Contradiction with Matthew 14:15
In this verse, the disciples suggest sending the crowd away to buy food, contrasting with Mark 6:38 where Jesus instructs the disciples to feed them.
Matthew 14:15: And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
Contradiction with Luke 9:13
Similar to Mark 6:38, Jesus tells the disciples to feed the crowd, yet it's stated in a situation where the disciples express their lack of resources.
Luke 9:13: But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
Contradiction with John 6:9
This verse mentions a boy providing the loaves and fishes, contrasting with Mark 6:38 where the focus is on the disciples' responsibility to find food.
John 6:9: There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
Contradiction with 2 Kings 4:42-44
This Old Testament instance of Elisha feeding people with limited resources can be seen as conflicting by illustrating divine provision without disciple participation.
2 Kings 4:42-44: And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. [the husk...: or, his scrip, or, garment]
Contradiction with Exodus 16:15
The provision of manna is a contradiction in demonstrating complete divine provision, whereas Mark 6:38 involves human action in coordination with Jesus' miracle.
Exodus 16:15: And when the children of Israel saw [it], they said one to another, It [is] manna: for they wist not what it [was]. And Moses said unto them, This [is] the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat. [It is...: or, What is this? or, It is a portion]