Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 16:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 16:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 16:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the man was very scared and wanted to know what was happening, so he rushed in with a light and fell down to show he respected Paul and Silas. He was amazed and full of wonder because of everything that had just happened.

Acts 16:29: Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:1

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. (Contradicts the sense of fear and trembling as seen in Acts 16:29, where the jailer is afraid and trembling before Paul and Silas.)

Proverbs 28:1: The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Contradiction with 2 Timothy 1:7

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. (Contradicts the fear and trembling shown by the jailer in Acts 16:29, suggesting believers should not have a spirit of fear.)

2 Timothy 1:7: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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