Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 1:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 1:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 1:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Jesus went to a town called Capernaum and quickly went to teach people about God in the synagogue on a special day of rest called the Sabbath. This shows that Jesus was a teacher who wanted to share God's message with others.

Mark 1:21: And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.

Contradiction with Genesis 2:2

This verse says God rested on the seventh day, contrasting with Jesus working on the Sabbath in Mark 1:21.

Genesis 2:2: And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:8-10

These verses command rest on the Sabbath day, which contrasts with the activity in Mark 1:21.

Exodus 20:8-10: Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Contradiction with Isaiah 58:13-14

These verses emphasize honoring the Sabbath by refraining from work, which contradicts the actions in Mark 1:21.

Isaiah 58:13-14: If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, [from] doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking [thine own] words:

Contradiction with Nehemiah 13:15-19

Nehemiah enforces no work on the Sabbath, in contrast to Jesus teaching in the synagogue in Mark 1:21.

Nehemiah 13:15-19: In those days saw I in Judah [some] treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all [manner of] burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified [against them] in the day wherein they sold victuals.
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