8 Bible Verses about Misunderstood Truth
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"This sanctuary took forty-six years to build," the Jews retorted, "and you are going to raise it up in three days!"
Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mother's womb over again and be born?"
"Ah, sir," said the woman, "give me this water, so that I need not thirst or come all this road to draw water."
So the disciples asked each other, "Can anyone have brought him something to eat?"
The Jews then wrangled with one another, saying, "How can he give us his flesh to eat?"
So the Jews said, "Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, 'Where I go, you cannot come'?"
"We are Abraham's offspring," they retorted, "we have never been slaves to anybody. What do you mean by saying, 'You will be free'?"
"Lord," said the disciples, "if he has fallen asleep, he will get better."
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Misunderstood truth » Spiritual bondage confused with physical slavery
"We are Abraham's offspring," they retorted, "we have never been slaves to anybody. What do you mean by saying, 'You will be free'?"
"Lord," said the disciples, "if he has fallen asleep, he will get better."
Misunderstood truth » Christ's bodily temple confused with the earthly temple
"This sanctuary took forty-six years to build," the Jews retorted, "and you are going to raise it up in three days!"
Misunderstood truth » The water of life confused with physical water
"Ah, sir," said the woman, "give me this water, so that I need not thirst or come all this road to draw water."
Misunderstood truth » Spiritual nourishment confused with food
So the disciples asked each other, "Can anyone have brought him something to eat?"
Misunderstood truth » Christ's departure confused with suicide
So the Jews said, "Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, 'Where I go, 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? Can he enter his mother's womb over again and be born?"
