Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 7:43

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 7:43 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 7:43. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, people were arguing and didn't agree about Jesus because some believed in him, and others didn’t understand who he was. This meant that not everyone got along when they talked about Jesus.

John 7:43: So there was a division among the people because of him.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

God is not the author of confusion, contradicting the division among the people in John 7:43.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]

Contradiction with James 3:16

Where there is envying and strife, there is confusion, contrasting with the division described in John 7:43.

James 3:16: For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]

Contradiction with Philippians 2:2

Calls for being likeminded and in one accord, which is the opposite of the division in John 7:43.

Philippians 2:2: Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind.

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:8

Encourages unity and compassion, contradicting the division among the people in John 7:43.

1 Peter 3:8: Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous: [love as: or, loving to the]

Contradiction with Romans 15:5-6

Urges believers to be of one mind and one mouth, opposing the division seen in John 7:43.

Romans 15:5-6: Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: [according to: or, after the example of]

Contradiction with Ephesians 4:3

Instructs to keep the unity of the Spirit, contrasting with the division in John 7:43.

Ephesians 4:3: Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Contradiction with John 17:21

Jesus prays for unity among believers, which contradicts the division in John 7:43.

John 17:21: That they all may be one; as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

Contradiction with Colossians 3:14

Love is the bond of perfectness, opposing the division mentioned in John 7:43.

Colossians 3:14: And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
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