Mark 7:35 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to Mark, Jesus asked people not to tell anyone about a miracle he did, but the more he asked, the more they told others about it. People were so amazed by what happened that they couldn't keep it a secret.

Contradiction with James 5:14-15

These verses emphasize healing through prayer and faith by the elders, contrasting with the instantaneous physical healing by Jesus in Mark 7:35.

James 5:14-15: Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 12:8-9

Paul speaks about God not removing his ailment but giving sufficient grace, which contrasts with the complete healing in Mark 7:35.

2 Corinthians 12:8-9: For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

Contradiction with Job 2:10

Job’s acceptance of suffering contradicts with the quick deliverance from affliction seen in Mark 7:35.

Job 2:10: But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 32:39

God declares He wounds and heals, but Mark 7:35 demonstrates Jesus healing without previous divine infliction.

Deuteronomy 32:39: See now that I, [even] I, [am] he, and [there is] no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither [is there any] that can deliver out of my hand.

Contradiction with John 9:1-3

This passage suggests blindness as part of a divine plan, whereas Mark 7:35 shows immediate and clear healing.

John 9:1-3: And as [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man which was blind from [his] birth.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 5:11-14

Naaman's healing required following certain actions, unlike the direct healing in Mark 7:35.

2 Kings 5:11-14: But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. [I thought: Heb. I said] [I thought...: or, I said with myself, He will surely come out, etc: Heb. I said] [strike: Heb. move up and down]

Contradiction with Matthew 13:58

It recounts how Jesus didn't do many miracles due to unbelief, differing from the miraculous healing in Mark 7:35.

Matthew 13:58: And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.