Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 27:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 27:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 27:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, because the place they were in wasn't good for staying during winter, most people thought it was better to try to sail to a safer harbor called Phenice in Crete. They hoped it would be a nicer place to stay when it got cold.

Acts 27:12: And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, [and there] to winter; [which is] an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

This verse emphasizes trusting in the Lord instead of one's understanding, whereas Acts 27:12 involves relying on human judgment for a decision.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

This verse describes the heart as deceitful, contrasting with the reliance on human reasoning in Acts 27:12.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

These verses highlight God's ways and thoughts as higher than human ways, opposing the sailors' decision based on their own reasoning in Acts 27:12.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with James 4:13-14

These verses caution against making plans without acknowledging God's will, which contradicts the human decision-making depicted in Acts 27:12.

James 4:13-14: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:12

This verse warns there is a way that seems right to a person but ends in death, contrasting with the decision-making seen in Acts 27:12.

Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.
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