Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 19:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 19:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 19:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the seven sons of Sceva were trying to act like Jesus' friends but didn’t really know Him. They tried to chase away bad spirits like Jesus did but found out they couldn’t do it without truly knowing Jesus.

Acts 19:14: And there were seven sons of [one] Sceva, a Jew, [and] chief of the priests, which did so.

Contradiction with Acts 13:8

Elymas the sorcerer opposed the message of God, showing a conflict between using magical practices and God's work, unlike Acts 19:14, where sons of a Jewish priest engage in exorcism.

Acts 13:8: But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:10-12

These verses condemn practices such as divination and sorcery, which contradicts Acts 19:14 where Jewish exorcists practice their arts.

Deuteronomy 18:10-12: There shall not be found among you [any one] that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that useth divination, [or] an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,

Contradiction with Exodus 7:11

Egyptian magicians (sorcerers) emulate miracles, demonstrating a theme of false spiritual authority similar to Acts 19:14, where Jewish exorcists attempt to use Jesus' name.

Exodus 7:11: Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.

Contradiction with Leviticus 20:6

Warns against following those with familiar spirits, contrary to Acts 19:14 where sons of Sceva attempt exorcisms.

Leviticus 20:6: And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 28:7

Saul seeks a medium for insights, contesting the legitimacy of supernatural practices found in Acts 19:14 with the sons of Sceva's exorcisms.

1 Samuel 28:7: Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, [there is] a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.
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