Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 1:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 1:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 1:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, there is someone very special coming after him, someone so important that John feels he is not even good enough to untie this person's shoes. John is talking about Jesus, showing how great he thinks Jesus is.

John 1:27: He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

Contradiction with Matthew 11:11

This verse suggests John the Baptist is the greatest born of women, contrasting with his claim of unworthiness in John 1:27.

Matthew 11:11: Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Contradiction with Mark 1:7

Although similar, this implies an acknowledgment of Jesus' greatness without self-deprecation, subtly differing from John's humility being highlighted in John 1:27.

Mark 1:7: And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

Contradiction with John 1:15

Here, John exclaims Jesus' preexistence, which paradoxically elevates Jesus but doesn't directly align with John 1:27's specific subservience.

John 1:15: John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

Contradiction with Luke 7:28

Jesus states that none greater than John has been born of women, which is at odds with John's own statement of unworthiness in John 1:27.

Luke 7:28: For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
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