8 Bible Verses about Misunderstood Truth

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John 2:20

The Jews then said, “It took forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?”

John 3:4

Nicodemus *said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?”

John 4:15

The woman *said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, so I will not be thirsty nor come all the way here to draw.”

John 4:33

So the disciples were saying to one another, “No one brought Him anything to eat, did he?”

John 6:52

Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”

John 8:22

So the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”

John 8:33

They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?”

John 11:12

The disciples then said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”

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Misunderstood truth » Spiritual bondage confused with physical slavery

John 8:33

They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?”

John 11:12

The disciples then said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”

Misunderstood truth » Christ's bodily temple confused with the earthly temple

John 2:20

The Jews then said, “It took forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?”

Misunderstood truth » The water of life confused with physical water

John 4:15

The woman *said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, so I will not be thirsty nor come all the way here to draw.”

Misunderstood truth » Spiritual nourishment confused with food

John 4:33

So the disciples were saying to one another, “No one brought Him anything to eat, did he?”

Misunderstood truth » Christ's departure confused with suicide

John 8:22

So the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, Where I am going, you cannot come’?”

Misunderstood truth » The new birth confused with the physical birth

John 3:4

Nicodemus *said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?”

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