Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 2:2

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

According to Mark, a lot of people came together to see Jesus, and there were so many that the house was completely full, even around the door. Jesus began to teach everyone God's message.

Mark 2:2: And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive [them], no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

Contradiction with Luke 5:16

This verse describes Jesus withdrawing to deserted places to pray, which contrasts with the gathering of a crowd in Mark 2:2 where Jesus is not seeking solitude.

Luke 5:16: And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:6

Jesus advises praying in private, in contrast to the public setting in Mark 2:2 where many gather to hear Him.

Matthew 6:6: But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Contradiction with John 6:15

Jesus departs to a mountain to avoid being made king by the crowd, contradicting the crowd gathering in Mark 2:2 seeking His presence.

John 6:15: When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

Contradiction with Mark 1:45

This verse depicts Jesus unable to openly enter towns due to crowds, while in Mark 2:2 He allows large crowds to gather.

Mark 1:45: But he went out, and began to publish [it] much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

Contradiction with Mark 8:30

Jesus tells His disciples to keep His identity secret, contrasting with the openness of the gathering in Mark 2:2.

Mark 8:30: And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and [of] the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
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