Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 15:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 15:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 15:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Pilate was asking the crowd what he should do with Jesus, who they called the King of the Jews. Pilate wanted to know their decision because he wasn't sure what to do.

Mark 15:12: And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do [unto him] whom ye call the King of the Jews?

Contradiction with Mark 15:14

Pilate questions why Jesus should be crucified, which seems inconsistent with him asking the crowd about their desire to release their king in Mark 15:12.

Mark 15:14: Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

Contradiction with Luke 23:4

Pilate declares that he finds no fault in Jesus, contradicting the act of presenting him for crucifixion as implied in Mark 15:12.

Luke 23:4: Then said Pilate to the chief priests and [to] the people, I find no fault in this man.

Contradiction with John 18:38

Pilate finds no basis for a charge against Jesus, yet the question posed in Mark 15:12 suggests involvement in the decision-making for crucifixion.

John 18:38: Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault [at all].

Contradiction with Matthew 27:23

Pilate questions the crowd about the evil Jesus has done, contrasting with the implication in Mark 15:12 of offering the choice regarding Jesus’ fate.

Matthew 27:23: And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

Contradiction with Acts 3:13

Peter explains that Pilate was determined to let Jesus go, conflicting with Pilate’s involvement implied in the questioning of Mark 15:12.

Acts 3:13: The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let [him] go.
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