Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 23:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 23:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 23:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Paul is telling everyone that he has tried to do what he believes is right and good in the eyes of God his whole life. He wants the people to know that he has always listened to his heart and tried to be a good person.

Acts 23:1: And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men [and] brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

This verse suggests the heart is deceitful, in contrast to Acts 23:1 where Paul claims to have lived in good conscience.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

This verse states that all have sinned, conflicting with Paul’s claim to a good conscience.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with 1 John 1:8

This verse says if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, which contrasts with Paul's assertion of living with a good conscience.

1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

This verse claims there is no righteous man who does good and never sins, opposing Paul’s statement of living in good conscience.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Contradiction with Proverbs 20:9

This verse questions who can say they have made their heart pure, conflicting with the notion of living in good conscience mentioned in Acts 23:1.

Proverbs 20:9: Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
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