Contradiction with Matthew 8:2-3
This verse shows Jesus healing a leper, contradicting the Levitical laws that required isolation and priestly examination for cleansing.
Matthew 8:2-3: And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Contradiction with Mark 1:40-42
This account of Jesus healing a leper by touch contradicts the isolation procedures outlined in Leviticus.
Mark 1:40-42: And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Contradiction with Luke 17:12-14
Jesus instructs lepers to show themselves to priests after healing them, indicating a bypass of traditional isolation.
Luke 17:12-14: And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
Contradiction with John 9:14
Jesus heals on the Sabbath, contravening the Sabbath laws similarly to how leprosy laws are upended by direct healing.
John 9:14: And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
Contradiction with Acts 10:15
"What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common," challenges strict purity laws, including those regarding leprosy.
Acts 10:15: And the voice [spake] unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.
Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13
Declares the old covenant obsolete, which includes Levitical laws about leprosy.
Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.
Contradiction with Galatians 3:23-25
Suggests that the law, including Leviticus, was a tutor to bring people to Christ, not a permanent fixture.
Galatians 3:23-25: But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
Contradiction with Romans 10:4
Indicates that Christ is the end of the law for righteousness, thus superseding Levitical laws.
Romans 10:4: For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.