Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 12:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 12:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 12:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Peter realized that God had sent an angel to help him escape from King Herod and keep him safe from the people who wanted to harm him. He felt very sure that God had saved him from danger.

Acts 12:11: And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and [from] all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

Explains that the dead know nothing, contradicting the miraculous awareness and intervention described in Acts 12:11.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with Matthew 19:26

States that with God all things are possible, which doesn't necessarily contradict but supports Peter's release, contrasting disbelief by others.

Matthew 19:26: But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:5

Promises that God will never leave or forsake us, contrasting Peter's initial feeling of abandonment by being imprisoned.

Hebrews 13:5: [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Contradiction with James 1:13

States God does not tempt anyone, differing from the idea that God allows testing as seen when Peter is imprisoned and miraculously released.

James 1:13: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: [evil: or, evils]
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