Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 5:39

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 5:39 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 5:39. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Jesus tells everyone not to be sad because the little girl is not really gone forever; she's just sleeping. He is going to wake her up and make everything better.

Mark 5:39: And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:51-52

These verses describe the resurrection and transformation of the dead, highlighting that they shall be raised and changed, which contrasts with Jesus' statement in Mark 5:39 that the girl is not dead but sleeping.

1 Corinthians 15:51-52: Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

Contradiction with John 11:11-14

Jesus refers to Lazarus as sleeping, but later clarifies he is dead, which contradicts the notion in Mark 5:39 that the girl was simply sleeping.

John 11:11-14: These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

Contradiction with Luke 9:60

Jesus instructs to let the dead bury their dead, acknowledging death, which opposes the perception in Mark 5:39 that the girl's state was merely sleep.

Luke 9:60: Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

States the dead know nothing, which contradicts the idea in Mark 5:39 that death is simply a state of sleep.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27

References appointed death and judgment, which contrasts the temporary 'sleep' described in Mark 5:39 regarding the girl's condition.

Hebrews 9:27: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
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