Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 9:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 9:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 9:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, the boy’s parents told the people they were sure this was their son, and he was born unable to see. They were telling the truth about his blindness because they knew him from when he was a baby.

John 9:20: His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

Contradiction with John 1:14

Describes Jesus as the Word made flesh, emphasizing the divine nature of Jesus, whereas John 9:20 focuses on the physical birth of a man without divinity.

John 1:14: And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Contradiction with Matthew 1:23

Refers to Jesus as "Emmanuel," meaning "God with us," implying divinity, while John 9:20 speaks only about a man's physical birth.

Matthew 1:23: Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. [they...: or, his name shall be called]

Contradiction with Isaiah 7:14

Prophecies about the virgin birth of a divine child, contrasting John 9:20's straightforward acknowledgment of human birth.

Isaiah 7:14: Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. [shall call: or, thou, O virgin, shalt call]

Contradiction with Luke 2:11

Declares Christ the Lord's birth, highlighting the divine and savior aspect absent in John 9:20, which only acknowledges natural parentage.

Luke 2:11: For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

Contradiction with Micah 5:2

Foretells a ruler from Bethlehem with ancient origins, implying pre-existence which contrasts with the ordinary birth described in John 9:20.

Micah 5:2: But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting. [everlasting: Heb. the days of eternity]

Contradiction with Colossians 1:16

Asserts that all things were created by and for Jesus, a divine role absent in John 9:20's simple introduction of a human parentage.

Colossians 1:16: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Contradiction with Philippians 2:6-7

Speaks of Jesus previously having the nature of God, then taking human form, contradicting John 9:20's ordinary human genealogy.

Philippians 2:6-7: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
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