Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 10:39

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 10:39 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 10:39. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus' friends saw everything He did and how He was killed on a wooden cross. They share this so everyone can know what happened.

Acts 10:39: And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:

Contradiction with Acts 1:8

While Acts 10:39 mentions the specific role of the witnesses, Acts 1:8 emphasizes the empowering role of the Holy Spirit for witnesses, not their mere eyewitness account of events.

Acts 1:8: But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. [power...: or, the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you]

Contradiction with Matthew 26:56

Acts 10:39 states that they were witnesses of all things Jesus did, while Matthew 26:56 indicates that all the disciples forsook Him and fled during the arrest of Jesus.

Matthew 26:56: And they that had laid hold on Jesus led [him] away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

Contradiction with Mark 14:50

Contrary to Acts 10:39 where witnesses are present, Mark 14:50 states that during Jesus' arrest, all His followers forsook Him, leading to a temporary lack of witnesses.

Mark 14:50: And they all forsook him, and fled.

Contradiction with John 14:9

Acts 10:39 talks about witnessing acts Jesus did, John 14:9 emphasizes knowing Jesus rather than merely witnessing His acts.

John 14:9: Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us the Father?
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