Contradiction with Romans 3:10
This verse states that there is none righteous, contradicting John 3:21 which implies that those doing truth come to the light, suggesting righteousness is attainable.
Romans 3:10: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6
This verse claims all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags, contradicting the notion in John 3:21 that deeds can be wrought in God and therefore good.
Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20
It states that there is not a just man upon earth, which contradicts the suggestion in John 3:21 that people can act in truth and light.
Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Contradiction with Psalm 14:3
This verse declares there is none that doeth good, contrasting with John 3:21’s implication that one can do truth and come to the light through their deeds.
Psalm 14:3: They are all gone aside, they are [all] together become filthy: [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one. [filthy: Heb. stinking]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is described as deceitful and wicked, contradicting the idea in John 3:21 that people can truthfully come to the light through righteous deeds.
Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?