8 Bible Verses about Misunderstood Truth
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Then the Jewish leaders said to him, "This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and are you going to raise it up in three days?"
Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother's womb and be born a second time, can he?"
The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water."
So the disciples began to say to one another, "No one brought him anything to eat, did they?"
Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
So the Jewish leaders began to say, "Perhaps he is going to kill himself, because he says, 'Where I am going you cannot come.'"
"We are descendants of Abraham," they replied, "and have never been anyone's slaves! How can you say, 'You will become free'?"
Then the disciples replied, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover."
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Misunderstood truth » Spiritual bondage confused with physical slavery
"We are descendants of Abraham," they replied, "and have never been anyone's slaves! How can you say, 'You will become free'?"
Then the disciples replied, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover."
Misunderstood truth » Christ's bodily temple confused with the earthly temple
Then the Jewish leaders said to him, "This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and are you going to raise it up in three days?"
Misunderstood truth » The water of life confused with physical water
The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water."
Misunderstood truth » Spiritual nourishment confused with food
So the disciples began to say to one another, "No one brought him anything to eat, did they?"
Misunderstood truth » Christ's departure confused with suicide
So the Jewish leaders began to say, "Perhaps he is going to kill himself, because he says, 'Where I am going you cannot come.'"
Misunderstood truth » The new birth confused with the physical birth
Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother's womb and be born a second time, can he?"