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Scarlet or Purple?

Scarlet or Purple?

I was talking with a friend, and he offered this up as a contradiction between the two accounts. When Jesus is about to be crucified, during his flogging Matthew says the soldiers clothed him in scarlet while Mark says it was in purple. I …

How to reconcile Mark 2:25-26 with 1 Samuel 21:1-5?

How to reconcile Mark 2:25-26 with 1 Samuel 21:1-5?

1 Samuel 21:1-5 (NKJV)

1 Now David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech was afraid when he met David, and said to him, “Why are you alone, and no one is with you?” 2 So David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king ha…

Is Mark 12:30 explicitly saying all WILL love God?

Is Mark 12:30 explicitly saying all WILL love God?

I don’t know Greek myself, but comparing various translations of Mark 12:30 I was wondering whether what is often translated as ‘shall’ is necessary in the Greek? If it is an ‘englishism’ carried over from the Shakespearean English transla…

Is the Covid-19 Vaccine the Mark of the Beast?

Is the Covid-19 Vaccine the Mark of the Beast?

I’m surprised this question hasn’t been asked yet on this site.
Revelation 13:16-17:

And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and
bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
And that no man mig…

Why does Mark provide two feeding accounts?

Why does Mark provide two feeding accounts?

The Gospel According to Mark, in contrast to the other three gospels, provides two separate feeding miracles wherein Jesus multiplies loaves and fishes to feed five thousand and four thousand respectively. Both accounts are very similar, t…