8 Bible Verses about Misunderstood Truth

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John 2:20

But the Jews said, "It took forty-six years to build this Temple, and are you going to rebuild it in three days?"

John 3:4

Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born [again] after he is [already] old? He cannot enter his mother's womb a second time and be born, can he?"

John 4:15

The woman [then] said to Him, "Sir, [please] give me [some of] that water, so that I do not get thirsty [again], or have to come all the way here to draw [water]."

John 4:33

So, the disciples said to one another, "No one has brought Him anything to eat [have they]?"

John 6:52

Then the Jews [who were assembled in the synagogue. See verse 59] began arguing bitterly with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his physical body to eat?"

John 8:22

So, the Jews asked [one another], "Will he kill himself, because he said, 'You cannot go where I am going'?"

John 8:33

They replied to Him, "We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. How can you say, 'You will be set free'?"

John 11:12

But the disciples said to Him, "Lord, if he is [only] asleep, he will get well."

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Misunderstood truth » Spiritual bondage confused with physical slavery

John 8:33

They replied to Him, "We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. How can you say, 'You will be set free'?"

John 11:12

But the disciples said to Him, "Lord, if he is [only] asleep, he will get well."

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

John 2:20

But the Jews said, "It took forty-six years to build this Temple, and are you going to rebuild it in three days?"

Misunderstood truth » The water of life confused with physical water

John 4:15

The woman [then] said to Him, "Sir, [please] give me [some of] that water, so that I do not get thirsty [again], or have to come all the way here to draw [water]."

Misunderstood truth » Spiritual nourishment confused with food

John 4:33

So, the disciples said to one another, "No one has brought Him anything to eat [have they]?"

Misunderstood truth » Christ's departure confused with suicide

John 8:22

So, the Jews asked [one another], "Will he kill himself, because he said, 'You cannot go where I am going'?"

Misunderstood truth » The new birth confused with the physical birth

John 3:4

Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born [again] after he is [already] old? He cannot enter his mother's womb a second time and be born, can he?"

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