Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 3:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 3:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 3:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, God honored Jesus, even though the people had let him be taken away and said he wasn't special, even when Pilate wanted to set him free. God, who took care of people like Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, showed that Jesus was very important.

Acts 3:13: The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let [him] go.

Contradiction with John 1:1

Acts 3:13 mentions God raising Jesus, but John 1:1 states Jesus is God, suggesting He wouldn’t need God to raise Him.

John 1:1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Contradiction with John 10:30

Acts 3:13 separates the identities of God and Jesus, while John 10:30 states that Jesus and the Father are one.

John 10:30: I and [my] Father are one.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:9

Acts 3:13 presents God and Jesus distinctly, whereas Colossians 2:9 claims all the fullness of the Godhead dwells in Jesus.

Colossians 2:9: For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

Contradiction with Philippians 2:6

Acts 3:13 distinguishes Jesus from God, while Philippians 2:6 implies equality with God.

Philippians 2:6: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

Contradiction with Isaiah 9:6

Acts 3:13 distinguishes Jesus from God, yet Isaiah 9:6 refers to Jesus as the "Mighty God," implying He's not separate from God.

Isaiah 9:6: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Contradiction with Hebrews 1:8

Acts 3:13 separates titles, while Hebrews 1:8 refers to Jesus as God Himself.

Hebrews 1:8: But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom. [righteousness: Gr. rightness, or, straightness]

Contradiction with Revelation 1:8

Acts 3:13 distinguishes God and Jesus, yet Revelation 1:8 describes Jesus with titles of God, like the "Almighty."

Revelation 1:8: I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

Contradiction with John 5:18

Acts 3:13 makes a distinct God-Jesus separation; however, John 5:18 describes Jesus making Himself equal with God.

John 5:18: Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
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