Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 2:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 2:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 2:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, many people started to believe in Jesus because they saw Him doing amazing miracles during the special Passover festival in Jerusalem. Seeing these miracles made them trust and think that Jesus was very special.

John 2:23: Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast [day], many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

Explains human deceitfulness contrasting the belief in some people's superficial belief represented in John 2:23.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with Hebrews 11:6

States that faith is necessary to please God, suggesting mere belief in signs as in John 2:23 is insufficient.

Hebrews 11:6: But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:21

States that not everyone who acknowledges God will enter heaven, implying that belief alone, like in John 2:23, is not enough.

Matthew 7:21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Contradiction with James 2:19

Notes that even demons believe in God, indicating that belief based on signs, as in John 2:23, lacks deeper significance.

James 2:19: Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

Contradiction with Matthew 13:58

Describes how unbelief limited miracles in Jesus’s own country, whereas John 2:23 shows belief due to miracles.

Matthew 13:58: And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Contradiction with John 6:66

Depicts how many disciples turned away from Jesus despite witnessing miracles, contradicting the sustained belief seen in John 2:23.

John 6:66: From that [time] many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:22

Talks about Jews requiring signs, which can suggest a superficial belief like John 2:23 without deeper commitment.

1 Corinthians 1:22: For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
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