Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 7:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 7:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 7:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Jesus helped a mother by sending away a bad spirit so her little girl could feel better and rest. This shows how Jesus has the power to make people well and cares about everyone.

Mark 7:29: And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:24

Jesus initially states that He is sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, which seems to contradict the granting of a request to a Gentile woman in Mark 7:29.

Matthew 15:24: But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:5-6

Jesus instructs His disciples not to go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans, contrasting His response to the Syrophoenician woman in Mark 7:29.

Matthew 10:5-6: These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not:

Contradiction with Acts 10:28

Peter states that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with a Gentile, contradicting Jesus granting the Gentile woman's request in Mark 7:29.

Acts 10:28: And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Contradiction with Romans 15:8

Paul describes Jesus as a minister to the circumcision, highlighting His focus on the Jews, which contrasts with His response to the Gentile woman in Mark 7:29.

Romans 15:8: Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises [made] unto the fathers:
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