Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 19:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 19:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 19:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, this verse shows Jesus wearing a crown made of sharp thorns and a purple robe to make fun of Him as a king. Pilate, the ruler, then shows Jesus to the people and says, "Look at this man!"

John 19:5: Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And [Pilate] saith unto them, Behold the man!

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:2-3

These verses describe the Messiah as having no comeliness or beauty and being despised and rejected, which contrasts with the portrayal in John 19:5 where Jesus is presented in a majestic manner, leading Pilate to say, "Behold the man."

Isaiah 53:2-3: For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him.

Contradiction with Luke 23:11

Here, Jesus is mocked and arrayed in a gorgeous robe, which could be seen as a stark contrast to the solemn and humiliated state implied in John 19:5.

Luke 23:11: And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked [him], and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

Contradiction with John 18:36

Jesus speaks of His kingdom not being of this world, highlighting a spiritual kingdom, versus the earthly presentation in John 19:5.

John 18:36: Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Contradiction with John 10:18

Jesus states He lays down His life of His own accord, suggesting control and authority, which seems contradictory to being presented passively by Pilate in John 19:5.

John 10:18: No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

Contradiction with Philippians 2:7-8

Describes Jesus humbling Himself and being obedient to death, contrasting with the regal presentation before the crowd in John 19:5.

Philippians 2:7-8: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
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