Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 17:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 17:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 17:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Jesus is saying that He is going back to God and wants people to know His words so they can be as happy as He is. He wants them to feel His joy in their hearts.

John 17:13: And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:18

While John 17:13 speaks of joy, this verse suggests that increased knowledge leads to grief, contrasting joy with sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 1:18: For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Contradiction with James 4:9

This verse advises to turn joy into gloom, contrary to John 17:13's focus on joy.

James 4:9: Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:13

States that laughter can hide sorrow, implying joy is not always pure, in contrast to the joy mentioned in John 17:13.

Proverbs 14:13: Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness.

Contradiction with Lamentations 5:15

Describes joy as being gone, opposing the presence of joy in John 17:13.

Lamentations 5:15: The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
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