Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 8:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 8:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 8:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, who wrote the book of Acts, this verse is about Jesus being treated unfairly and not judged correctly. It also means that Jesus died, but it was part of God’s special plan.

Acts 8:33: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:3

This verse describes the suffering servant as "despised and rejected of men," implying a life of sorrow and grief, contrasting with the glorification or exaltation suggested in interpretations of Acts 8:33.

Isaiah 53:3: He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. [we hid...: or, he hid as it were his face from us: Heb. as an hiding of faces from him, or, from us]

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:12

This verse talks about the servant being "numbered with the transgressors," and bearing the sins of many, which contrasts with the notion of humility and submissiveness inferred in Acts 8:33.

Isaiah 53:12: Therefore will I divide him [a portion] with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Contradiction with Philippians 2:9

This verse states that God highly exalted him and gave him a name above every name, which contrasts with the idea of humiliation and lack of justice described in Acts 8:33.

Philippians 2:9: Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

Contradiction with John 19:30

This verse recounts Jesus saying "It is finished," indicating the completion of his mission and triumph, which contrasts with the unjust treatment and humility highlighted in Acts 8:33.

John 19:30: When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

Contradiction with Psalm 22:6-7

These verses express extreme humiliation, describing the speaker as a worm and scorned by everyone, which contradicts the esteemed portrayal of the servant’s outcome implied in Acts 8:33.

Psalm 22:6-7: But I [am] a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
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