Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 13:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 13:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 13:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, if the sore on the skin spreads after a priest has looked at it, the person must go back to the priest to be checked again. This is to make sure the person is okay and not sick.

Leviticus 13:7: But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again:

Contradiction with Matthew 8:3

Jesus heals a leper immediately, whereas Leviticus 13:7 outlines a process for diagnosing leprosy over time.

Matthew 8:3: And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Contradiction with Mark 1:40-42

A leper is cleansed by Jesus through a word and touch, contrasting with the lengthy examination process for leprosy 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 ten lepers to show themselves to the priest for cleansing, bypassing the detailed assessment protocol prescribed in Leviticus.

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 9:1-3

Jesus heals a man born blind, defying the notion of prolonged isolation and examination indicated in Leviticus for skin conditions like leprosy.

John 9:1-3: And as [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man which was blind from [his] birth.

Contradiction with Acts 10:15

Peter is told that what God has cleansed, no man should call common, challenging the clean/unclean distinctions outlined in Leviticus, including health assessments.

Acts 10:15: And the voice [spake] unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17-18

Jesus speaks about fulfilling the law, which implies a shift from some of the practices dictated in Leviticus, including disease management procedures.

Matthew 5:17-18: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
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