Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 4:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 4:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 4:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Jesus talks to a woman from Samaria who is getting water, and He asks her for a drink. Even though they were from different groups who didn’t usually talk to each other, Jesus wanted to show kindness and teach her about God's love.

John 4:7: There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:24

Jesus tells a woman that he was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel, contrasting with his interaction with a Samaritan woman in John 4:7.

Matthew 15:24: But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Contradiction with Mark 7:27

Jesus initially refuses to help a Gentile woman, which contradicts his willingness to engage with a Samaritan woman in John 4:7.

Mark 7:27: And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

Contradiction with Acts 10:28

Peter states Jews should not associate with those of another nation, conflicting with Jesus speaking to a Samaritan woman in John 4:7.

Acts 10:28: And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 17:24

Samaritans originate from a mix of different peoples settled in Israel by the Assyrians, which traditionally led to Jewish avoidance, contradictory to Jesus initiating conversation in John 4:7.

2 Kings 17:24: And the king of Assyria brought [men] from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed [them] in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.

Contradiction with Ezra 4:3

The Israelites refuse help from others in building the temple, indicating separation from other groups, unlike Jesus' interaction with the Samaritan woman in John 4:7.

Ezra 4:3: But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:2-3

Israelites are commanded not to intermarry with foreign nations, emphasizing separation from other groups unlike Jesus' engagement with a Samaritan woman in John 4:7.

Deuteronomy 7:2-3: And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
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