Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 5:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 5:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 5:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, a father begged Jesus to help his very sick daughter because he believed that if Jesus touched her, she would get better and live. This shows how much faith the father had in Jesus' power to heal.

Mark 5:23: And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: [I pray thee], come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

Contradiction with Luke 20:36

Contradicts Mark 5:23's plea for healing by noting that those worthy of resurrection are like angels and cannot die anymore.

Luke 20:36: Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

Contradiction with Psalm 146:3-4

Contradicts seeking human help for healing by highlighting the futility of relying on mortal men who perish and return to earth.

Psalm 146:3-4: Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help. [help: or, salvation]

Contradiction with John 11:4

Contradicts the urgency of the request in Mark 5:23 by suggesting sickness can serve the purpose of glorifying God rather than leading immediately to death.

John 11:4: When Jesus heard [that], he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

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