Contradiction with Romans 3:23
Contradicts the idea of Barnabas being "a good man" by stating that "all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9
Contradicts the notion of anyone being inherently "good" by saying that "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked."
Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20
States that "there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not," contradicting the description of Barnabas as a "good man."
Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Contradiction with Matthew 19:17
Jesus says "there is none good but one, that is, God," which contradicts the claim that Barnabas was a "good man."
Matthew 19:17: And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6
Contradicts by referring to all our righteous acts as "filthy rags," challenging the virtue attributed to Barnabas.
Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.