Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 16:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 16:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 16:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Paul met a young man named Timothy in a town, who had a mom that loved God and a dad from Greece. This meeting was special because Timothy would help Paul share God's love with others.

Acts 16:1: Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father [was] a Greek:

Contradiction with Matthew 10:5-6

Jesus instructs the disciples not to go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans, whereas Acts 16:1 involves Timothy, whose father was Greek, suggesting openness to Gentile involvement.

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 Galatians 3:28

This verse emphasizes there is no distinction based on ethnicity or status in Christ, potentially conflicting with the acknowledgment of Timothy's mixed heritage in Acts 16:1.

Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 23:2

States that a person of mixed heritage should not enter the assembly of the Lord, contradicting Timothy's acceptance in Acts 16:1.

Deuteronomy 23:2: A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
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