Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 7:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 7:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 7:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Hebrews, Jesus is like the best priest ever because He is perfect, pure, and always good, staying away from bad things and being higher than anything else in the sky. He is the perfect helper who connects us with God.

Hebrews 7:26: For such an high priest became us, [who is] holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

This verse states "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God," which contradicts Hebrews 7:26's claim of a high priest who is "holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners."

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with 1 John 1:8

This verse mentions "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us," contrary to Hebrews 7:26 describing a sinless high priest.

1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Contradiction with Mark 10:18

This verse says, "And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God," contradicting the depiction of Jesus as "holy, harmless, undefiled" in Hebrews 7:26.

Mark 10:18: And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God.

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:3

This verse forecasts the suffering servant as "despised and rejected of men," which seems inconsistent with Hebrews 7:26's emphasis on being "separate from sinners."

Isaiah 53:3: He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. [we hid...: or, he hid as it were his face from us: Heb. as an hiding of faces from him, or, from us]

Contradiction with Matthew 27:46

Jesus' cry of "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" presents a contrast to the undisturbed, sinless depiction in Hebrews 7:26.

Matthew 27:46: And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
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