Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 11:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 11:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 11:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Jesus really loved Martha, her sister Mary, and their brother Lazarus, like they were His special friends. This shows that Jesus cared deeply for people and had close relationships with them.

John 11:5: Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34-36

These verses explain Jesus bringing division rather than peace, which might seem contradictory to the notion of love described in John 11:5.

Matthew 10:34-36: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with John 12:25

This verse talks about hating one's life in this world, which may seem contrary to the love highlighted in John 11:5.

John 12:25: He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

Contradiction with Luke 14:26

Here, Jesus speaks about needing to hate family in comparison to the devotion to Him, which seems opposite to the love expressed in John 11:5.

Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
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