Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 4:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 4:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 4:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, the woman asked Jesus for special water so she would never be thirsty and wouldn’t have to come back to get more. She didn’t understand yet that Jesus was talking about something more important than regular water.

John 4:15: The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.

Contradiction with Proverbs 27:7

While John 4:15 shows a desire for unending spiritual satisfaction, Proverbs 27:7 suggests that those who are full loathe honey, indicating a temporary fulfillment.

Proverbs 27:7: The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. [loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:8

John 4:15 expresses satisfaction through living water, whereas Ecclesiastes 1:8 suggests that all things are wearisome and never truly satisfying.

Ecclesiastes 1:8: All things [are] full of labour; man cannot utter [it]: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 2:13

John 4:15 speaks of receiving living water that quenches thirst, but Jeremiah 2:13 refers to forsaking living waters and turning to broken cisterns.

Jeremiah 2:13: For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, [and] hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:6

John 4:15 indicates an immediate and total satisfaction, while Matthew 5:6 speaks of a blessing for those who continuously hunger and thirst for righteousness.

Matthew 5:6: Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:2

John 4:15 conveys satisfaction by the living water, yet Isaiah 55:2 questions why people labor for what does not satisfy.

Isaiah 55:2: Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. [spend: Heb. weigh]
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