Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 20:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 20:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 20:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Thomas, one of Jesus's friends, didn't believe that Jesus was alive again unless he saw and touched Jesus's wounds himself. Thomas wanted to make sure it was really Jesus by checking the marks on his body.

John 20:25: The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

Contradiction with Matthew 9:29

This verse emphasizes faith as a requisite for sight, contrasting with Thomas's demand for physical proof.

Matthew 9:29: Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

Contradiction with John 4:48

Jesus rebukes the need for signs and wonders to believe, which contradicts Thomas’s requirement for physical evidence.

John 4:48: Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

Contradiction with Hebrews 11:1

This verse defines faith as belief in the unseen, opposing Thomas's need for visible evidence to believe.

Hebrews 11:1: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. [substance: or, ground, or, confidence]

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 5:7

Encourages living by faith, not by sight, which goes against Thomas's insistence on seeing to believe.

2 Corinthians 5:7: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Contradiction with Mark 16:16

Stresses belief without seeing as essential for salvation, contradicting the skepticism shown by Thomas.

Mark 16:16: He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

Contradiction with Romans 8:24

Speaks about hope in what is not seen, in contrast to Thomas's insistence on seeing before believing.

Romans 8:24: For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?

Contradiction with John 14:11

Encourages belief in Jesus’s works and words, while Thomas demanded physical proof of resurrection.

John 14:11: Believe me that I [am] in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
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