Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 4:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 4:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 4:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, when Jesus was alone, his close friends and the twelve disciples asked him to explain the story he told. They wanted to understand what the story meant.

Mark 4:10: And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:5

This verse states that evil men do not understand judgment, but those who seek the Lord understand all things, which contradicts the idea of some not understanding parables as suggested in Mark 4:10.

Proverbs 28:5: Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all [things].

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:14

This verse mentions that the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, implying a general spiritual inability, while Mark 4:10 suggests a selective revealing of understanding to certain individuals.

1 Corinthians 2:14: But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.

Contradiction with Matthew 13:13

This verse highlights speaking in parables so people won't understand, contradicting Mark 4:10 where disciples are granted understanding of parables.

Matthew 13:13: Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

Contradiction with Romans 11:8

This verse references God giving people a spirit of slumber preventing them from understanding, paralleling and potentially contradicting Mark 4:10's notion of selective understanding.

Romans 11:8: (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. [slumber: or, remorse]
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