Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 7:32

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 7:32 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 7:32. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, some people were talking about Jesus, and the Pharisees and chief priests, who were important leaders, didn't like it. So, they sent officers to go and arrest Jesus.

John 7:32: The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.

Contradiction with Matthew 26:4

While John 7:32 speaks of sending officers to arrest Jesus, Matthew 26:4 shows the chief priests and scribes plotting subtly to kill Him rather than a straightforward arrest.

Matthew 26:4: And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill [him].

Contradiction with Luke 20:19

John 7:32 depicts an active move to apprehend Jesus; however, Luke 20:19 illustrates the leaders fearing public reaction, preventing them from laying hands on Him.

Luke 20:19: And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

Contradiction with John 18:6

John 7:32 shows officers intending to seize Jesus, but John 18:6 depicts them falling back instead when Jesus identifies Himself.

John 18:6: As soon then as he had said unto them, I am [he], they went backward, and fell to the ground.

Contradiction with Luke 22:53

John 7:32 involves the Pharisees sending officers to take Jesus openly, whereas Luke 22:53 notes Jesus pointing out their clandestine approach at the time of His arrest.

Luke 22:53: When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
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