Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 1:38

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 1:38 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 1:38. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Jesus told his friends that they should visit other towns so he could share his message with more people, because that's what he came to do. He wanted everyone to hear the good news and learn about God's love.

Mark 1:38: And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:24

Mark 1:38 states that Jesus wanted to preach in other towns, while Matthew 15:24 suggests his mission was only to the lost sheep of Israel.

Matthew 15:24: But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Contradiction with John 7:8-10

Mark 1:38 reflects Jesus’ intention to preach broadly in Galilee, yet John 7:8-10 depicts Him initially saying He would not go publicly to the feast but then going secretly, showing an apparent contradiction in His approach to ministry and public appearances.

John 7:8-10: Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.
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