Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 5:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 5:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 5:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, people who saw everything explained how Jesus helped a man with an evil spirit, and they also talked about what happened to the pigs.

Mark 5:16: And they that saw [it] told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and [also] concerning the swine.

Contradiction with James 2:24

This verse emphasizes that a person is justified by works and not by faith only, contrasting with Mark 5:16 which describes a miraculous event rather than works.

James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

Describes God as not the author of confusion, which contrasts with Mark 5:16 where the townspeople are left confused and frightened after the miracle.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]

Contradiction with Matthew 13:13

Here, it's stated that people see but do not perceive, contradicting Mark 5:16 where people see and react to the miracle.

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 John 7:24

Encourages judging righteous judgment instead of outward appearances, contrasting with Mark 5:16 where people react based on emotion and fear from the visual evidence of the swine drowning.

John 7:24: Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
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