Deuteronomy 23 in the early church
90 passages quote, allude to, or echo Deuteronomy 23, 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.
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Deuteronomy 23:1
No man with crushed or severed genitals may enter the assembly of the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:1 | Exhortation to the Greeks 2.25 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Deut 23:1 (23:2 LXX) | Miscellanies 3.15.99 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Deut 23:1 | On Prayer 20.1 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Deut 23:1 (23:2 LXX) | Commentary on Matthew 15.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Deut 23:1 | Preparation for the Gospel 8.7.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, low confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Deut 23:1 | History of the Arians 38 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 357 |
| Deut 23:1 | Letter 10, canons of the Roman synod to the bishops of Gaul, chapter 13 · Siricius, bishop of Rome | quotation, high confidence | 385 |
Deuteronomy 23:2
No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:2 | Exhortation to the Greeks 2.25 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Deut 23:2 | On Prayer 20.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Deut 23:2 | Book 5, section 21 · Sedulius | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 425-450 |
Deuteronomy 23:3
No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:3–4 | Against Marcion 4.24 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Deut 23:3 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 809 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Deut 23:3 | On Prayer 20.1 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Deut 23:3–8 | Demonstration 11.9 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Deut 23:3 | Homilies on the Psalms 59.4 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-378 |
| Deut 23:3 | Tractates on the Psalms 59.11 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Deut 23:3 | Oration 2.38 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Deut 23:3 | Oration 42.18 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Deut 23:3 | Letter 22.8 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Deut 23:3 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 48.26.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Deuteronomy 23:4
For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:4 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 809 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Deut 23:4 | Historia monachorum, chapter 21 · Rufinus of Aquileia | allusion, high confidence | Greek original ca. 394-395; Rufinus's Latin ca. 404-406 |
Deuteronomy 23:5
Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:5 | On the Life of Moses 421 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 385–395 |
Deuteronomy 23:6
You are not to seek peace or prosperity from them as long as you live.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:6 | On Not Agreeing with Heretics 2 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
Deuteronomy 23:7
Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:7 | Miscellanies 2.18.88 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Deut 23:7–8 | On First Principles 3.1.23 · Origen | echo, low confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Deut 23:7 | On Prayer 20.1 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Deut 23:7 | Homily on Luke 12 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–250 |
| Deut 23:7 | Homilies on Numbers 11.7 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 23:7 | Letter 121.8 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Deut 23:7 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.53.6 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Deut 23:7 | Apostolic Constitutions 7.2.3 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Deut 23:7 | The Conferences 5.19 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Deuteronomy 23:8
The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:8 | On Prayer 20.1 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Deut 23:8 | Homily on Luke 12 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–250 |
| Deut 23:8 | Homilies on Leviticus 5.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 23:8 | Homilies on Numbers 11.7 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 23:8 | Prophetic Extracts 4.11 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, low confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
Deuteronomy 23:10
If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he must leave the camp and stay outside.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:10 | The Conferences 12.2 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Deut 23:10 | The Conferences 22.5 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Deuteronomy 23:11
When evening approaches, he must wash with water, and when the sun sets he may return to the camp.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:11 | Homilies on Matthew 51.3 · John Chrysostom | allusion, low confidence | ca. 390 |
| Deut 23:11 | The Conferences 12.2 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Deut 23:11 | The Conferences 22.5 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Deuteronomy 23:12
You must have a place outside the camp to go and relieve yourself.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:12–14 | Refutation of All Heresies 9.25.3 · Hippolytus of Rome | echo, medium confidence | ca. 222–235 |
Deuteronomy 23:13
And you must have a digging tool in your equipment so that when you relieve yourself you can dig a hole and cover up your excrement.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:13 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.3.17 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
Deuteronomy 23:14
For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:14 | Sermon 68 · Peter Chrysologus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 425-450 |
Deuteronomy 23:15
Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:15 | Miscellanies 2.18.91 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Deut 23:15 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXIV (on Deut 19–23) · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 23:15–18 | Deuteronomy, lines 103–127 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
Deuteronomy 23:16
Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not oppress him.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:16 | Miscellanies 2.18.91 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
Deuteronomy 23:17
No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:17 (23:18 LXX) | The Instructor 3.3.20 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Deut 23:17 (23:18 LXX) | On Modesty 9 · Tertullian | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 210–220 |
| Deut 23:17 | Against Celsus 4.31 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 248 |
| Deut 23:17 | On Not Agreeing with Heretics 2 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Deut 23:17 (23:18 LXX) | Letter 21.3 · Jerome | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Deut 23:17–18 (23:18-Deut LXX) | Apostolic Constitutions 6.28.4 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Deut 23:17 | Apostolic Constitutions 7.2.9 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Deut 23:17 | On Man's Perfection in Righteousness 20 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 415 |
Deuteronomy 23:18
You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:18 | Miscellanies 1.1.9 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Deut 23:18 | Miscellanies 1.1.10 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Deut 23:18 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXIV (on Deut 19–23) · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 23:18 | Oration 4.28 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Deut 23:18 | Question 43, section 3 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, low confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Deut 23:18 | Apostolic Constitutions 3.7.7 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Deut 23:18 | Apostolic Constitutions 4.6.4 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Deut 23:18 | Apostolic Constitutions 4.7.1 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
Deuteronomy 23:19
Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:19 | Miscellanies 2.18.84 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Deut 23:19 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXIV (on Deut 19–23) · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 23:19 | To Quirinus 3.48 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Deut 23:19 | Preparation for the Gospel 8.8.42 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Deut 23:19 (23:20 LXX) | Homilies on the Psalms 14.7 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-378 |
| Deut 23:19 | On Tobit 7 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 380-390 |
| Deut 23:19 | On Tobit 48 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
| Deut 23:19 | On Tobit 49 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
| Deut 23:19 | Homilies on Matthew 56.6 · John Chrysostom | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 390 |
| Deut 23:19 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 36.62.2 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Deuteronomy 23:20
You may charge a foreigner interest, but not your brother, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything to which you put your hand in the land that you are entering to possess.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:20 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXIV (on Deut 19–23) · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 23:20 | On Tobit 48 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
| Deut 23:20 | On Tobit 51 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
Deuteronomy 23:21
If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:21 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXIV (on Deut 19–23) · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 23:21–23 | To Quirinus 3.30 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Deut 23:21 | Preparation for the Gospel 8.7.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, low confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Deut 23:21 | Letter 148.30 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Deut 23:21 | On Cain and Abel 1.25 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 375-378 |
| Deut 23:21 | The Lord's Sermon on the Mount 1.17 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, low confidence | ca. 393–396 |
Deuteronomy 23:24
When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, but you must not put any in your basket.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:24 (23:25 LXX) | Preparation for the Gospel 13.21.13 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Deut 23:24 | On the Work of Monks 28 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 400–401 |
| Deut 23:24–25 | Deuteronomy, lines 103–127 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
Deuteronomy 23:25
When you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you must not put a sickle to your neighbor’s grain.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 23:25 (23:26 LXX) | Preparation for the Gospel 13.21.13 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Deut 23:25 | On the Work of Monks 28 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 400–401 |