Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 6:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 6:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 6:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, John, Jesus saw a big group of people coming and asked his friend Philip where they could buy bread to feed everyone. Jesus was thinking about how to take care of the people who came to see him.

John 6:5: When Jesus then lifted up [his] eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, which contrasts with reliance on human resources as implied in John 6:5.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:31-33

Encourages not to worry about what to eat, as God will provide, contrasting with the concern over feeding the multitude in John 6:5.

Matthew 6:31-33: Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

Contradiction with Luke 12:24

Highlights God's provision using the ravens as an example, contrasting with the implied question of provision in John 6:5.

Luke 12:24: Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

Contradiction with Matthew 4:4

Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word of God, which contrasts with the focus on physical food in John 6:5.

Matthew 4:4: But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
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