I found contradictions in the bible 6 !?

Question

Would you please explain me why those contradictions :

John 5:37.
Ye have neither heard His voice (God’s) at any time, nor seen His shape.
John 8:14.
He that has seen me, hath seen the Father…

John 5:31.
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
John 8:14.
Jesus answered and said unto them; though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true.

Mark 69:9.
Blind Bartimaeus, sat…
(One blind person)
Matthew 8:28.
Met two men blind,
(Two blind persons)

Matthew 21.
Jesus asked for a colt and an ***.
Mark chapter 1.
Jesus asked only for an ***.

Matthew.
Describes Joseph as a son of Jacob.
Luke.
Describes Joseph as a son of Heli.

Luke. 3:23.
Says Jesus was 30 years old when he departed.
John. 8:57.
Says that Jesus was 50 years old when he departed.

It is only a question and I am looking for explanations but some people get it the wrong way !!!!

Answer 1

I am so impressed with your research. I'm glad that there are people like you in this forum! I have no real answer, but I just wanted to commend you.
It proves the theory that people hear what they wish, see what they wish and do not critically think any of it through to see if it holds water.
Congrats & even though the christians are going to call you every name in the book in the name of their misguided faith,
I respect you 100%.

Answer 2

John 5:37 "Moreover, the Father who send Me has testified on My behalf. But you have never heard His voice nor seen His form, 38 and you do not have His word remaining in you, because you do not believe in the One whom He has sent."
This seems to refer to you! Also verses 39-40.

John 8:14 "Jesus answered and said the them. "Even if I do testify on My own behalf, My testimony can be verified, because I know where I cam from and where I am going. But you do no know where I come from & where I am going."
Jesus is talking to the Pharisees in these verses, the men that think they know it all about God but know very little, if anything at all. They did not believe that God sent Jesus, that Jesus was the Messiah that God had been promising previous generations.

In your 2nd contradiction, you have John 8:14 again but with the wrong words. Look that one up again.

Mark 69:9 does exist in the Holy Bible. Try again.

Matthew 21 says that Jesus asks for an *** and a cholt because this was his understanding of Zechariah 9:9 - "...See, you King shall some to you; a just Saviour is He, meek, and riding on an ***, on a colt, the foal of an ***." Jesus did ride into Jerusalem on the back of an a--, a foal of an a-- is called a colt. All babies in the horse family are called colts.
Mark 1 isn't about Jesus asking for an a--. It is in Mark 11:2. Mark writes a colt, which is a young a--.

You have to be more specific on the stories of Joseph. In Matthew, one of the Josephs is one of the son's of Jacob (later God named him Israel). And the Joseph in Luke 3:23 is the Joseph that married Mary, Jesus' mother. This Joseph's father was Heli. There were many Josephs. You need to read all the geneology names in order to figure out which one is being referred to.

Luke 3:23 "When Jesus began His ministry He was baout 30 years of age."
John 8:57 "So the jews said to Him [Jesus], "You are not yet 50 years old and you have seen Abraham?" This is where the Jews told Jesus that they didn't believe who He said He was because He was young yet talked of the dead like He had met them when they were alive. Jesus told them 58"Amen, Amen, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I AM." Meaning that Jesus is God, and that He knew it all. This verse states nothing of Jesus's age at departing the land to start His ministry.

Answer 3

I'll give you the short answers since it's late and I'm tired:

1. Big difference between God the Father, and God the Son. You'll note from the New Testament that Jesus spoke frequently of his Father as separate from himself.

2. Read the whole passage (the whole conversation) and put it into context.

3. If two men are sitting down, does one man not sit down? Keep in mind the storytelling style of the time. It's also why there SEEMS to be disparities between the number of people met on the way to Jesus' empty tomb. Mentioning only one person doesn't mean there weren't others there. Relating histories as Matthew and Mark were doing required focusing on the important people of the stories, not everyone involved. These were eyewitness accounts, but they were personal tales, not court affidavits.

4. Again, storyteller style. Imagine relating an important story a decade or two after events, knowing it's important, you may not recite everything exactly; your focus is on the people and events of the story not exactly what happened in every detail. For example, Luke relates the miracle of Jesus healing the a man's severed ear in the confrontation in the garden. None of the others do. It's not a contradiction, the others simply didn't feel it was germane to the story. In this case, Matthew or Mark may simply remember unimportant details differently.

