Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 14:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 14:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 14:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Mark, Jesus came to eat dinner with his twelve special friends called disciples. It was a special moment because they would eat together and talk about important things.

Mark 14:17: And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.

Contradiction with Luke 22:39

This verse notes that Jesus went out to the Mount of Olives after the Last Supper, suggesting a different sequence than Mark 14:17, which describes the evening when Jesus sat with the twelve.

Luke 22:39: And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.

Contradiction with John 13:30

Describes Judas leaving the meal before Jesus and the disciples eat the Passover, whereas Mark 14:17 indicates Judas remained present with the twelve.

John 13:30: He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.

Contradiction with Matthew 26:20-21

Contradicts Mark 14:17 by implying the presence of only the twelve from the beginning of the meal, unlike the tension that builds through Mark's narrative.

Matthew 26:20-21: Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
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