8 Bible Verses about Misunderstood Truth
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The Jews retorted, "This Temple took forty-six years to build, and will you 'raise it in three days'?"
"How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus replied; "Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"
"Sir!" exclaimed the woman, "give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty, nor come all this way to draw water."
So the disciples began to say to one another, "Can any one have brought him something to eat?"
Then the Jews began to dispute among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
Then the Jews said: "He will not kill himself, will he? Is that why he says, 'Where I am going you cannot come'?"
"We are descendants of Abraham," they replied, "and have never been in slavery to any man. What do you mean by saying, 'You shall become free'?"
"Master, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well," replied the disciples.
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Misunderstood truth » Spiritual bondage confused with physical slavery
"We are descendants of Abraham," they replied, "and have never been in slavery to any man. What do you mean by saying, 'You shall become free'?"
"Master, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well," replied the disciples.
Misunderstood truth » Christ's bodily temple confused with the earthly temple
The Jews retorted, "This Temple took forty-six years to build, and will you 'raise it in three days'?"
Misunderstood truth » The water of life confused with physical water
"Sir!" exclaimed the woman, "give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty, nor come all this way to draw water."
Misunderstood truth » Spiritual nourishment confused with food
So the disciples began to say to one another, "Can any one have brought him something to eat?"
Misunderstood truth » Christ's departure confused with suicide
Then the Jews said: "He will not kill himself, will he? Is that why he says, 'Where I am going you cannot come'?"
Misunderstood truth » The new birth confused with the physical birth
"How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus replied; "Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"