Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 7:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 7:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 7:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, a group of important religious leaders called Pharisees and scribes traveled from a big city to see Jesus. They wanted to talk to Him and see what He was doing.

Mark 7:1: Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:11

It contradicts Mark 7:1 by emphasizing that nothing from outside a man can make him unclean, highlighting internal defilement instead of ceremonial washing.

Matthew 15:11: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Contradiction with Luke 11:38

It contradicts Mark 7:1 by showing a Pharisee marveling at Jesus’ neglect of ritualistic washing, reinforcing an alternative view on traditional customs.

Luke 11:38: And when the Pharisee saw [it], he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:16

It contradicts Mark 7:1 by instructing believers not to be judged by religious rituals, implying a disregard for the Pharisees’ ceremonial traditions.

Colossians 2:16: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]: [in meat...: or, for eating and drinking] [respect: or, part]
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