Contradiction with Luke 23:34
Jesus asks for forgiveness for those who crucified Him, which contrasts with the crowd's cry for crucifixion.
Luke 23:34: Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Contradiction with Matthew 27:23
Pilate questions what evil Jesus has done, highlighting the unjust demand for crucifixion by the crowd.
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 John 18:38
Pilate finds no fault in Jesus, conflicting with the crowd's insistence on 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 Acts 3:14-15
Peter declares Jesus as "the Holy One and the Just," contradicting the crowd's desire for His death.
Acts 3:14-15: But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
Contradiction with Isaiah 53:3
The prophecy describes Jesus as despised and rejected, indicating a deeper purpose beyond the crowd's rejection.
Isaiah 53:3: 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]
Paradox #1
The moral conflict in Mark 15:13 arises when considering the idea of justice and mercy. The crowd calls for harsh punishment, which can seem inconsistent with the teachings of love, forgiveness, and justice found elsewhere in the Bible. This highlights a tension between human actions and divine ideals.