Contradiction with Matthew 9:13
While Leviticus 21:6 emphasizes ritual purity and offering requirements, Matthew 9:13 highlights Jesus prioritizing mercy and compassion over sacrifice.
Matthew 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19
Jesus declares all foods clean, contradicting the strict dietary laws related to holiness in Leviticus.
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 Romans 3:28
Paul states that a person is justified by faith without the deeds of the law, in contrast to the emphasis on law observance in Leviticus 21:6.
Romans 3:28: Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Contradiction with Galatians 2:16
Emphasizes justification by faith in Christ, not by law, differing from the Leviticus focus on ritual observances for holiness.
Galatians 2:16: Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Contradiction with Colossians 2:16-17
Suggests that dietary laws and Sabbath observance are a shadow of things to come, pointing away from the ritualistic focus of Leviticus.
Colossians 2:16-17: 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]
Contradiction with Hebrews 10:1
Indicates that the law has only a shadow of good things to come, not the realities themselves, moving beyond the prescriptive rituals of Leviticus.
Hebrews 10:1: For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
Paradox #1
This verse talks about maintaining holiness and avoiding defilement, specifically for priests. A contradiction might arise when this strict code of behavior conflicts with other biblical teachings about compassion and forgiveness. While the verse calls for the avoidance of certain people or situations to maintain purity, other parts of the Bible teach loving and accepting others, which could be seen as inconsistent with excluding or avoiding anyone.