Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 20:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 20:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 20:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author John, Jesus did many amazing things that His friends saw, but not all of them were written down in this book. John wanted us to know that Jesus did so much more than what we can read about here.

John 20:30: And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:2

This verse instructs not to add to or take away from God's commands, while John 20:30 implies more signs not written in the Bible, suggesting incompleteness.

Deuteronomy 4:2: Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish [ought] from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

Contradiction with Revelation 22:18-19

Warns against adding to the prophecy, hinting at the sufficiency of scripture, whereas John 20:30 suggests there are additional unwritten works of Jesus.

Revelation 22:18-19: For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

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