Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 5:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 5:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 5:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Jesus helped a woman who was sick for twelve years. She believed just touching Jesus' clothes would make her better, and it did because of her faith.

Mark 5:25: And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

Contradiction with Exodus 15:26

States that following God’s commandments prevents diseases, whereas Mark 5:25 depicts illness despite faith.

Exodus 15:26: And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I [am] the LORD that healeth thee.

Contradiction with John 9:2-3

Suggests that illness is not always due to sin, contrasting with the possible implication in Mark 5:25 that suffering was the result of human condition.

John 9:2-3: And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

Contradiction with 2 Kings 5:10-14

Naaman’s healing through specific actions contrasts with Mark 5:25, where there's no immediate action that cures the woman.

2 Kings 5:10-14: And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

Contradiction with Psalm 103:3

States God heals all diseases, yet in Mark 5:25, the woman suffered for many years.

Psalm 103:3: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

Contradiction with Job 1:8-12

Describes suffering as a test from God, different from the prolonged suffering in Mark 5:25 without clear divine reason initially.

Job 1:8-12: And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? [considered: Heb. set thy heart on]
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