Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 13:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 13:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 13:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Jesus is like a man who goes on a trip and leaves his home, trusting his helpers to do their jobs and asking the gatekeeper to keep watch. This means we should all do our work and be ready for when Jesus comes back.

Mark 13:34: [For the Son of man is] as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:2

This verse states that the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night, while Mark 13:34 suggests the servants have some awareness and responsibility for the house.

1 Thessalonians 5:2: For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

This verse declares that no one knows the day or hour, contradicting the notion in Mark 13:34 that the servants are given tasks and responsibilities suggesting awareness of times.

Matthew 24:36: But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Contradiction with Acts 1:7

It notes that it is not for humanity to know times or seasons, seeming at odds with the servant's watchfulness implied in Mark 13:34.

Acts 1:7: And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

Contradiction with Matthew 25:13

Advises watchfulness because the day and hour are unknown, contrasting with the structured responsibility mentioned in Mark 13:34.

Matthew 25:13: Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
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