Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 4:19

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According to John, the woman realized that Jesus knew things only someone very special could know, so she thought He must be a prophet. She saw that Jesus was different and very wise, like someone sent by God.

John 4:19: The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.

Contradiction with Genesis 32:30

Jacob saw God face to face, contradicting the Samaritan woman's acknowledgment of Jesus as merely a prophet.

Genesis 32:30: And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. [Peniel: that is, The face of God]

Contradiction with Exodus 33:11

The Lord spoke to Moses face to face like a friend, contradicting the woman's limited acknowledgment of Jesus as a prophet.

Exodus 33:11: And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 34:10

No prophet has since arisen in Israel like Moses, contrasting with the woman's perception of Jesus as a prophet.

Deuteronomy 34:10: And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:3

Jesus is described as being despised and rejected by men, contradicting the honor the woman shows him as a prophet.

Isaiah 53:3: He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. [we hid...: or, he hid as it were his face from us: Heb. as an hiding of faces from him, or, from us]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 1:5

God appointed Jeremiah as a prophet before birth, contrasting with the woman's acknowledgment of Jesus without divine assignment.

Jeremiah 1:5: Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. [ordained: Heb. gave]

Contradiction with Matthew 16:16

Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ, contrasting with the woman's identification of him as merely a prophet.

Matthew 16:16: And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Contradiction with Luke 24:19

Jesus is recognized as a prophet mighty in deed and word, confirming the woman's view but contradicting his ultimate identity as the Messiah.

Luke 24:19: And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:

Contradiction with John 10:30

Jesus declares oneness with the Father, contradicting the woman's limited perspective of him as just a prophet.

John 10:30: I and [my] Father are one.

Contradiction with Acts 2:36

Peter declares Jesus both Lord and Christ, contrasting with the woman's perception of him only as a prophet.

Acts 2:36: Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

Contradiction with Hebrews 1:1-2

God speaks through His Son, contrasting with the woman's acknowledgment of him as only a prophet.

Hebrews 1:1-2: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

Contradiction with Revelation 1:17-18

Jesus claims divine authority over life and death, contradicting the woman's acknowledgement of him as merely a prophet.

Revelation 1:17-18: And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
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