Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 2:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 2:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 2:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, people asked Jesus why his friends did not stop eating to pray like others did. Jesus wanted them to understand that being with him was a special time, like a party, and in a party, you don't stop to feel sad.

Mark 2:18: And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

Contradiction with Matthew 9:14

This verse recounts the same scenario as Mark 2:18 but indicates that John's disciples specifically questioned Jesus about fasting, implying a closer relationship with Jesus than with the Pharisees.

Matthew 9:14: Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

Contradiction with Luke 5:33

Similar to Mark 2:18, but here, the question about fasting comes more directly from the Pharisees and scribes, emphasizing a different initiator of the query.

Luke 5:33: And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise [the disciples] of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

Contradiction with Matthew 6:16

This verse instructs on fasting in secret, contrasting with public fasting practices mentioned in Mark 2:18.

Matthew 6:16: Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
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