Contradiction with Matthew 5:14-16
These verses encourage letting one's light shine before men, which contradicts with the setting of many lights for illumination in Acts 20:8, emphasizing natural rather than metaphorical light.
Matthew 5:14-16: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Contradiction with John 3:19-20
These verses discuss people loving darkness rather than light because their deeds are evil, contrasting with Acts 20:8 where many lights are present, symbolizing openness and righteousness.
John 3:19-20: And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Contradiction with Revelation 22:5
This verse states there will be no need for light from lamps, contrasting with Acts 20:8 where many lamps were necessary for light.
Revelation 22:5: And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:5
Believers are called children of light and the day, which figuratively contradicts the need for physical light as noted in Acts 20:8.
1 Thessalonians 5:5: Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.