Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 2:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 2:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 2:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, when Jesus talked about the temple, he was really talking about his own body. He meant that after he died, he would come back to life again.

John 2:21: But he spake of the temple of his body.

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

This verse explains that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, while John 2:21 refers to Jesus' body as a temple, suggesting a physical aspect.

Acts 7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27

This verse states that God cannot dwell on earth or in any physical building, which contrasts with the idea of Jesus' body being a temple in John 2:21.

1 Kings 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

It claims that God does not live in temples made by human hands, contradicting the concept of a body as a temple from John 2:21.

Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1

This verse implies that heaven and earth cannot contain God, questioning how Jesus' body can be termed a temple as in John 2:21.

Isaiah 66:1: Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?
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