Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 5:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 5:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 5:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, this verse tells us about a surprising event where jail workers found the prison doors locked tight with guards standing outside, but the people who were supposed to be inside were gone. It's as if someone disappeared into thin air even though the doors were shut.

Acts 5:23: Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:6

This verse mentions that Jesus is not in the tomb, contrasting with Acts 5:23 where it is noted that the prisoners were missing despite the secured jail.

Matthew 28:6: He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

Contradiction with John 20:19

This verse describes Jesus appearing in a locked room, suggesting a miraculous entry/exit similar to Acts 5:23, where locked doors did not confine the apostles.

John 20:19: Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.
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