Contradiction with Matthew 6:26
In Mark 4:3, sowing implies human effort and planning for growth, while Matthew 6:26 points out that the fowls do not sow yet are still provided for by God, emphasizing reliance on divine provision rather than human action.
Matthew 6:26: Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Contradiction with Luke 12:27
Mark 4:3 begins the Parable of the Sower, where human action of sowing seeds is important, whereas Luke 12:27 speaks of how lilies grow without toil or spinning, again placing emphasis on natural, divine growth over human intervention.
Luke 12:27: Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 11:6
In Mark 4:3, sowing is followed by specific consequences, whereas Ecclesiastes 11:6 suggests sowing in the morning and evening because you do not know which effort will succeed, pointing to uncertainty rather than the definitive growth implied in Mark 4:3.
Ecclesiastes 11:6: In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both [shall be] alike good. [shall prosper: Heb. shall be right]
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 3:6
Mark 4:3 emphasizes the role of the sower, while 1 Corinthians 3:6 highlights that ultimately, it is God who gives growth, not human efforts alone, challenging the notion that the outcome is solely due to the sower.
1 Corinthians 3:6: I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.