Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 13:42

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 13:42 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 13:42. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the Gentiles really wanted to hear more about the special message that was being shared, so they asked if they could hear it again the next week. This showed that people who were not Jewish were interested in learning about God too.

Acts 13:42: And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. [the next...: Gr. in the week between, or, in the sabbath between]

Contradiction with James 1:19

Acts 13:42 describes people eager to hear more about the teachings, while this verse emphasizes being quick to listen and slow to speak, suggesting a more reserved approach.

James 1:19: Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Contradiction with Matthew 13:15

While Acts 13:42 shows people wanting to hear the word, this verse speaks of people's hearts being dull and their ears hard of hearing, indicating a lack of willingness to listen.

Matthew 13:15: For this people's heart is waxed gross, and [their] ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and should understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Contradiction with John 6:66

In John, many disciples turn away from following Jesus, contradicting Acts 13:42 where people are enthusiastic about the teachings.

John 6:66: From that [time] many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Contradiction with 2 Timothy 4:3-4

Acts 13:42 is about individuals seeking the word, whereas this verse predicts people turning away from sound doctrine and seeking teachers to suit their own desires.

2 Timothy 4:3-4: For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

Contradiction with Amos 8:11-12

While Acts 13:42 showcases a thirst for hearing God's word, Amos speaks of a famine of hearing God's word, indicating an absence or neglect of it.

Amos 8:11-12: Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
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