Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 5:7
This verse emphasizes living by faith, not by sight, whereas John 20:27 involves seeing and touching to believe.
2 Corinthians 5:7: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
Contradiction with Hebrews 11:1
Describes faith as confidence in what we do not see, which contrasts with Thomas needing physical proof in John 20:27.
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 Matthew 16:4
Jesus criticizes the desire for signs, whereas He accommodates Thomas's need for a sign in John 20:27.
Matthew 16:4: A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
Contradiction with John 4:48
Jesus rebukes reliance on signs for belief, yet in John 20:27 He grants Thomas a sign by showing His wounds.
John 4:48: Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
Contradiction with Luke 11:29
Condemns seeking signs, but in John 20:27, Jesus provides Thomas a sign to believe.
Luke 11:29: And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
Paradox #1
The potential contradiction in this verse could be the idea of faith. It suggests that believing without seeing is ideal, yet Thomas needed physical proof to believe. This can create a conflict between valuing evidence and valuing faith without evidence.