Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 10:46

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 10:46 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 10:46. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Jesus was leaving a town called Jericho with his friends and many people when they saw a blind man named Bartimaeus sitting by the road and asking for help. This moment shows how Jesus and his friends traveled and met people who needed them.

Mark 10:46: And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

Contradiction with Matthew 20:30

Describes two blind men sitting by the road instead of just one blind man like in Mark 10:46.

Matthew 20:30: And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, [thou] Son of David.

Contradiction with Luke 18:35

States the event happened as Jesus was entering Jericho, whereas Mark 10:46 describes it as happening when Jesus was leaving Jericho.

Luke 18:35: And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:

Paradox #1

One potential contradiction involves the story of Jesus healing a blind man in Jericho. In Mark 10:46, only one blind man, named Bartimaeus, is mentioned. However, in Matthew 20:29-34, two blind men are mentioned instead. This inconsistency in the number of blind men is noted as a potential conflict between the gospel accounts.

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