Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 8:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 8:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 8:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, the people didn't understand that Jesus was talking about God when he mentioned "the Father." It's like when someone is trying to explain something big and important, but others just don't get it yet.

John 8:27: They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.

Contradiction with John 14:7

John 14:7 states that if you had known Jesus, you would have known the Father also, indicating awareness of the connection between Jesus and the Father, in contrast to John 8:27 where they did not understand that Jesus was speaking of the Father.

John 14:7: If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

Contradiction with John 10:30

John 10:30 claims that Jesus and the Father are one, suggesting a clear and direct relationship, contradicting John 8:27 where the audience did not grasp that Jesus referred to the Father.

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

Contradiction with John 1:18

John 1:18 reveals that no one has seen God but the only begotten Son has declared Him, contrasting John 8:27 where there's a lack of understanding of the divine revelation Jesus provides.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Contradiction with John 16:3

John 16:3 notes that those who do not know Jesus or the Father remains in ignorance, aligning with the misunderstanding in John 8:27 but contradicting the implied revelation of the Father through Jesus in later texts.

John 16:3: And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
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