Contradiction with Exodus 20:14
This verse states, "Thou shalt not commit adultery," which emphasizes the sanctity of marriage, potentially conflicting with the idea of a virgin conception.
Exodus 20:14: Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:1-2
Advises that to avoid fornication, every man should have his own wife, indicating the usual course for conception.
1 Corinthians 7:1-2: Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman.
Contradiction with Genesis 2:24
Declares that a man shall leave his parents and cleave to his wife for procreation, contrasting with the virgin birth narrative.
Genesis 2:24: Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Contradiction with Matthew 1:19
Joseph, being a just man, considered putting Mary away privately upon learning of her pregnancy, indicating social norms regarding conception were expected to be followed.
Matthew 1:19: Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man], and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.