Contradiction with John 8:12
John 8:12 states "I am the light of the world," which contrasts with the metaphor of "I am the true vine" in John 15:1, suggesting a different aspect of Jesus' role.
John 8:12: Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Contradiction with Matthew 7:15
While John 15:1 speaks of Jesus as the true vine, Matthew 7:15 warns to beware of false prophets, contrasting the imagery of truth with deception.
Matthew 7:15: Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Contradiction with Isaiah 5:2
This verse describes God planting a vineyard, expecting it to produce good grapes but yielding wild grapes, which contrasts with the perfect growth implied by the "true vine" in John 15:1.
Isaiah 5:2: And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. [fenced: or, made a wall about] [made: Heb. hewed]
Contradiction with Hebrews 3:6
Jesus is referred to as "a son over his own house," which contrasts the metaphor of a vine, offering a different representation of Christ's relationship to believers.
Hebrews 3:6: But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
Contradiction with Ezekiel 19:10-14
This passage discusses a vine that is uprooted and withers, contrasting with the thriving and life-giving true vine imagery in John 15:1.
Ezekiel 19:10-14: Thy mother [is] like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters. [in...: or, in thy quietness, or, in thy likeness]
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 3:11
Refers to Jesus as the foundation rather than a vine, using a different metaphor to describe Jesus’s role.
1 Corinthians 3:11: For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Contradiction with Matthew 21:33
Describes a parable of a vineyard and wicked tenants, using the imagery of vines and vineyards differently than the nurturing depiction in John 15:1.
Matthew 21:33: Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: