Deuteronomy 16 in the early church
69 passages quote, allude to, or echo Deuteronomy 16, 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 16:1
Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 16:1–2 | Demonstration of the Gospel 1.3.20 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Deut 16:1 | Exposition of Psalm 118 16.39.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Deut 16:1 | Letter 55.5 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Deut 16:1–8 | Deuteronomy, lines 53–77 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, medium confidence | early 5th cent. |
Deuteronomy 16:2
You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 16:2 | Homilies on Numbers 28.4 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 16:2 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 9 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
| Deut 16:2 | Commentary on Romans 6.7 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
Deuteronomy 16:3
You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 16:3 | Homilies on Numbers 23.10 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 16:3 | Homilies on Psalms 36-38 1.3 · Origen | echo, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 16:3 | Homilies on Psalms 36-38 6.5 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 16:3 | Against Celsus 8.23 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
Deuteronomy 16:5
You are not to sacrifice the Passover animal in any of the towns that the LORD your God is giving you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 16:5 | Dialogue with Trypho 40.2 · Justin Martyr | allusion, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Deut 16:5 | Against Heresies 4.10.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Deut 16:5–6 | Fragment 30 on John 2:13 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 226-254 |
| Deut 16:5 | Commentary on Romans 2.13 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Deut 16:5–7 | Demonstration of the Gospel 1.3.21 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Deut 16:5–6 | On the Paschal Feast 5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 325–337 |
| Deut 16:5–6 | On the Paschal Feast 9 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 325–337 |
| Deut 16:5–6 | Demonstration 12.2 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Deut 16:5–6 | Letter 52.10 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Deuteronomy 16:6
You must only offer the Passover sacrifice at the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name. Do this in the evening as the sun sets, at the same time you departed from Egypt.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 16:6 | Dialogue with Trypho 40.2 · Justin Martyr | allusion, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Deut 16:6 | Against Heresies 4.10.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Deut 16:6 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXIII · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 16:6 | Homilies on Joshua 26.3 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 16:6 | Exposition of Psalm 118 16.39.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
Deuteronomy 16:9
You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 16:9 | Homilies on Leviticus 9.5 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 16:9–10 | Demonstration of the Gospel 1.3.22 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Deut 16:9 | On the Paschal Feast 4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 325–337 |
| Deut 16:9 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 51.31.5 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374-377 |
Deuteronomy 16:10
And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 16:10 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 51.31.5 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, medium confidence | 374-377 |
Deuteronomy 16:11
and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 16:11 | Demonstration of the Gospel 1.3.23 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
Deuteronomy 16:13
You are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 16:13 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXIII · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 16:13 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 807 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Deut 16:13–15 | Demonstration of the Gospel 1.3.24 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
Deuteronomy 16:14
And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 16:14 | Demonstration 12.2 · Aphrahat | quotation, medium confidence | 337-345 |
Deuteronomy 16:16
Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 16:16 | Against Heresies 4.18.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Deut 16:16 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 807 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Deut 16:16 | Homilies on Joshua 2.1 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 16:16 | Homilies on Leviticus 10.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 16:16 | Homilies on Leviticus 16.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 16:16 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 9 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
| Deut 16:16 | Commentary on Matthew 14.19 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Deut 16:16 | Commentary on Romans 6.7 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Deut 16:16 | Demonstration of the Gospel 1.3.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Deut 16:16 | Demonstration of the Gospel 1.3.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Deut 16:16 | Question 46, section 10 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Deut 16:16 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 10.1.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374-377 |
| Deut 16:16 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 29.8.1 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374-377 |
| Deut 16:16 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.36.6 · Anonymous | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 380 |
| Deut 16:16 | Exposition of Psalm 118 8.22.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Deut 16:16 | Exposition of Psalm 118 20.54.1 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Deut 16:16 | Exposition of Psalm 118 20.54.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Deut 16:16 | Letters 34.7 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Deuteronomy 16:18
You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 16:18 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXIII · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 16:18–19 | Demonstration 14.5 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
Deuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 16:19 | The Instructor 3.12.91 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Deut 16:19 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXIII · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 16:19 | Instructions 1.31 · Commodian | allusion, medium confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
| Deut 16:19–20 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.9.2 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
Deuteronomy 16:20
Pursue justice, and justice alone, so that you may live, and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 16:20 | Fragments on Luke, column 315 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Deut 16:20 | Fragment 84 on John 11:51 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 226-254 |
| Deut 16:20 | Commentary on John 28.102 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Deut 16:20 | Commentary on John 28.103 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Deut 16:20 | Homily on Luke 2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–250 |
| Deut 16:20 | Homilies on Numbers 11.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 16:20 | Homilies on the Psalms 14.1 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-378 |
| Deut 16:20 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.5.2 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Deut 16:20 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.47.3 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
Deuteronomy 16:21
Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 16:21 | Homilies on Jeremiah 4.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |