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.