Zechariah 8 in the early church
[Vulgate: Zacharias]
25 passages quote, allude to, or echo Zechariah 8, 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: 2 · 5 · 10 · 16 · 17 · 19 · 22 · 23
Zechariah 8:2
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I am jealous for Zion with great zeal; I am jealous for her with great fervor.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zech 8:2 | Exposition of Psalm 118 18.15.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
Zechariah 8:5
And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing there.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zech 8:5 | Against Jovinianus 1.30 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | 393 |
Zechariah 8:10
For before those days neither man nor beast received wages, nor was there safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I had turned every man against his neighbor.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zech 8:10 | Demonstration 14.31 · Aphrahat | allusion, medium confidence | 337-345 |
Zechariah 8:16
These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zech 8:16 | Against Heresies 4.17.3 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Zech 8:16 | Against Marcion 4.29 · Tertullian | quotation, medium confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Zech 8:16 | Against Marcion 5.18 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Zech 8:16–17 | On Saint Athanasius 1.37 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Zech 8:16 | Commentary on Ephesians 4.25 · Marius Victorinus | allusion, low confidence | ca. 360–363 |
| Zech 8:16 | Commentary on Ephesians 4:25 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Zech 8:16–17 | Tractates on Matthew 7.3 · Chromatius of Aquileia | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 388–407 |
| Zech 8:16 | Apology against Jerome 2.1 · Rufinus of Aquileia | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 401 |
Zechariah 8:17
do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zech 8:17 | Epistle of Barnabas 2.8 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Zech 8:17 | The Instructor 3.12.91 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Zech 8:17 | The Instructor 3.12.92 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Zech 8:17 | Against Heresies 4.17.3 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Zech 8:17 | Against Heresies 4.36.2 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Zech 8:17 | Against Marcion 4.16 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Zech 8:17 | PG 12:1147 (Ps 4 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Zech 8:17 | On Prayer 9.3 · Origen | allusion, low confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Zech 8:17 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.53.8 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
Zechariah 8:19
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore you are to love both truth and peace.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zech 8:19 | On Saint Athanasius 1.37 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Zech 8:19 | Letter 100.5 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Zech 8:19 | Book of Heresies 149.1 · Philastrius of Brescia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380s |
Zechariah 8:22
And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zech 8:22 | Demonstration 16.1 · Aphrahat | quotation, medium confidence | 337-345 |
Zechariah 8:23
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zech 8:23 | Letter 10, canons of the Roman synod to the bishops of Gaul, chapter 20 · Siricius, bishop of Rome | echo, low confidence | 385 |