Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 3:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 3:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 3:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Jesus went into a building where people prayed and met a man who had a hurt hand. Christians believe this shows that Jesus cares about people who are sick or need help.

Mark 3:1: And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.

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.
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