Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 10:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 10:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 10:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, this means that when a man gets married, he should start a new family with his wife and be with her always, even more than his parents. It's like when you stick two things together really well, they become one.

Mark 10:7: For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:8

Suggests it is good to remain unmarried, contradicting the idea of leaving parents to unite with a spouse.

1 Corinthians 7:8: I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:27

Advises against seeking a spouse if not bound, contradicting the call to marry.

1 Corinthians 7:27: Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

Contradiction with Matthew 19:10-12

Suggests some live celibate for the kingdom of heaven, contradicting the call to marry.

Matthew 19:10-12: His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with [his] wife, it is not good to marry.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:1

States it is good for a man not to touch a woman, contradicting the uniting with a wife.

1 Corinthians 7:1: Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman.

Contradiction with Luke 14:26

Puts discipleship over family ties, contradicting leaving parents to marry.

Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
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