Deuteronomy 15 in the early church
46 passages quote, allude to, or echo Deuteronomy 15, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 1 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 11 · 12 · 17 · 19
Deuteronomy 15:1
At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 15:1 | On Prayer 27.14 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Deut 15:1 | On the Making of the World 8 · Victorinus of Pettau | allusion, high confidence | late 3rd century |
| Deut 15:1–2 | Tractates on the Psalms 118.5.6 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Deut 15:1–12 | Against Jovinianus 2.18 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | 393 |
| Deut 15:1–2 | Sermon 139 · Peter Chrysologus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Deut 15:1–2 | Part 2, chapter 1 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Deuteronomy 15:2
This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 15:2 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXIII · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 15:2 | Against Marcion 4.17 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Deut 15:2 | Exposition of Psalm 118 5.10.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
Deuteronomy 15:4
There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 15:4 | Against Marcion 4.16 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
Deuteronomy 15:6
When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 15:6 | Homilies on Psalms 36-38 4.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 15:6 | Against Celsus 7.18 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Deut 15:6 | Against Celsus 7.19 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Deut 15:6 | Against Celsus 7.21 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Deut 15:6 | Against Celsus 7.23 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Deut 15:6 | On Tobit 59 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
| Deut 15:6 | On Tobit 61 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
| Deut 15:6 | On Tobit 62 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
| Deut 15:6 | On Jacob and the Happy Life 2.12 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-390 |
| Deut 15:6 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 36.62.3 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Deuteronomy 15:7
If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 15:7 | Against Marcion 4.16 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
Deuteronomy 15:8
Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 15:8 | Against Marcion 4.16 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
Deuteronomy 15:9
Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 15:9 | PG 12:1593 (Ps 118 LXX) · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Deut 15:9 | On Prayer 10.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Deut 15:9 | Homilies 3.0 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Deut 15:9 | Homilies 3.1 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Deut 15:9 | On the Duties of the Clergy 2.19 · Ambrose | echo, low confidence | ca. 386–390 |
| Deut 15:9 | Exposition of Psalm 118 2.13.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Deut 15:9 | Exposition of Psalm 118 7.13.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Deut 15:9 | Exposition of Psalm 118 10.10.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Deut 15:9 | Hexameron (Exameron) 6.39 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Deut 15:9 | Hexameron (Exameron) 6.42 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Deut 15:9 | Hexameron (Exameron) 6.50 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Deut 15:9 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 45.4.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Deut 15:9 | Homily 2 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 390–394 |
Deuteronomy 15:11
For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 15:11 | Demonstration 20.2 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
Deuteronomy 15:12
If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 15:12 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXIII · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 15:12 | Homilies on Joshua 10.3 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 15:12 | Against Celsus 5.43 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 248 |
| Deut 15:12 | Against Helvidius 16 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383 |
Deuteronomy 15:17
then take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he will become your servant for life. And treat your maidservant the same way.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 15:17 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXIII · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 15:17 | Homilies on Joshua 10.3 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
Deuteronomy 15:19
You must set apart to the LORD your God every firstborn male produced by your herds and flocks. You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work, nor are you to shear the firstborn of your flock.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 15:19 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXIII · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 15:19 | Homilies on Leviticus 11.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 15:19 | Homilies on Numbers 24.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 15:19–20 | Demonstration of the Gospel 1.3.19 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |