Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 3:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 3:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 3:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, when Jesus came out of the water after being baptized, the sky opened up and he saw God's Spirit come down like a dove and rest on him. This shows God was with Jesus and loved him very much.

Matthew 3:16: And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

Contradiction with John 6:46

Contradicts the direct vision of God, as John 6:46 states that no one has seen the Father except Jesus.

John 6:46: Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

Contradiction with John 1:18

Claims no man has seen God at any time, while Matthew 3:16 describes the heavens opening.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:16

States that no man can see God, contradicting the divine interaction in Matthew 3:16.

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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