Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 14:70

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 14:70 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 14:70. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Peter was scared and said he didn't know Jesus, even though people around him recognized him because he talked like someone from Galilee. They kept asking Peter, but he kept saying he wasn't with Jesus.

Mark 14:70: And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art [one] of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth [thereto].

Contradiction with Mark 14:72

It immediately contradicts with the timing of Peter's realization mentioned in Mark 14:70.

Mark 14:72: And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept. [when...: or, he wept abundantly, or, he began to weep]

Contradiction with Luke 22:56-57

Different description of Peter's denial when focus is on the maid.

Luke 22:56-57: But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.

Contradiction with John 18:25-27

Offers a different sequence and context for Peter's denial of Jesus.

John 18:25-27: And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also [one] of his disciples? He denied [it], and said, I am not.

Contradiction with Matthew 26:73-74

Provides an alternative narrative on Peter's dialect betraying him.

Matthew 26:73-74: Then began he to curse and to swear, [saying], I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
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