Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 11:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 11:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 11:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the person who wrote the Book of Acts, there was a man who saw an angel in his home. The angel told him to send people to a place called Joppa to bring back a man named Simon, who is also called Peter.

Acts 11:13: And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;

Contradiction with Proverbs 30:5-6

Contradicts the notion that God's message is exclusive to certain people as Acts 11:13 suggests that Peter received a specific vision, while Proverbs emphasizes that every word of God is pure and should not be added to.

Proverbs 30:5-6: Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him. [pure: Heb. purified]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

Suggests that God is not the author of confusion, whereas Acts 11:13 involves a vision that required interpretation and could be seen as potentially confusing.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]

Contradiction with Matthew 15:24

Jesus states He was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel, contrasting the outreach to Gentiles implied through the vision in Acts 11:13.

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

Contradiction with Genesis 12:3

Implies a broad blessing to all families of the earth through Abraham, which initially seems exclusive in the context of Peter’s vision being a specific event.

Genesis 12:3: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
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