Deuteronomy 19 in the early church
83 passages quote, allude to, or echo Deuteronomy 19, 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: 4 · 10 · 11 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21
Deuteronomy 19:4
Now this is the situation regarding the manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally, without intending to harm him:
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 19:4–5 | Hexameron (Exameron) 1.31 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-390 |
Deuteronomy 19:10
Thus innocent blood will not be shed in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 19:10 | Demonstration 3.4 · Aphrahat | quotation, medium confidence | 337-345 |
Deuteronomy 19:11
If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 19:11–13 | On Saint Athanasius 1.7 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
Deuteronomy 19:13
You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 19:13 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.42.6 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Deut 19:13 | Exposition of Psalm 118 8.26.1 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386-397 |
Deuteronomy 19:14
You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 19:14 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 807 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Deut 19:14 | Church History 7.7.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Deut 19:14 | Preparation for the Gospel 12.38.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Deut 19:14 | Oration 16.18 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Deut 19:14 | Apostolic Constitutions 1.1.5 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Deut 19:14 | Canon 11 · Anonymous | allusion, low confidence | 390 |
| Deut 19:14 | Letter 40, chapter 1 · Innocent I, bishop of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | 401–417 |
Deuteronomy 19:15
A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Deuteronomy 19:16
If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 19:16 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 807 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Deut 19:16 | Homilies on Exodus 10.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 19:16 | Homilies on Exodus 10.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
Deuteronomy 19:17
both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 19:17 | Homilies on Exodus 10.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 19:17 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.47.2 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
Deuteronomy 19:18
The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 19:18 | Homilies on Exodus 10.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 19:18 | Homilies on Exodus 10.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 19:18 | Questions on Deuteronomy 33 (on Deut 22:13ff.) · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 419–420 |
Deuteronomy 19:19
you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 19:19 | Homilies on Exodus 10.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 19:19 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.42.5 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Deut 19:19 | Questions on Deuteronomy 33 (on Deut 22:13ff.) · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 419–420 |
Deuteronomy 19:20
Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 19:20 | Homilies on Exodus 10.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 19:20 | Homilies on Exodus 10.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
Deuteronomy 19:21
You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 19:21 | Miscellanies 8.9.30 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Deut 19:21 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXIV (on Deut 19–23) · Hippolytus of Rome | quotation, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 19:21 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 807 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Deut 19:21 | Homilies on Exodus 10.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 19:21 | Homilies on Exodus 10.2 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Deut 19:21 | Sermon 38 · Peter Chrysologus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |