Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 4:52

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 4:52 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 4:52. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Jesus helped a boy get better from being really sick, and his father found out that the boy started to feel better exactly when Jesus said he would. This made everyone very happy and believe in Jesus even more.

John 4:52: Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.

Contradiction with Mark 5:39

John 4:52 speaks about healing at a distance, while Mark 5:39 involves a direct presence for healing.

Mark 5:39: And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

Contradiction with Matthew 17:21

John 4:52 implies immediate healing, but Matthew 17:21 suggests some require prayer and fasting for healing.

Matthew 17:21: Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

Contradiction with Luke 10:19

John 4:52 shows Jesus' immediate power to heal, while Luke 10:19 conveys the power given to disciples, suggesting a shared authority.

Luke 10:19: Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Contradiction with Acts 3:6

John 4:52 is about Jesus' miracle, but Acts 3:6 involves healing in Jesus' name by others, emphasizing different agents of healing.

Acts 3:6: Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

Contradiction with Matthew 8:17

John 4:52 is specific to one healing, while Matthew 8:17 implies a broader fulfillment of prophecy concerning healing.

Matthew 8:17: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare [our] sicknesses.

Contradiction with John 9:6-7

John 4:52 describes an instant healing at a distance, whereas John 9:6-7 depicts a healing involving physical action and process.

John 9:6-7: When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, [anointed...: or, spread the clay upon the eyes of the blind man]
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