Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 1:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 1:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 1:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Apostle John, Jesus was always with God even from the very start before anything else was made. Jesus and God were together right from the beginning.

John 1:2: The same was in the beginning with God.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:1

Genesis 1:1 states that God created the heaven and the earth, implying God alone, while John 1:2, referring to "the same" (the Word), suggests involvement in the creation, hinting at multiple entities involved in creation.

Genesis 1:1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Contradiction with Isaiah 44:24

Isaiah 44:24 declares that God made all things by Himself, which contradicts John 1:2 where the Word (Christ) is suggested to have been with God during creation.

Isaiah 44:24: Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I [am] the LORD that maketh all [things]; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

Contradiction with Colossians 1:16

Colossians 1:16 attributes creation to Christ alone, while John 1:2 implies the Word was with God in creation, suggesting collaboration rather than sole action.

Colossians 1:16: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Contradiction with Hebrews 1:10

Hebrews 1:10 describes the Lord (identified as the Son in context) as the creator of the heavens and earth, which can contradict the sense of companionship in creation suggested by John 1:2.

Hebrews 1:10: And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
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