Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 2:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 2:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 2:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the people were all together in one place because it was a special day called Pentecost. They all felt the same excitement and were waiting for something amazing to happen.

Acts 2:1: And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

Contradiction with Genesis 11:7-9

Contradicts the unity and understanding in Acts 2:1 by describing the confusion and scattering of people with different languages at the Tower of Babel.

Genesis 11:7-9: Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

Suggests God is not the author of confusion, contrasting with the potential for confusion due to the diverse languages spoken in Acts 2.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]

Contradiction with Matthew 28:19

Emphasizes the command to go forth and teach all nations, which can contrast with the gathering in one place in Acts 2:1.

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 1 Corinthians 1:10

Calls for no divisions but being perfectly joined together, contrasting with the initial diverse and divided languages before the Holy Spirit’s unification in Acts 2.

1 Corinthians 1:10: Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. [divisions: Gr. schisms]

Contradiction with Genesis 11:1

States the whole earth had one language, which contrasts with the many languages spoken in Acts 2 until the Holy Spirit's intervention.

Genesis 11:1: And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. [language: Heb. lip.] [speech: Heb. words]
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