Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 11:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 11:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 11:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, when Jesus heard that someone was sick, he said that the sickness would not end in death but was meant to show God's greatness. He explained that it would help people see how special and powerful the Son of God is.

John 11:4: When Jesus heard [that], he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

This verse highlights that God's thoughts and ways are higher than human understanding, suggesting that man cannot predict His outcomes, unlike the certainty implied in John 11:4.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

This indicates that there is a time to die, suggesting that Jesus's statements in John 11:4 could be seen as contradictory to the natural order of life and death.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2: To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27

This verse states that it is appointed unto men once to die, contrasting the idea that Lazarus's sickness is not unto death as mentioned in John 11:4.

Hebrews 9:27: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
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