Original sentence: A contradiction in the details of the account of Paul's revelatory vision given in Acts has been the subject of much debate.By contrast, Catholic translations and older Protestant translations preserve the contradiction in Acts 22:9, while many modern Protestant translations such as the New International Version (NIV) do not:.The two passages each describe the experience of Paul's traveling companions during the revelation, with Acts 9:7 (the author's description of the event) stating that Paul's traveling companions heard the voice that spoke to him; and Acts 22:9 (the author's quotation of Paul's own words) stating they did not
Edited sentence: An apparent contradiction in the details of the account of Paul's revelatory vision given in Acts has been the subject of much debate.By contrast, Catholic translations and older Protestant translations preserve the apparent contradiction in Acts 22:9, while many modern Protestant translations such as the New International Version (NIV) do not:.The two passages each describe the experience of Paul's traveling companions during the revelation, with Acts 9:7 (the author's description of the event) stating that Paul's traveling companions heard the voice that spoke to him; and Acts 22:9 (the author's quotation of Paul's own words) traditionally stating they did not