Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 4:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 4:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 4:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Jesus is saying that just like a farmer plants seeds and doesn’t know exactly how they grow, the Kingdom of God grows in people’s hearts in a way only God understands. We can trust that God is making good things happen, even if we don't see how.

Mark 4:27: And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:11

This verse emphasizes diligence in work leading to abundance, contrasting with the passive waiting described in Mark 4:27.

Proverbs 12:11: He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.

Contradiction with 2 Thessalonians 3:10

This verse implies the necessity of work for sustenance, opposing the passive nature of waiting without effort in Mark 4:27.

2 Thessalonians 3:10: For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:23

It suggests that hard work brings profit, which contrasts with Mark 4:27's focus on growth occurring independently of human labor.

Proverbs 14:23: In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.
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