Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 20:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 20:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 20:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the man who wrote this book, he and his friends traveled by boat from a place called Philippi to a place called Troas, which took five days. They stayed in Troas for a week.

Acts 20:6: And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:7

This verse describes the resurrection and movement of Jesus as immediate and urgent, whereas Acts 20:6 describes a delayed travel plan due to the festival.

Matthew 28:7: And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

Contradiction with John 4:6

This verse references Jesus traveling through Samaria and resting due to fatigue, emphasizing immediacy and human need, contrasting Paul's planned timing in Acts 20:6.

John 4:6: Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with [his] journey, sat thus on the well: [and] it was about the sixth hour.

Contradiction with Luke 9:51

This mentions Jesus setting his face to go to Jerusalem decisively, differing from the more patient and festival-tied journeying mentioned in Acts 20:6.

Luke 9:51: And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

Contradiction with Jonah 1:3

Jonah fleeing in haste to Tarshish is opposite to Paul's structured and purposeful delay, highlighting differing motives and travel motivations.

Jonah 1:3: But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

Contradiction with Exodus 14:21

Depicts immediate and divine-driven travel through the parted Red Sea, contrasting the human scheduling and timing in Acts 20:6.

Exodus 14:21: And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go [back] by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry [land], and the waters were divided.

Contradiction with Genesis 12:1

God commands Abraham to leave immediately, which contrasts with the structured and human-planned travel of Paul in Acts 20:6.

Genesis 12:1: Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

Contradiction with Numbers 9:17

Israel's movements were directly dictated by divine signs, differing from Paul's personal scheduling after the festival.

Numbers 9:17: And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents.
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