Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 4:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 4:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 4:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, this means some people hear about God but get distracted by worries and wanting things, so they don't grow in their belief. It's like seeds falling into thorny bushes where they can't grow well.

Mark 4:18: And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-20

Encourages storing up treasures in heaven, not on earth, while Mark 4:18 speaks of worldly worries and riches choking the word.

Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with Philippians 4:6

Advises not to be anxious about anything, contrasting with the anxieties mentioned in Mark 4:18.

Philippians 4:6: Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:17

Instructs not to trust in uncertain riches, highlighting a contradiction with the focus on riches in Mark 4:18.

1 Timothy 6:17: Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; [uncertain...: Gr. uncertainty of riches]

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:28

Warns that those who trust in riches will fall, conflicting with the choking effect of riches described in Mark 4:18.

Proverbs 11:28: He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:5

Urges contentment without the love of money, opposing the worldly riches mentioned in Mark 4:18.

Hebrews 13:5: [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
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