Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 28:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 28:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 28:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, this verse means that people were learning about God's kingdom and Jesus with great courage and nobody stopped them from sharing what they knew. It's like telling a really important and happy story that everyone needs to hear.

Acts 28:31: Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:19

Contradiction regarding emphasis on baptism which is not mentioned in Acts 28:31.

Matthew 28:19: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: [teach...: or, make disciples, or, Christians of all nations]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:5

Contradiction about public preaching versus praying in private, as encouraged in Acts 28:31.

Matthew 6:5: And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Contradiction with John 18:36

Contradiction regarding the nature of God's kingdom; Acts 28:31 discusses it openly, whereas John emphasizes a spiritual kingdom.

John 18:36: Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:12

Contradiction on who should preach, Acts 28:31 involves open proclamation while Timothy restricts women from teaching.

1 Timothy 2:12: But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
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