8 Bible Verses about Misunderstood Truth
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Then the Jews retorted, "It took forty-six years to build this sanctuary, and you are going to raise it in three days!"
Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot again enter his mother's womb and be born, can he?"
The woman said to Him, "Give me this water at once, sir, so I may never get thirsty again, nor have to come so far to draw water."
So the disciples began to say to one another, "Nobody has brought Him anything to eat, has he?"
But the Jews kept on wrangling with one another and saying, "How can He give us His flesh to eat?"
Then the Jews began to say, "He is not going to kill Himself, is He? Is that why He said, 'Where I am going you can never come'?"
They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants and we never have been anybody's slaves. How can you say to us, 'You will be set free'?"
The disciples said to Him, "Lord, if he has merely fallen asleep, he will recover."
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Misunderstood truth » Spiritual bondage confused with physical slavery
They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants and we never have been anybody's slaves. How can you say to us, 'You will be set free'?"
The disciples said to Him, "Lord, if he has merely fallen asleep, he will recover."
Misunderstood truth » Christ's bodily temple confused with the earthly temple
Then the Jews retorted, "It took forty-six years to build this sanctuary, and you are going to raise it in three days!"
Misunderstood truth » The water of life confused with physical water
The woman said to Him, "Give me this water at once, sir, so I may never get thirsty again, nor have to come so far to draw water."
Misunderstood truth » Spiritual nourishment confused with food
So the disciples began to say to one another, "Nobody has brought Him anything to eat, has he?"
Misunderstood truth » Christ's departure confused with suicide
Then the Jews began to say, "He is not going to kill Himself, is He? Is that why He said, 'Where I am going you can never 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 again enter his mother's womb and be born, can he?"