Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 19:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 19:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 19:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, when Jesus saw His mother and His friend standing nearby, He asked His mother to treat His friend like her own son, showing how much He cared for both of them even while He was on the cross.

John 19:26: When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

Contradiction with Matthew 10:37

This verse emphasizes prioritizing Jesus over family, which contrasts with John 19:26 where Jesus shows concern for his mother.

Matthew 10:37: He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Contradiction with Luke 14:26

This verse suggests hating one's own family to be a disciple of Jesus, conflicting with the care Jesus shows toward his mother in John 19:26.

Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Contradiction with Matthew 12:48-50

Here, Jesus prioritizes spiritual kinship over biological relationships, whereas in John 19:26, he attends to his mother's care.

Matthew 12:48-50: But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
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