Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 5:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 5:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 5:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, people taking care of the pigs got scared and ran to tell others in town and the countryside about what happened. Everyone then came to see for themselves what had taken place.

Mark 5:14: And they that fed the swine fled, and told [it] in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:22

This verse states that lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, which can contradict the idea that the people who fled to tell what happened did not face immediate rebuke for potentially spreading the news with wrongful intent.

Proverbs 12:22: Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.

Contradiction with Mark 5:19

This verse contradicts Mark 5:14 as Jesus explicitly instructs the healed man to tell others, opposing the reaction of people fleeing to tell the incident themselves in Mark 5:14.

Mark 5:19: Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

Contradiction with John 7:13

In this verse, people refrained from speaking openly about Jesus for fear, in contrast to Mark 5:14, where those who saw Jesus' miracles openly spoke to the city and country despite potential repercussions.

John 7:13: Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
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