Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 22:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 22:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 22:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, when Paul asked God what he should do, God told him to get up and go to Damascus. There, God promised to tell Paul what plans He had for him.

Acts 22:10: And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:23

Suggests that man cannot direct his own steps, contrasting the idea of seeking personal direction from Jesus in Acts 22:10.

Jeremiah 10:23: O LORD, I know that the way of man [is] not in himself: [it is] not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:9

States that God directs a man’s steps, which could contradict the implication of seeking direction after asking "What shall I do, Lord?"

Proverbs 16:9: A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:34

Encourages not to worry about tomorrow, possibly contradicting the urgency to know what to do as seen in Acts 22:10.

Matthew 6:34: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 11:5

Implies that the works of God are beyond understanding, potentially contradicting the expectation of clear instructions requested in Acts 22:10.

Ecclesiastes 11:5: As thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit, [nor] how the bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
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