Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 John 5:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 John 5:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 John 5:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 John, people often believe what others say, but what God says is even more important. God tells us about His Son, Jesus, and that is the most important truth we can trust.

1 John 5:9: If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

Contradiction with John 5:31

Jesus states that if He bears witness of Himself, His witness is not true, contradicting the premise of accepting witness in 1 John 5:9.

John 5:31: If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

Contradiction with John 8:14

Jesus says His witness is true even if He bears witness of Himself, contradicting the acceptance of witness needing to be of God.

John 8:14: Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, [yet] my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.

Contradiction with John 8:17-18

Jesus affirms the validity of His testimony and the Father's, whereas 1 John 5:9 talks about believing in human testimony over God's.

John 8:17-18: It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 13:1

Emphasizes the need for two or three witnesses for every word, contrasting with the singular testimony of God mentioned in 1 John 5:9.

2 Corinthians 13:1: This [is] the third [time] I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

Contradiction with Matthew 18:16

Requires two or three witnesses for a testimony to be established, opposing the singular witness of God referenced in 1 John 5:9.

Matthew 18:16: But if he will not hear [thee, then] take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
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