Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 10:51

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 10:51 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 10:51. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Jesus asked the blind man what he wanted, and the man said he wished to be able to see again. Christians believe this shows Jesus's power to help people and his kindness in listening to what they need.

Mark 10:51: And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

Contradiction with James 4:2

James 4:2 suggests that people do not have because they do not ask, while in Mark 10:51, the blind man asks Jesus directly for what he desires.

James 4:2: Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:8

This verse states that God knows what you need before you ask, in contrast to Mark 10:51, where Jesus asks the blind man what he wants.

Matthew 6:8: Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

Contradiction with John 14:13

John 14:13 implies that whatever is asked in Jesus' name will be granted, while Mark 10:51 shows an example of someone asking directly yet with a specific interaction needed.

John 14:13: And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Contradiction with Isaiah 65:24

Implies that God will answer before they call, which contrasts with Mark 10:51 where a specific request is made by the individual.

Isaiah 65:24: And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
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