Contradiction with Luke 5:5
This verse describes a successful fishing effort after following Jesus' command, contrasting with John 21:5, where the disciples initially have caught nothing.
Luke 5:5: And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
Contradiction with Matthew 14:20
This verse speaks of abundance with leftover fragments after feeding thousands, differing from the lack of fish in John 21:5.
Matthew 14:20: And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
Contradiction with Matthew 4:19
This verse shows Jesus calling the disciples to become "fishers of men," indicating spiritual fulfillment, unlike the physical emptiness experienced in John 21:5.
Matthew 4:19: And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Contradiction with Mark 6:41-43
In this instance, Jesus provides miraculously, in contrast to the disciples’ barrenness in John 21:5.
Mark 6:41-43: And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave [them] to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
Contradiction with John 6:12
This verse shows an abundance of food with everything filled, while John 21:5 highlights an empty net.
John 6:12: When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
Contradiction with Luke 9:17
There is excess food left after all were filled, unlike the fruitless fishing in John 21:5.
Luke 9:17: And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.