Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 2:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 2:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 2:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, people from different places like Crete and Arabia were amazed because they heard others speaking in their own languages about the great things God had done. This showed that God's message is for everyone, no matter where they come from.

Acts 2:11: Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

Contradiction with Genesis 11:7-9

This verse describes the confusion of languages at Babel, whereas Acts 2:11 illustrates understanding through different languages.

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 14:22

This verse states that tongues are a sign for unbelievers, contrasting Acts 2:11 where believers understand the message.

1 Corinthians 14:22: Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying [serveth] not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.

Contradiction with Matthew 13:13

In this verse, people hear but do not understand, unlike in Acts 2:11 where comprehension occurs.

Matthew 13:13: Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

Contradiction with Isaiah 28:11-12

This passage speaks of God communicating through foreign tongues as a judgment, contrary to the positive revelation in Acts 2:11.

Isaiah 28:11-12: For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. [stammering...: Heb. stammerings of lip] [will...: or, he hath spoken]
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