Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 8:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 8:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 8:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author John, the people asked Jesus who He was, and Jesus told them He was the same person He had always said He was. Jesus wanted them to understand that He was telling the truth about Himself from the very start.

John 8:25: Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even [the same] that I said unto you from the beginning.

Contradiction with John 8:58

Jesus declares His pre-existence with "Before Abraham was, I am," which may contradict the expectation of a direct answer in John 8:25.

John 8:58: Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

Contradiction with John 14:9

Jesus tells Philip, "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father," contrasting with the indirect answer given in John 8:25.

John 14:9: Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us the Father?

Contradiction with John 1:1

Affirms Jesus' divine nature, contrasting with the ambiguity in His response in John 8:25.

John 1:1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Contradiction with John 10:30

Jesus states, "I and my Father are one," providing a more explicit identity compared to John 8:25.

John 10:30: I and [my] Father are one.

Contradiction with John 5:18

The accusation of making Himself equal with God contrasts with the indirectness in John 8:25.

John 5:18: Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
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