Contradiction with Exodus 20:8-11
Mark 3:1 describes Jesus healing on the Sabbath, which seems to contradict the commandment to keep the Sabbath day holy and refrain from work.
Exodus 20:8-11: Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Contradiction with Mark 2:27
This verse states that the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath, suggesting flexibility, whereas Mark 3:1 depicts strict Sabbath observance rules being challenged.
Mark 2:27: And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
Contradiction with Luke 14:5
Jesus asks if it's lawful to save an animal on the Sabbath, implying it's right to help others on the Sabbath, which aligns with His actions in Mark 3:1 but contrasts with traditional restrictions.
Luke 14:5: And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
Contradiction with Isaiah 58:13-14
Encourages refraining from doing one’s own pleasure on the Sabbath, which seems contradicted in Mark 3:1, where Jesus performs a healing.
Isaiah 58:13-14: 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 Nehemiah 13:15-18
Illustrates consequences of work on the Sabbath, creating tension with Jesus's actions in Mark 3:1.
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.