Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 11:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 11:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 11:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Jesus is telling the sister that her brother will live again. He is comforting her by saying he has the power to bring people back to life.

John 11:23: Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

This verse says the dead know nothing, whereas John 11:23 suggests a future resurrection and awareness.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with Job 7:9-10

Here it states that those who go down to the grave do not come up, which contrasts John 11:23's implication of resurrection.

Job 7:9-10: [As] the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no [more].

Contradiction with Psalm 115:17

This verse indicates that the dead do not praise the Lord, contradicting the idea in John 11:23 of life after death.

Psalm 115:17: The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

Contradiction with Isaiah 26:14

It mentions that the dead will not live, nor will the deceased rise, opposing the message of resurrection in John 11:23.

Isaiah 26:14: [They are] dead, they shall not live; [they are] deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
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