Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 13:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 13:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 13:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, God made Jesus alive again after he had died. This shows that God has great power and Jesus is very special.

Acts 13:30: But God raised him from the dead:

Contradiction with 1 Kings 2:10

This verse states that David "slept with his fathers," indicating a permanent resting place, differing from the resurrection mentioned in Acts 13:30.

1 Kings 2:10: So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

It claims the dead know nothing, conflicting with Acts 13:30, which implies the dead can rise again.

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 Psalm 115:17

Indicates the dead do not praise the Lord, contrasting with Acts 13:30, where resurrection is possible.

Psalm 115:17: The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

Contradiction with Isaiah 26:14

It declares dead men will not live and rise, opposing the resurrection described in Acts 13:30.

Isaiah 26:14: [They are] dead, they shall not live; [they are] deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.

Contradiction with Job 7:9-10

States that someone who dies does not return, conflicting with the resurrection theme in Acts 13:30.

Job 7:9-10: [As] the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no [more].

Contradiction with Job 14:12

Suggests that man lies down and rises not, contradicting the rising from the dead in Acts 13:30.

Job 14:12: So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

Contradiction with John 11:11-14

Describes death as sleep needing awakening, differing from Acts 13:30, where resurrection is certain.

John 11:11-14: These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

Contradiction with Isaiah 38:18

It states the grave cannot praise God, contrasting with Acts 13:30 where resurrection is implied.

Isaiah 38:18: For the grave cannot praise thee, death can [not] celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

Contradiction with Psalm 146:4

Implies thoughts perish after death, conflicting with the revival seen in Acts 13:30.

Psalm 146:4: His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:10

Claims there is no work, device, knowledge, or wisdom in the grave, contradicting Acts 13:30's implication of life after death.

Ecclesiastes 9:10: Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
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