Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 14:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 14:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 14:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the writer of Acts, the people in the city couldn't agree on who to believe. Some believed the Jewish leaders, and some believed the apostles who were telling people about Jesus.

Acts 14:4: But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

Contradiction with Matthew 12:30

This verse states "He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad," emphasizing a more explicit division, unlike the division of the multitude in Acts 14:4.

Matthew 12:30: He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:10

Paul urges believers to have no divisions among them, yet in Acts 14:4, the division is evident.

1 Corinthians 1:10: Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. [divisions: Gr. schisms]

Contradiction with John 17:21

Jesus prays for all believers to be one, contrasting the division among the multitude mentioned in Acts 14:4.

John 17:21: That they all may be one; as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

Contradiction with Ephesians 4:3

Calls for unity and peace, which contrasts with the split of opinions and division demonstrated in Acts 14:4.

Ephesians 4:3: Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Contradiction with Titus 3:10

Advises rejecting a divisive person after warning them twice, contrasting the divided reaction to the apostles in Acts 14:4.

Titus 3:10: A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
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