Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 4:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 4:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 4:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Jesus told the Samaritan woman that He is the special person, called the Messiah, that she has been waiting to meet. This means Jesus was saying He is the one sent by God to help and save people.

John 4:26: Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am [he].

Contradiction with John 1:20

This verse contradicts John 4:26 because John the Baptist explicitly denies being the Christ, while in John 4:26, Jesus affirms He is the Messiah.

John 1:20: And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

Contradiction with Matthew 16:20

This verse contradicts John 4:26 because Jesus instructs His disciples not to reveal His identity as the Messiah, whereas He openly declares it in John 4:26.

Matthew 16:20: Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

Contradiction with Matthew 8:4

This verse contradicts John 4:26 because Jesus often tells people to keep His miracles a secret, contrasting His open declaration of being the Messiah in John 4:26.

Matthew 8:4: And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

Contradiction with Mark 1:34

This verse contradicts John 4:26 because Jesus does not allow the demons to speak because they knew Him, while in John 4:26, He reveals His identity.

Mark 1:34: And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him. [to speak...: or, to say that they knew him]

Contradiction with Mark 8:30

This verse contradicts John 4:26 because Jesus charges His disciples to tell no one about Him, yet in John 4:26, He directly reveals His identity to the Samaritan woman.

Mark 8:30: And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and [of] the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

Contradiction with Luke 9:21

This verse contradicts John 4:26 because Jesus instructs them not to disclose His identity, contrasting His self-revelation in John 4:26.

Luke 9:21: And he straitly charged them, and commanded [them] to tell no man that thing;
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