Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 8:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 8:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 8:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author John, Jesus was teaching in a special place, and even though some people didn't like Him, no one tried to stop Him because it wasn't the right time for that to happen.

John 8:20: These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:14-16

John 8:20 indicates Jesus spoke in the temple openly without arrest, while Matthew suggests believers should let their light shine before others, possibly implying it wasn't yet Jesus's time to fully reveal himself.

Matthew 5:14-16: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Contradiction with John 7:30

John 8:20 states no man laid hands on Jesus because his hour had not yet come, whereas John 7:30 also makes this claim, implicitly contradicting the idea of urgency or imminent danger.

John 7:30: Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
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