Contradiction with Exodus 20:8
Mark 2:25 discusses an exception to the Sabbath law, but Exodus 20:8 emphasizes strict Sabbath observance.
Exodus 20:8: Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Contradiction with Numbers 15:32-36
Mark 2:25 implies leniency for human need, while Numbers 15:32-36 illustrates a strict penalty for violating the Sabbath.
Numbers 15:32-36: And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.
Contradiction with Nehemiah 13:15-18
Mark 2:25 presents an allowance for human need on the Sabbath, whereas Nehemiah 13:15-18 highlights the importance of observing the Sabbath without exception.
Nehemiah 13:15-18: 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.
Contradiction with Isaiah 58:13
Mark 2:25 shows flexibility for actions on the Sabbath, but Isaiah 58:13 stresses turning from personal pursuits on the Sabbath.
Isaiah 58:13: 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 Jeremiah 17:21-22
Mark 2:25 suggests some allowances on the Sabbath, while Jeremiah 17:21-22 commands not to carry burdens on the Sabbath, showing no exceptions.
Jeremiah 17:21-22: Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring [it] in by the gates of Jerusalem;