Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 8:14

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According to Luke, the writer of Acts, when the friends of Jesus in Jerusalem heard that the people in Samaria believed in God's message, they sent Peter and John to go and help them. This shows how important it was to share God's love with everyone.

Acts 8:14: Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

Contradiction with Matthew 10:5-6

Jesus instructs the disciples to avoid Gentile and Samaritan towns, contradicting the acceptance of the Samaritans in Acts 8:14.

Matthew 10:5-6: These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not:

Contradiction with John 4:9

The Samaritan woman points out Jewish refusal to associate with Samaritans, contrasting with the acceptance seen in Acts 8:14.

John 4:9: Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 17:24

The introduction of foreign peoples to Samaria leading to mixed worship practices contrasts with the unified Christian message in Acts 8:14.

2 Kings 17:24: And the king of Assyria brought [men] from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed [them] in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
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