Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 3:3

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

According to Luke, the man saw Peter and John going into the temple and asked them for money because he couldn't work. He hoped they would help him because he needed help to live.

Acts 3:3: Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:42

Acts 3:3 mentions a request for alms, whereas Matthew 5:42 encourages giving to those who ask without hesitation.

Matthew 5:42: Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Contradiction with James 2:16

James stresses addressing physical needs, while Acts 3:3 does not depict immediate assistance, indicating a potential contradiction in urgency to help.

James 2:16: And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be [ye] warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what [doth it] profit?

Contradiction with Luke 6:30

Luke advises giving to everyone who asks, contrasting with Acts 3:3 where Peter and John do not immediately fulfill the request.

Luke 6:30: Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask [them] not again.
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