Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 14:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 14:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 14:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Jesus is telling His friends something important before it happens so that when it does happen, they will trust and believe Him more. It's like when someone tells you a secret and then it comes true, you know they were right all along!

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 1 Thessalonians 5:2

This verse states that the "day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night," suggesting suddenness and lack of forewarning, contrasting with the advance notice implied in John 14:29.

1 Thessalonians 5:2: For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

Contradiction with Mark 13:32

Says that no one knows the day or the hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, which implies a lack of prior knowledge or prediction, contradicting John 14:29 where a foretelling is made.

Mark 13:32: But of that day and [that] hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

Contradiction with Acts 1:7

Asserts that it is not for anyone to know the times or seasons set by the Father's authority, contrasting with the predictive aspect in John 14:29.

Acts 1:7: And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

Declares that no one knows the day or hour of certain future events, suggesting unpredictability, which contrasts with Jesus' statement of foretelling in John 14:29.

Matthew 24:36: But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
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