Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 1:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 1:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 1:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Hebrews, Jesus shows us exactly what God is like and holds everything together with his strong words. After making us clean from our mistakes, Jesus went to sit next to God in heaven.

Hebrews 1:3: Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Contradiction with Mark 13:32

This verse states that the Son does not know the day or hour, whereas Hebrews 1:3 describes the Son as the express image of God's person, implying full knowledge.

Mark 13:32: But of that day and [that] hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

Contradiction with John 5:19

This verse claims the Son can do nothing of himself, contrasting with the idea in Hebrews 1:3 where the Son is upholding all things by the word of his power.

John 5:19: Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

Similar to Mark 13:32, it suggests the Son lacks certain knowledge, conflicting with the depiction of divine fullness in Hebrews 1:3.

Matthew 24:36: But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Contradiction with John 14:28

This verse suggests the Father is greater than the Son, which challenges the portrayal of equality in power and essence in Hebrews 1:3.

John 14:28: Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come [again] unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

Contradiction with Philippians 2:7

The verse speaks of the Son taking the form of a servant, which appears to contradict his portrayal as bearing the glory of God in Hebrews 1:3.

Philippians 2:7: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
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