Contradiction with Psalm 146:4
This verse mentions that thoughts perish at death, contradicting the emotional response and miraculous raising of Lazarus.
Psalm 146:4: His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5
States the dead know nothing, contradicting the interaction and conversation Jesus has with the dead Lazarus.
Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Contradiction with Job 14:12
Indicates that the dead will not rise until the heavens are no more, opposing the immediate resurrection of Lazarus.
Job 14:12: So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
Contradiction with Acts 2:29-34
Refers to David’s body remaining in the tomb and not ascending to heaven immediately, suggesting a different understanding of resurrection timing.
Acts 2:29-34: Men [and] brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. [let me: or, I may]