Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 16:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 16:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 16:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, God’s Holy Spirit told Paul and his friends not to talk about Jesus in one part of the world yet. This shows that God had a special plan and wanted them to share Jesus’ love in other places first.

Acts 16:6: Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,

Contradiction with Matthew 28:19

Contradicts Acts 16:6 by commanding disciples to teach all nations, which includes regions like Asia that were forbidden in Acts 16:6.

Matthew 28:19: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: [teach...: or, make disciples, or, Christians of all nations]

Contradiction with Mark 16:15

Contradicts Acts 16:6 by instructing to preach the gospel to every creature, without restriction on locations like Asia.

Mark 16:15: And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Contradiction with Acts 1:8

Contradicts Acts 16:6 by directing the disciples to be witnesses in all parts of the world, including places the Spirit forbade them to go in Acts 16:6.

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 Isaiah 49:6

Contradicts Acts 16:6 by expressing the mission as a light to the Gentiles and salvation to the ends of the earth, suggesting no restrictions like in Acts 16:6.

Isaiah 49:6: And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. [It is...: or, Art thou lighter than that thou shouldest, etc] [preserved: or, desolations]

Contradiction with Romans 1:14

Contradicts Acts 16:6 by stating an obligation to preach to both Greeks and barbarians, which could include regions Paul was not permitted to enter in Acts 16:6.

Romans 1:14: I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
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