Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 1:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 1:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 1:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Apostle John, he is saying that Jesus is the special person he talked about before. Even though Jesus came later, he is more important and was around long before John.

John 1:30: This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

Contradiction with Luke 3:16

This verse has John the Baptist acknowledging that Jesus is mightier, which doesn't contradict directly but shifts the focus from the precedence of Jesus in John 1:30.

Luke 3:16: John answered, saying unto [them] all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

Contradiction with John 3:30

This verse implies the necessity of Jesus increasing while John decreases, not a direct contradiction but a different concept than John 1:30 which emphasizes Jesus's preexistence.

John 3:30: He must increase, but I [must] decrease.

Contradiction with Matthew 3:11

John the Baptist, speaking about someone coming after him who is mightier, somewhat contrasts with John 1:30 that emphasizes Jesus existing before him.

Matthew 3:11: I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and [with] fire:
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