Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 1:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 1:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 1:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Apostle John, people were asking John the Baptist who he really was because they needed to tell the important leaders who had sent them an answer. They wanted to know what John the Baptist said about himself.

John 1:22: Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

Contradiction with John 1:19

While John 1:22 focuses on the question of John's identity, John 1:19 indicates that the religious leaders were already aware of John’s role and message.

John 1:19: And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

Contradiction with John 1:21

Here, John denies being Elijah or the Prophet, which contrasts with John 1:22 where the authorities press for a specific answer that John seems reluctant to provide.

John 1:21: And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. [that prophet: or, a prophet?]

Contradiction with John 1:23

John identifies himself as the "voice of one crying in the wilderness," which can be seen as a clear declaration of his identity, contrasting the persistent questioning implied in John 1:22.

John 1:23: He said, I [am] the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
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