Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 5:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 5:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 5:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, this verse tells a story about a man named Theudas who tried to be important and got people to follow him, but when he died, his followers ran away and nothing he did mattered anymore. It's a way to show that following people who say they are special often doesn't work out well.

Acts 5:36: For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. [obeyed: or, believed]

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:12

This verse suggests certainty in the end of a way that appears right, contrasting with the implication in Acts 5:36 that human-led movements may fail.

Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:23

This verse shows that man's way is not in himself, implying reliance on God's guidance, contrary to Theudas relying on his own leadership in Acts 5:36.

Jeremiah 10:23: O LORD, I know that the way of man [is] not in himself: [it is] not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:26-27

These verses emphasize the fall of those who do not obey Christ's teachings, while Acts 5:36 references a person leading his own unsuccessful endeavor.

Matthew 7:26-27: And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

Contradiction with John 15:5

This verse emphasizes that without Jesus, nothing can be achieved, highlighting the futility of Theudas' actions in Acts 5:36 in not being aligned with Christ.

John 15:5: I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. [without me: or, severed from me]

Contradiction with Romans 8:31

This verse speaks of God being for us leading to victory, which contrasts with the failure of Theudas' group as described in Acts 5:36.

Romans 8:31: What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who [can be] against us?

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 3:11

This emphasizes the importance of Christ as the foundation, contradicting the man-led initiative in Acts 5:36 which did not endure.

1 Corinthians 3:11: For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Contradiction with 2 Timothy 3:9

Indicates that folly and actions not in truth will become evident, similar to the downfall of Theudas' following in Acts 5:36.

2 Timothy 3:9: But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was.

Contradiction with James 1:8

This verse describes a double-minded man as unstable, paralleling the instability of Theudas' following mentioned in Acts 5:36.

James 1:8: A double minded man [is] unstable in all his ways.
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