5. I'll check the geneology of this, but there are other examples in the Bible that depict lineage as a line of descent, not necessarily direct parentage. "Sons of Abraham", though Abraham lived centuries before, for example.

6. Actually, John 8:57 reads "you are NOT YET fifty, and thou hast seen Abraham?"

The literary style of the Bible can be challenging, I know. It's like a modern person reading Shakespeare; it's beautiful, but you've got to wrap your head around it.

Don't take minor details like the above too seriously. The message of the Bible is important and the events of the New Testament are incredible. Open your heart and mind.

Answer 4

No one can take one sentence from one chapter and compare it to a sentence from a different chapter or book.
Don't take verses out of context, and if you want true answers, get on your knees and pray for understanding.
Example, where does Luke say Jesus departed from, and where does John say Jesus departed from. You can't take the Bible apart to find "contradictions". While being interpreted into the English language, some scholars could not agree on certain words or passages.
That's why Christians "overlook" some of the things in the Bible when there are "contradictions". Even today, when we as humans try to do something right, we sometimes make small mistakes. But unlike the Bible, we don't have some people trying to find the least little thing to make us WRONG. (Or contradictions!!!)
I pray God forgives me if I am wrong.

Answer 5

What color are God's eyes?

Let me start with your last "contradiction". John 8:57 "You are not yet fifty years old" means you have not reached maturity, not Jesus' age.

Going up the list. There are obviously two Josephs, one is Mary's husband, the other is Mary's father.

I could go on, but the contradiction you claim are your misunderstanding of the bible as an Eastern book.

If you don't believe in the Bible as the word of God spoken by the prophets, no amount of claim contradictions will change that believe. If you do believe, you will need some help in understanding the book (actually books).

Answer 6

The four apostles have a problem in agreeing to their works. For any sane writer the New Testament shall never be called New also since it contradicts every major rule set in the Old rendering the Old as obsolete when t should what Jesus claim to a fufillment of all that is in the Law, Psalms and the Prophets.
Do not be surprise with all that is written in the New because the 666 that the Book Revelation which is not a part of the New Testament reveals that it is twisted 999 meaning it reverses the teachings of God in the Old Testaments. Christian religion is the beast.

Answer 7

K, I can't really explain all that, but have you even thought that maybe Heli was his mother, and Jacob his father? In John 8:57 it says hes not YET 50 years old.
I just took out my Bible and read the verses you put here.

Answer 8

Obviously the truth you are seeking must be elsewhere. I have been trying to tell people for over 40 years that the bible as well as organized religion are the greatest tricks the devil has pulled on you. You question and research is just one example of how the devil can also work in mysterous ways.

Answer 9

yeah whatever
1 instance - I don't see the contridiction
Mark doesn't have 69 chapters
Mark 1 is not the triumphal entry
Matthew and Luke do Jesus's genelogies through Mary + Joseph - they were not brother and sister - they were not from Kentucky

1 misquoting.

So I won't even bother to look up about where you were mistaken

Answer 10

There are different versions of the bible written by many different people. I don't believe any of the bible writers actually lived during the times of the bible. Their stories are mostly passed from one person to another. As with many verbal accounts of events things are bound to get messed up. I was always told God loved me and I should love him, but I was also told to fear him. I was also told that anybody I need to be afraid of was bad. Does that make any sense either?

Answer 11

14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell bwhence I come, and whither I go.
15 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me....You can clearly see where John 5:31 and 8:14 are in agreement had you continued through to verse 16...either you are getting these supposed contradictions from someone else or you yourself are attempting deception. I have agreed to answer your questions even though I first thought them to be an attack rather than a search after you assured me that you were honestly seeking the answer..I have honestly found 3 answers for you so far..but this was evident because the answer was 2 verses from the supposed contradiction another answer was within the question itself. I am happy to help with anyones search for truth if this is indeed a search for truth and not an attack on the Bible. these others are obviously deceptive John 8:57 Jesus was clearly not dead he was talking to the Sons of Abraham who were saying that he was not even 50 how could he know Abraham who had died thousands of years before and he explained as God would before Abraham was I AM. and as you well know you more than likely being Muslim consider yourself a Son of Abraham and also a son of your immediate father So you are again being deceptive with saying Joseph could only be the son of Heli you left out he also was the son of David as was Jesus and if one asked for a colt and a mule... it could also be said that he asked for a mule huh? Why do you seek to deceive people is it your religion to do this? You have seen how easy it is to do with your own scipture. Please stop the attacks and seek the truth.