Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 8:55

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 8:55 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 8:55. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Jesus is telling the people that they don't really know God, but He does. Jesus is saying that if He said He didn't know God, He would be lying because He truly knows God and listens to what God says.

John 8:55: Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.

Contradiction with Proverbs 30:4

Claims no one can know the name of God or His son, while John 8:55 implies knowledge of God.

Proverbs 30:4: Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son's name, if thou canst tell?

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

States that no one can see God and live, contradicting the implication of John 8:55 of knowing God personally.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with John 6:46

Says no one has seen the Father except He who is from God, in contrast to John 8:55 where Jesus implies His audience does not know God.

John 6:46: Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:12

Declares no one has seen God at any time, contradicting the implication of knowing God in John 8:55.

1 John 4:12: No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

States God's thoughts and ways are beyond human comprehension, conflicting with the implication of knowing God in John 8:55.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Romans 11:33

Depicts God's judgments and ways as unsearchable, contradicting the knowledge of God suggested in John 8:55.

Romans 11:33: O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
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