Deuteronomy 26 in the early church
9 passages quote, allude to, or echo Deuteronomy 26, 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: 5 · 8 · 12 · 13 · 17 · 18
Deuteronomy 26:5
and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 26:5 | Question 108, section 7 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–384 |
Deuteronomy 26:8
Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 26:8 | Demonstration 19.1 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Deut 26:8 | Oration 42.5 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Deut 26:8 | Tractates 2.22.3 · Zeno of Verona | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362-380 |
Deuteronomy 26:12
When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 26:12 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXV (on Deut 24–26) · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 26:12 | Apostolic Constitutions 7.29.2 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380 |
Deuteronomy 26:13
Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 26:13 | Homilies on Leviticus 9.5 · Origen | echo, low confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
Deuteronomy 26:17
Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 26:17 | Miscellanies 2.19.98 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
Deuteronomy 26:18
And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 26:18 | Miscellanies 2.19.98 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |