Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 13:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 13:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 13:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Jesus knew who would turn against him, so he told his friends that not everyone was good in their hearts.

John 13:11: For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

This verse suggests that the heart is deceitful and unknowable, implying potential hidden motives, whereas John 13:11 indicates Jesus had foreknowledge of a betrayal.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with John 14:29

Here, Jesus tells the disciples things beforehand so they may believe, suggesting transparency, which contrasts with Judas' hidden betrayal known to Jesus in John 13:11.

John 14:29: And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.

Contradiction with Romans 8:28

States that all things work together for good for those who love God, which seems to contrast with the notion of betrayal by a close follower in John 13:11.

Romans 8:28: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.

Contradiction with Matthew 26:24

Jesus mentions the fate of his betrayer, suggesting predestined outcomes which may seem at odds with the implied free will betrayal in John 13:11.

Matthew 26:24: The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:4

Indicates God has made everything for his purpose, even the wicked for a day of disaster, suggesting divine orchestration contrary to the betrayal depicted as a human act in John 13:11.

Proverbs 16:4: The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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