Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 18:37

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 18:37 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 18:37. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Jesus is saying that he came into the world to tell people the truth about God. He says that those who want to know the truth will listen to him.

John 18:37: Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Contradiction with John 8:44

This verse refers to deceit and falsehood, contrasting with John 18:37's emphasis on truth.

John 8:44: Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. [of his own: or, from his own will or disposition]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:37

Advises letting 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and 'No,' 'No,' whereas John 18:37 focuses on Jesus' purpose to bear witness to the truth.

Matthew 5:37: But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

Contradiction with 1 John 1:8

Claims that denying sin within oneself is deceitful, countering John 18:37's claim of witnessing truth.

1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

Describes the heart as deceitful, conflicting with the concept of bearing witness to the truth in John 18:37.

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

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

States that all have sinned, implying inherent fallibility, which clashes with the perfect truth-bearing role in John 18:37.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
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