Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 2:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 2:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 2:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

Are the Actions of the Spirit Confusing or Controlled?

Learn how Acts 2:13 contradicts 1 Corinthians 14:33, Ephesians 5:18, Galatians 5:22-23, 1 Thessalonians 5:7-8 and Titus 2:6

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According to Luke, some people were making fun of the disciples by saying they were acting silly because they had drunk too much new wine. They didn't understand that the disciples were actually filled with the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2:13: Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

This verse states God is not the author of confusion, contradicting the mocking accusation of drunkenness in Acts 2:13.

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 Ephesians 5:18

This verse advises against being drunk, implying such behavior is not fitting for believers, contrasting the mocking in Acts 2:13.

Ephesians 5:18: And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

Contradiction with Galatians 5:22-23

These verses describe the fruit of the Spirit, including self-control, which contradicts the accusation of drunken behavior in Acts 2:13.

Galatians 5:22-23: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:7-8

These verses contrast drunkenness with sobriety, challenging the idea that the apostles would be drunk as suggested in Acts 2:13.

1 Thessalonians 5:7-8: For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

Contradiction with Titus 2:6

This verse encourages young men to be sober-minded, opposing the mockers' suggestion in Acts 2:13 that the apostles were drunk.

Titus 2:6: Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. [sober...: or, discreet]
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