were the most mis-understood bible verses? While the number of responses could likely fill a book on its own, a few suggestions per post would be interesting to read…and discuss.

:coffeeread:
(Dunkin Donnuts today minus the donut)
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Great idea for a thread - and I am glad to see it get started off in such a light hearted way…Thanks JonNC…and others…
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Okay, Pork. I have taken cover in my concrete bunker. Are you ready?

Here it comes.
This is certainly an obvious one…Of course the Rock can actually mean both…and I believe the Catechism says that this is the case…It is both Simon “Kepha” (Peter)'s person and also his confession…

In a more general sense to the thread I would say that often times there is less of a “misunderstanding” of bible verses than a case of (as I see it) overlooking certain verse that simply do not “fit” with a given perspective.

I listen to a lot of conversion stories and this is a recurring theme, “verses I never saw before”. These are verses that are glossed over or ignored because the person just does not know what to do with them.

BUT - - -

Getting to the meat of the OP’s question…I think that one of the things most often misunderstood is not so much a verse as a term…“Ekklesia” - most often interpreted in English as “church”.
visible? invisible? authoritative? non-authoritiatve? at what level authoritative?..

That’s my :twocents:

Peace
James
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JRKH said:
Great idea for a thread - and I am glad to see it get started off in such a light hearted way…Thanks JonNC…and others…

This is certainly an obvious one…Of course the Rock can actually mean both…and I believe the Catechism says that this is the case…It is both Simon “Kepha” (Peter)'s person and also his confession…

In a more general sense to the thread I would say that often times there is less of a “misunderstanding” of bible verses than a case of (as I see it) overlooking certain verse that simply do not “fit” with a given perspective.

James
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MJ
 
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