Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 1:32

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 1:32 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 1:32. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, he saw God's Spirit come down from heaven looking like a dove and stay on Jesus. This showed that God chose Jesus and was with him.

John 1:32: And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:12

This verse states that no one has seen God at any time, contradicting the testimony of seeing the Spirit in John 1:32.

1 John 4:12: No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

God says to Moses, "Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live," contradicting the visible descent of the Spirit in John 1:32.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with John 5:37

Jesus claims that nobody has heard the Father's voice or seen His form, contradicting the visible and audible witness in John 1:32.

John 5:37: And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

Contradiction with Colossians 1:15

Describes God as invisible, which contradicts the tangible visibility of the Spirit as described in John 1:32.

Colossians 1:15: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:16

Declares that God "dwelleth in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see," contradicting the visible descent of the Spirit as described in John 1:32.

1 Timothy 6:16: Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.
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