Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 9:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 9:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 9:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, the people were asking Jesus why the teachers said that Elijah, a special messenger from God, needed to come before the Savior. Jesus explained that this meant someone like Elijah would come to help people get ready for Him.

Mark 9:11: And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

Contradiction with Malachi 4:5

Mark 9:11 discusses the prophecy of Elijah coming first, which in Malachi 4:5 is interpreted as a future event, but Jesus indicates that Elijah has already come in the form of John the Baptist.

Malachi 4:5: Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

Contradiction with Matthew 17:12-13

Mark 9:11 raises the question about Elijah's coming, while in Matthew 17:12-13, Jesus explains that Elijah has already come, causing confusion among the disciples.

Matthew 17:12-13: But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
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