Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:12-13
Ezra 10:22 advocates for the separation from foreign spouses, while 1 Corinthians 7:12-13 encourages believers to remain with unbelieving spouses if they are willing to live together.
1 Corinthians 7:12-13: But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
Contradiction with Ruth 1:16-17
Ezra 10:22 supports the separation from foreign elements, whereas Ruth 1:16-17 illustrates embracing foreign relations, as Ruth's loyalty to Naomi leads to her integration into Israel.
Ruth 1:16-17: And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, [or] to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people [shall be] my people, and thy God my God: [Intreat...: or, Be not against me]
Contradiction with Galatians 3:28
Ezra 10:22 involves separation based on ethnicity and belief, whereas Galatians 3:28 emphasizes unity and the absence of division in Christ.
Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Contradiction with Matthew 19:6
In Ezra 10:22, marriages are dissolved to maintain religious purity, contradicting Matthew 19:6, which discourages separating those whom God has joined together.
Matthew 19:6: Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Contradiction with Romans 11:17-18
Ezra 10:22 suggests cutting off foreign affiliations, whereas Romans 11:17-18 uses the metaphor of grafting Gentiles into the olive tree, indicating inclusion.
Romans 11:17-18: And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; [among them: or, for them]