Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 5:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 5:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 5:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, there was a man who lived in a graveyard and was so strong and wild that no one could tie him up, even with chains. Christians often see this as showing how powerful and freeing Jesus' love and help can be.

Mark 5:3: Who had [his] dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:

Contradiction with Mark 15:46

Mark 15:46 describes Jesus being laid in a tomb, contrasting with Mark 5:3 where an unclean spirit dwells in tombs, suggesting a negative connotation for tombs.

Mark 15:46: And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

Contradiction with Matthew 8:28

In Matthew 8:28, two men are possessed and come out of the tombs, whereas in Mark 5:3, it's only one man who is dwelling in the tombs.

Matthew 8:28: And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

Contradiction with Luke 8:27

Luke 8:27 describes a man from the city who had demons for a long time and wore no clothes, which is a broader depiction compared to Mark 5:3's focus on living in tombs.

Luke 8:27: And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in [any] house, but in the tombs.

Contradiction with John 11:38-39

John 11:38-39 talks about Lazarus being in a tomb, where Jesus performs a miracle, in contrast to the man in Mark 5:3 who is tormented and bound in chains within the tombs.

John 11:38-39: Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
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