Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 1:44

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 1:44 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 1:44. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Jesus told the man to keep quiet about being healed and to show himself to the priest. This was so the priest could see he was clean and follow the rules Moses gave, showing proof that he was truly healed.

Mark 1:44: And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:14-16

These verses encourage believers to be the light of the world and not hide their good deeds, which contradicts Jesus' instruction to the healed man in Mark 1:44 to tell no one.

Matthew 5:14-16: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:19-20

The Great Commission commands spreading the teachings of Jesus, contrasting Mark 1:44 where Jesus tells the man to say nothing to anyone.

Matthew 28:19-20: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: [teach...: or, make disciples, or, Christians of all nations]

Contradiction with Mark 5:19

Jesus tells a man healed of demonic possession to go home and tell his friends what God has done, opposing the instruction in Mark 1:44 to say nothing.

Mark 5:19: Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

Contradiction with Luke 8:39

Similar to Mark 5:19, Jesus instructs someone to declare what God has done for him, which contrasts with the quiet directive in Mark 1:44.

Luke 8:39: Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

Contradiction with John 4:29

The Samaritan woman at the well goes and tells her town about Jesus, an action that goes against the command in Mark 1:44 to keep the miracle quiet.

John 4:29: Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

Contradiction with Acts 1:8

The verse commissions believers to be witnesses for Jesus everywhere, which is opposite to Jesus’ instruction for silence in Mark 1:44.

Acts 1:8: But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. [power...: or, the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you]
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