Contradiction with Matthew 23:9
Jesus says, "And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven," suggesting that spiritual parentage is reserved for God, which contrasts with Jesus entrusting Mary to John's care, symbolically assigning a new familial role.
Matthew 23:9: And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Contradiction with Luke 9:59-60
Jesus instructs, "Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead," emphasizing immediate discipleship over family duties, contrasting with the familial duty given to John to care for Mary.
Luke 9:59-60: And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Contradiction with Luke 14:26
Jesus states, "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," which emphasizes forsaking family ties, while John 19:27 establishes a new family bond.
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 Mark 3:31-35
Jesus responds to being told his mother and brothers are outside, "Who is my mother, or my brethren?" emphasizing spiritual kinship over biological, while John 19:27 recognizes and creates a new familial bond.
Mark 3:31-35: There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:29
Paul writes, "The time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none," suggesting a focus away from familial matters, contrasting with Jesus forming a new family tie between John and Mary.
1 Corinthians 7:29: But this I say, brethren, the time [is] short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;