Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 14:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 14:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 14:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, this verse means that Paul and his friend Barnabas sailed back to a place called Antioch. This is where their church friends had prayed for them and sent them off on a special mission to tell people about Jesus, and now they had finished their work.

Acts 14:26: And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

Contradiction with Acts 1:8

Contradicts by focusing on spread of message through direct witness rather than completed work.

Acts 1:8: But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. [power...: or, the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you]

Contradiction with James 2:24

Contradicts by emphasizing justification by works, not just by what has been done.

James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:21

Emphasizes the need for doing the will of God, not just reporting what has been accomplished.

Matthew 7:21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Contradiction with Romans 3:28

Contradicts by advocating for justification by faith without deeds, differing from completed journey's significance.

Romans 3:28: Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 3:7

Proposes that neither planting nor watering, but God gives the increase, focusing on divine role rather than human accomplishment.

1 Corinthians 3:7: So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
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