Contradiction with Leviticus 11:44
This verse speaks of sanctification and being holy, while Ezra 6:20 discusses purification for Passover, focusing on ritual cleaning rather than general holiness.
Leviticus 11:44: For I [am] the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I [am] holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:31-34
This verse speaks of a new covenant where the law is written in hearts, contrasting with Ezra 6:20's emphasis on external purification rituals for the Passover.
Jeremiah 31:31-34: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19
These verses declare all foods clean, contradicting with the purification and separation mentioned in Ezra 6:20 for Passover observance.
Mark 7:18-19: Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
Contradiction with Hebrews 10:1-4
This passage notes that the law, including rituals, is a shadow of good things to come and cannot perfect worshippers, which contrasts with the detailed purification of priests in Ezra 6:20.
Hebrews 10:1-4: For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
Contradiction with Matthew 15:11
This verse states that what goes into the mouth does not defile, in contrast to Ezra 6:20, which involves purification rituals for the Passover meal.
Matthew 15:11: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.