Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 14:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 14:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 14:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Jesus took his close friends Peter, James, and John with him and started to feel really worried and sad. He wanted his friends nearby because he was going through a tough time.

Mark 14:33: And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;

Contradiction with Philippians 4:6

This verse advises not to be anxious about anything, which contradicts Mark 14:33 where Jesus is described as greatly distressed and troubled.

Philippians 4:6: Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:3-4

These verses describe the suffering servant as a man of sorrows, which aligns with Mark 14:33 rather than contradicts it. However, some interpret that Jesus should have had divine serenity.

Isaiah 53:3-4: He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. [we hid...: or, he hid as it were his face from us: Heb. as an hiding of faces from him, or, from us]

Contradiction with 1 Peter 5:7

This verse encourages casting all anxiety on God, implying reliance on God should alleviate distress, contrasting with Jesus's troubled state in Mark 14:33.

1 Peter 5:7: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Contradiction with John 14:27

Jesus speaks of giving peace and not letting hearts be troubled, which contrasts with his own troubled emotion in Mark 14:33.

John 14:27: Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
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