Job 25 in the early church
18 passages quote, allude to, or echo Job 25, 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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Job 25:5
If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 25:5 | On First Principles 1.7.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Job 25:5 | On First Principles 1.7.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Job 25:5 | Commentary on John 1.257 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Job 25:5 | Commentary on Romans 3.6 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Job 25:5 | Letters to Serapion 1.25 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 357–360 |
| Job 25:5 | Letters to Serapion 2.3 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 357–360 |
| Job 25:5 | Letter 21.40 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Job 25:5 | Letter 122.3 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Job 25:5 | Letter 125.7 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Job 25:5 | Letter 140.21 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Job 25:5 | Apology against Jerome 1.38 · Rufinus of Aquileia | allusion, high confidence | ca. 401 |
| Job 25:5 | On the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins 3.12 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 411–412 |
| Job 25:5 | The Conferences 23.8 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Job 25:6
how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 25:6 | Fragment on Job, no. 8 · Methodius of Olympus | allusion, high confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Job 25:6 | Letter 140.21 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Job 25:6 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 1.13 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Job 25:6 | On the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins 3.12 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 411–412 |
| Job 25:6 | Apologetic Book 29.6 · Orosius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 415–416 |