Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 14:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 14:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 14:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Jesus is telling his friends that if they really know him, they would also know God, because seeing Jesus is like seeing God. From now on, they can understand and see God better by knowing Jesus.

John 14:7: If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

Contradiction with John 1:18

This verse states that no one has seen God at any time, which contradicts John 14:7, where knowing Jesus is equated with knowing the Father.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:16

It declares that God dwells in unapproachable light and no one has seen or can see Him, contradicting Jesus' claim in John 14:7 of knowing the Father through knowing Him.

1 Timothy 6:16: Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

Here God tells Moses that no one can see Him and live, contradicting Jesus' implication in John 14:7 that seeing Him is seeing the Father.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
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