Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 12:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 12:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 12:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Jesus is saying that what God does might seem surprising or amazing to people, like seeing something really special. It's a way of showing that God's plan is wonderful and beyond what we might think.

Mark 12:11: This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Mark 12:11 speaks of the Lord's doing as marvelous, while Proverbs 3:5 emphasizes trusting in the Lord and not leaning on one's own understanding, suggesting different foci of perceiving God's works.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8

Mark 12:11 marvels at the Lord's work as something understandable and praiseworthy, whereas Isaiah 55:8 highlights that God's thoughts and ways are beyond human comprehension, creating a contrast in understanding divine actions.

Isaiah 55:8: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

Mark 12:11 marvels at outward works of God, while 1 Samuel 16:7 teaches that God values the heart over outward appearances, presenting a contradiction in what should be marveled at.

1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 11:5

Mark 12:11 considers God's actions as marvelous, while Ecclesiastes 11:5 emphasizes the unpredictability and incomprehensible nature of God's work, indicating a discrepancy in human perception of divine marvels.

Ecclesiastes 11:5: As thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit, [nor] how the bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
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