Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 7:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 7:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 7:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, God made a special promise with Abraham, which included a special sign called circumcision. This promise continued with Abraham’s family, including his son Isaac, grandson Jacob, and Jacob's twelve sons who started big families themselves.

Acts 7:8: And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so [Abraham] begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac [begat] Jacob; and Jacob [begat] the twelve patriarchs.

Contradiction with Genesis 17:10

This verse states that God establishes the covenant of circumcision with Abraham, which aligns with Acts 7:8, instead of contradicting it.

Genesis 17:10: This [is] my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

Contradiction with Galatians 5:2

This verse suggests that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing, opposing the importance assigned to circumcision in Acts 7:8.

Galatians 5:2: Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

Contradiction with Romans 2:29

This verse says that true circumcision is of the heart and spirit, not of the letter, which contrasts the physical covenant emphasized in Acts 7:8.

Romans 2:29: But he [is] a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision [is that] of the heart, in the spirit, [and] not in the letter; whose praise [is] not of men, but of God.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:18-19

These verses state that circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping God’s commandments is what matters, challenging the focus on the covenant of circumcision in Acts 7:8.

1 Corinthians 7:18-19: Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
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