Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 9:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 9:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 9:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the author of the book, Peter tells a man named Aeneas that Jesus has healed him, and Aeneas stands up right away. This shows that through faith in Jesus, people can be made well.

Acts 9:34: And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.

Contradiction with James 5:14-15

These verses suggest that healing comes through the prayers of the elders and faith, whereas Acts 9:34 attributes the healing directly to Jesus Christ through Peter.

James 5:14-15: Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 16:12-13

These verses imply that Asa was condemned for seeking physicians rather than God for healing, while Acts 9:34 highlights divine healing without human medical intervention.

2 Chronicles 16:12-13: And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease [was] exceeding [great]: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.

Contradiction with Mark 6:5-6

These verses indicate that Jesus could do no mighty works in Nazareth due to unbelief, contradicting Acts 9:34 where faith or belief is not directly mentioned as a condition for healing.

Mark 6:5-6: And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed [them].

Contradiction with 2 Kings 20:1-7

Here, Hezekiah's healing involves both prayer and a medicinal remedy (a fig poultice), contrasting with the instant healing in Acts 9:34 with a simple command through Peter.

2 Kings 20:1-7: In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. [Set...: Heb. Give charge concerning thine house]
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