Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 16:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 16:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 16:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Mark, when the friends of Jesus told others that He was alive, the others didn't believe them. It's like when you tell a surprising story and some people think you're just joking.

Mark 16:13: And they went and told [it] unto the residue: neither believed they them.

Contradiction with Luke 24:11

This verse describes how the disciples did not believe the women who reported Jesus' resurrection, contradicting the belief shown in Mark 16:13 by those informed.

Luke 24:11: And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

Contradiction with John 20:25

This verse highlights Thomas's initial disbelief of Jesus' resurrection, contrasting with the acceptance implied in Mark 16:13.

John 20:25: The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:17

This verse mentions that some disciples doubted when seeing Jesus, which contradicts the belief presumably shown in Mark 16:13.

Matthew 28:17: And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
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