Contradiction with 1 John 4:8
This verse states that "God is love," which contradicts John 5:42 where Jesus says the Pharisees do not have the love of God in them, suggesting a potential disconnect between knowing God and lacking His love.
1 John 4:8: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Contradiction with Matthew 22:37
Here, Jesus emphasizes the greatest commandment as loving God with all your heart, which indirectly highlights the deficiency noted in John 5:42 about not having the love of God.
Matthew 22:37: This is the first and great commandment.
Contradiction with Romans 5:5
This verse mentions God’s love being poured into hearts through the Holy Spirit, suggesting believers should inherently have God's love, a contradiction to John 5:42's implication of absence of love for God.
Romans 5:5: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Contradiction with 1 John 2:5
It suggests that if God's word is kept, His love is perfected in the individual, which is in contrast to John 5:42's assertion of the absence of the love of God in the Pharisees.
1 John 2:5: But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
Contradiction with James 2:5
This verse speaks to God choosing the poor of this world rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, showing love towards them in contrast to John 5:42 where love towards God is absent.
James 2:5: Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? [of the: or, of that]
Contradiction with 1 John 2:15
Encourages not loving the world if the love for God is in one, contrasting John 5:42's indication of lacking God's love within which might suggest worldliness or misplaced priorities.
1 John 2:15: Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Contradiction with 1 John 3:11
Commands to love one another as the message from the beginning, indirectly showing the contradiction with the Pharisees who are noted in John 5:42 for their lack of God's love.
1 John 3:11: For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. [message: or, commandment]