Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 14:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 14:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 14:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Paul and Barnabas went to a Jewish meeting place in Iconium and talked about Jesus. Many people, both Jews and Greeks, started to believe in Jesus because of what they said.

Acts 14:1: And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:5-6

Jesus instructed the apostles not to go to the Gentiles or Samaritans, but only to the lost sheep of Israel, which contradicts Paul and Barnabas speaking to both Jews and Greeks in Acts 14:1.

Matthew 10:5-6: These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not:

Contradiction with Romans 11:13

Paul refers to himself as the apostle to the Gentiles, whereas Acts 14:1 describes him preaching to both Jews and Greeks, which could imply a contradiction in his primary mission focus.

Romans 11:13: For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
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