Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 14:47

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 14:47 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 14:47. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, if someone sleeps or eats in a house that is not clean, they need to wash their clothes. This is to make sure they stay safe and healthy.

Leviticus 14:47: And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.

Contradiction with Acts 10:15

This verse states that what God has cleansed should not be called unclean, contradicting the strict purity regulations in Leviticus 14:47.

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

Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19

These verses imply that nothing outside a person can defile them, which contradicts the emphasis on physical cleanness in Leviticus 14:47.

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 Matthew 15:11

Here it is stated that what goes into the mouth does not defile a person, but what comes out, contradicting the focus on external purity in Leviticus 14:47.

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.

Contradiction with Romans 14:14

This verse explains that nothing is unclean in itself, contradicting the Levitical laws on uncleanness.

Romans 14:14: I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that [there is] nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him [it is] unclean. [unclean: Gr. common]

Contradiction with Colossians 2:16

This verse advises not to let anyone judge you by matters of food and drink, or regarding a festival, which contrasts with the strict judgment of cleanness in Leviticus 14:47.

Colossians 2:16: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]: [in meat...: or, for eating and drinking] [respect: or, part]
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