Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 3:35

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 3:35 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 3:35. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Jesus is saying that anyone who does what God wants is like His family. It means that by listening to God, we all can be close to Jesus, like brothers and sisters.

Mark 3:35: For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:37

This verse emphasizes prioritizing love for Jesus over familial bonds, conflicting with Mark 3:35's broader familial inclusion based on doing God's will.

Matthew 10:37: He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Contradiction with Luke 14:26

This verse demands a level of detachment from family to follow Jesus, which contrasts with the idea in Mark 3:35 of including those who do God's will as family.

Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Contradiction with John 6:70-71

Here, Jesus includes Judas as one of his chosen twelve despite knowing his future betrayal, suggesting that not all who are followers or family act according to God's will, contrasting with the criteria in Mark 3:35.

John 6:70-71: Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

Contradiction with John 7:5

This verse states that even Jesus’ own brothers did not believe in him, yet familial roles are not based solely on doing the will of God as seen in Mark 3:35.

John 7:5: For neither did his brethren believe in him.
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