Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Corinthians 1:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Corinthians 1:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Corinthians 1:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, he wants people to know that he was not baptizing them to make himself important. He was baptizing them to help them follow Jesus, not to have his own group.

1 Corinthians 1:15: Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.

Contradiction with Acts 19:5

It mentions believers being baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus, suggesting that Paul did baptize, while 1 Corinthians 1:15 implies he rarely did.

Acts 19:5: When they heard [this], they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Contradiction with John 4:2

Although Jesus himself did not baptize, but his disciples, it shows a practice of delegation, similar to Paul's, potentially suggesting more frequent baptisms than 1 Corinthians 1:15 implies.

John 4:2: (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)

Contradiction with Matthew 28:19

This command to baptize by Jesus to his disciples indicates a directive for baptism that may contrast with Paul's claim of rarely baptizing.

Matthew 28:19: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: [teach...: or, make disciples, or, Christians of all nations]
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