Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 14:60

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 14:60 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 14:60. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Mark, the high priest was asking Jesus why He was staying quiet and not answering the people who were saying bad things about Him. This shows that the leaders wanted to find a reason to blame Jesus.

Mark 14:60: And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what [is it which] these witness against thee?

Contradiction with John 18:20

Jesus tells the high priest that He always spoke openly to the world, contradicting the idea of silence or secrecy implied by the high priest's question in Mark 14:60.

John 18:20: Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:7

This verse describes the Messiah as silent before His accusers, which contrasts with the implied expectation in Mark 14:60 for Jesus to answer.

Isaiah 53:7: He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
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