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Scripture Analysis

John 16:30

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Now we know that you know all things, and don’t need for anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came from God.”

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Contradictions (1)

Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.

  • Did Jesus know everything?

    John 16:30 and 21:17 affirm that Jesus knows all things (*panta oidas*), and Colossians 2:2-3 says all treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Christ. Mark 5:30-31 and Luke 8:45 have Jesus ask *tis hēpsato mou tōn himatiōn?* — 'who touched my garments?' — apparently not knowing who in the crowd had touched him.

    Critical scholarship: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction.

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