Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 5:42

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 5:42 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 5:42. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, when the girl got up and walked, everyone was really surprised and amazed because she was just twelve years old and had been sick. It was a big miracle that made people believe in Jesus's power.

Mark 5:42: And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was [of the age] of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:14

This verse speaks of the narrow way leading to life that few find, potentially contradicting the awe and belief resulting from witnessing a miracle in Mark 5:42.

Matthew 7:14: Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. [Because: or, How]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:2

This verse states there is a time to be born and a time to die, which might contradict the immediate revival of the girl in Mark 5:42 suggesting a different divine timing.

Ecclesiastes 3:2: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up [that which is] planted; [to be...: Heb. to bear]

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27

This verse asserts that people are appointed to die once, which seems to contradict the instantaneous revival of the child from death to life in Mark 5:42.

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