Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 14:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 14:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 14:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, some people were upset and complained because they thought using special oil in this way was wasting it. They didn't understand why it was being used like that.

Mark 14:4: And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

Contradiction with John 12:3-6

In John, it is Judas who specifically criticizes the waste, while in Mark, it is unspecified individuals who express indignation.

John 12:3-6: Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

Contradiction with Matthew 26:8-9

Similar to Mark, there is indignation, but Matthew specifies that it comes from the disciples, emphasizing a collective critique rather than the unspecified group in Mark.

Matthew 26:8-9: But when his disciples saw [it], they had indignation, saying, To what purpose [is] this waste?
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