Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 25:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 25:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 25:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the storyteller of this book, a leader named Festus stayed with some people for about ten days. Then, he went to a place called Caesarea and asked for Paul to be brought to him because he wanted to listen to what Paul had to say.

Acts 25:6: And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought. [more...: or, as some copies read, no more than eight or ten days]

Contradiction with Proverbs 19:5

Acts 25:6 involves a precise legal proceeding, whereas Proverbs 19:5 warns against false witness, suggesting the perils of misleading justice.

Proverbs 19:5: A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape. [unpunished: Heb. held innocent]

Contradiction with Matthew 7:1

Acts 25:6 depicts a judgment scenario, while Matthew 7:1 advises against judging others.

Matthew 7:1: Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Contradiction with Romans 2:1

Acts 25:6 involves a judgment decision, contrasting with Romans 2:1, which condemns passing judgment while being guilty of similar deeds.

Romans 2:1: Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

Contradiction with John 7:24

Acts 25:6 recounts a legal judgment, whereas John 7:24 emphasizes judging righteously, not by appearance.

John 7:24: Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Contradiction with James 4:12

Acts 25:6 describes a legal judgment, but James 4:12 points out that only God is the lawgiver and judge.

James 4:12: There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
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