Zephaniah in the early church
[Vulgate: Sophonias]
Every passage that quotes, alludes to, or echoes Zephaniah, in verse order; passages on the same verse are in date order. References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
| Verse | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeph 1:1 | Miscellanies 1.21.120 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Zeph 1:18 | The Instructor 2.12.126 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Zeph 3:7–13 | Against Celsus 8.72 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Zeph 3:14 | First Apology 35 · Justin Martyr | echo, low confidence | ca. 150–155 |
| Zeph 3:19 | Epistle of Barnabas 11.9 · Anonymous | allusion, low confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Zeph 3:19 | Miscellanies 3.12.86 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, low confidence | ca. 198–203 |