Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 4:46

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 4:46 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 4:46. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author John, Jesus went back to a place where He had done a miracle before and met a man whose son was very sick. The man hoped Jesus could help his son feel better.

John 4:46: So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. [nobleman: or, courtier, or, ruler]

Contradiction with Matthew 13:58

In this verse, Jesus does not perform many miracles in Nazareth due to their unbelief, while in John 4:46, He performs a miracle in Cana for a nobleman's son.

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

Contradiction with Mark 6:5-6

These verses describe Jesus being unable to do many mighty works in His hometown because of disbelief, contrasting with the miracle performed in John 4:46.

Mark 6:5-6: And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed [them].

Contradiction with Luke 11:29

Here, Jesus talks about an evil generation seeking signs, yet in John 4:46, He performs a sign by healing the nobleman's son.

Luke 11:29: And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

Contradiction with Matthew 16:4

Jesus speaks against providing signs to a wicked generation, whereas John 4:46 involves Jesus performing a miraculous sign.

Matthew 16:4: A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

Contradiction with John 2:23-24

Although many believed in Jesus due to the miracles in this passage, Jesus remains cautious of their faith, which contrasts with the miracle performed freely in John 4:46.

John 2:23-24: 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.
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