Contradictions Catalog of Acts 8:20
Acts 8:20 contradicts following 15 verses in the Bible. Check out Contradictions and Paradoxes of Acts 8:20 for quick understanding.
Acts 8:20: But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
| # | Contradicting Verse | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Genesis 23:9 | That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which [is] in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you. [as much...: Heb. full money] |
| 2. | Genesis 23:11 | Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that [is] therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead. |
| 3. | Genesis 23:15 | My lord, hearken unto me: the land [is worth] four hundred shekels of silver; what [is] that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. |
| 4. | Genesis 30:28 | And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give [it]. |
| 5. | Leviticus 7:8 | And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, [even] the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered. |
| 6. | Numbers 3:49 | And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites: |
| 7. | Numbers 3:50 | Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five [shekels], after the shekel of the sanctuary: |
| 8. | 1 Samuel 9:8 | And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: [that] will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way. [I have...: Heb. there is found in my hand] |
| 9. | 2 Kings 5:16 | But he said, [As] the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take [it]; but he refused. |
| 10. | Proverbs 11:4 | Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. |
| 11. | Proverbs 18:16 | A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. |
| 12. | Ezekiel 16:33 | They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom. [hirest: Heb. bribest] |
| 13. | Micah 3:11 | The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, [Is] not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us. [and say: Heb. saying] |
| 14. | Matthew 6:24 | No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. |
| 15. | 1 Timothy 6:10 | For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. [erred: or, been seduced] |
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