Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 15:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 15:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 15:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, the soldiers dressed Jesus in a purple robe and put a crown made of sharp thorns on his head to make fun of him like he was a pretend king. Christians believe this shows how much Jesus suffered for everyone.

Mark 15:17: And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his [head],

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:3

Describes the Messiah as despised and rejected by men, not adorned with a crown, contrasting with the mock royal treatment in Mark 15:17.

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]

Contradiction with John 18:36

Jesus states His kingdom is not of this world, contradicting the mock earthly kingship suggested by the crown of thorns in Mark 15:17.

John 18:36: Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Contradiction with Revelation 14:14

Describes Jesus with a golden crown, contrasting with the crown of thorns from Mark 15:17.

Revelation 14:14: And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud [one] sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
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