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Protestant Bible Michael Saturday, June 30, 2007

Question:

I know the Protestant Bible is missing several books from the Old Testament that were removed by Luther in his arrogance and defiance of the Church.

Did Jesus quote Scripture from these books in the New Testament? If so, do you know what they are, or can you direct me to where I might be able to find that info? If Jesus did quote such passages, I don't know how anyone can refute these books as being true Scipture.

Thank you, and God Bless!



Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Michael:

We know that the Bible that Jesus read from was the Septuigint version of the Old Testament. That is the version Catholic's have in their Bible.

To use a common phrase among evangelicals, "If the Septuigint was good enough for Jesus, it is good enough for me."

Your question needs to be reordered a little though. It does not matter if Jesus quoted from the deuterocanonicals, what is important is that the New Testament quotes them. The New Testament is the WORD OF GOD, infallible, and thus the whole New Testament is, ultimately, the words of Jesus.

Anyway, if I remember correctly, there are some 300 or more quotes, references, or allusions in the New Testament to the deuterocanonicals. Here is one list that gives Scriptures and also quotes from Church Fathers: click here

Here is another list:

Here on some references made by Jesus Himself:

Matthew 6:10, He referenced 1Maccabees 3:60
Matthew 6:12, He referenced Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 28:2
Matthew 6:13, He referenced Sirach 33:1
Matthew 7:12, and Luke 6:31, He referenced Tobit 4:16
Matthew 11:25, He quoted Tobit 7:18
Matthew 12:42, He quoted the Book of Wisdom itself
Matthew 13:43, He quoted Wisdom 3:7
Matthew 16:18, He quoted Wisdom 16:13
Matthew 24:16, He quoted 1Maccabees 2:28
Mark 4:5,16-17, He quoted Sirach 40:15
Luke 13:29, He quoted Baruch 4:37
Luke 21:24, He quoted Sirach 28:18
John 1:3, He quoted Wisdom 9:1
John 3:13, He quoted Baruch 3:29
John 4:48, He quoted Wisdom 8:8
John 5:18, He quoted Wisdom 2:16
John 6:35-59, He quoted Sirach 24:21
John 14:23, He referenced Sirach 2:15-16
John 15:6, He referenced Wisdom 4:5

Bible references (N.T.) to Deuterocanonical books of the Old Testament: These references show legitimacy to these books that Protestants rejected. They also show that the seven books were indeed in the Septuagint at the time these references were written in the first century.

Matt 2:16, "...and he sent and slew...who were two years old and under..." Found in Wis 11:8.

Matt 7:12, Luke 6:31, "...all that you wish men to do to you, even so do you also to them...".
Found in Tobit 4:16

Matt 9:36, "...sheep without a shepherd." Found in Judith 11:19

Matt 11:25, "...Lord of heaven and earth...". Found in Tobit 7:18

Matt 12:42, "...Wisdom of Solomon..." Refers to the Book of Wisdom

Matt 13:43, "Then the just will shine forth...". Found in Wisdom 3:7

Matt 16:18, "...gates of hell...". Found in Wis 16:13

Matt 18:15, "But if thy brother sin against thee...". Similar to Sirach 19:13

Matt 23:24, the story of the seven husbands who all died. Found in Tobit 3:8 and 7:11

Matt 24:16, "...flee to the mountains...". Found in 1Maccabees 2:28

Matt 25:36, "...sick and you visited me...". Similar to Sirach 7:39.

Matt 27:42, "...if He is the King of Israel, let Him come down now from the cross...".
Similar to Wisdom 2:18-20.

Matt 27:43, If He is GOD's Son let GOD deliver Him. Found in Wisdom 2:18

Mark 4:16-17, seeds on rocky ground. Found in Sirach 40:15

Mark 9:47-48, the worm does not die and there is fire. Found in Judith 16:17

Mark 14:61-62, "...are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One: And Jesus said to him, I AM." Found in Wisdom 2:13.

Luke 1:19, "I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of GOD...". Found in Tobit 12:15.

Luke 1:28,42, "Blessed are you among women..." Found in Judith 13:18

Luke 1:52, in the magnificat the mighty fall replaced by the lowly. Found in Sirach 10:14

Luke 2:29-30, Simons declaration that now he may die because he has seen. Found in Tobit 11:9

Luke 2:37, "...as a widow...She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer." Found in Judith 8:4-6.

Luke 13:29, "...and they will come from the east and the west..." Found in Baruch 4:37

Luke 14:13, "...when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame...".
Similar to Tobit 4:17.

Luke 21:24, "And they will fall by the edge of the sword..." Found in Sirach 28:18

Luke 24:4, "...two men stood by them in dazzling raiment." Found in 2Maccabees 3:26.

John 1:1-3, All things were made through the Word of GOD. Found in Wisdom 9:1.

John 3:13, "No one has ascended to heaven..." Found in Baruch 3:29

John 4:48, "...signs and wonders..." Found in Wisdom 8:8

John 5:18, Jesus called GOD His Father. Found in Wisdom 2:16

John 6:35-59, the Eucharistic discourse. Found in Sirach 24:21

John 10:22, "Now there took place at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication...". This feast can only be found in 1Maccabees 4:52-59, and 2Maccabees 10:5-8.

John 14:23, "...If anyone love Me, he will keep My word...". This is in Sirach 2:18.

John 15:6, fruitless branches will be cut off. Found in Wisdom 4:5

John 16:15, "All things that the Father has are mine." Found in Wisdom 2:13.

Acts 10:34, GOD shows no partiality. Found in Sirach 35:12

Acts 17:29, false gods compared to gold and silver. Found in Wisdom 13:10

Rom 1:18-25, Knowledge of GOD and ignorance of idolatry. Found in Wisdom 13:1-10

Rom 1:20, GOD's existence is seen in nature. Found in Wisdom 13:1

Rom 1:24-27, idolatry leads to sexual perversion. Found in Wisdom 14:12, 14:24-27

Rom 2:11, GOD is not a respector of persons. Found in Sirach 35:15

Rom 4:17, Abraham is the father of many nations. Found in Sirach 44:19

Rom 5:12, death entered the world through sin. Found in Wisdom 2:24

Rom 9:21, " is not the potter master of his clay...". Found in Wisdom 15:7

Rom 10:6, "...Who will go up into heaven..." Found in Baruch 3:29.

Rom 11:33, "...How inscrutable are His judgments and how unsearchable are His ways."
Found in Judith 8:14.

1Cor 2:16, "...who has known the mind of the Lord...". Found in Wisdom 9:13

1Cor 6:13, "...food for the belly and belly for food...". Similar to Sirach 36:20, 37:28-30

1Cor 8:5-6, many gods but one GOD. Similar to Wisdom 13:3

1Cor 10:1, under a cloud and passing through the sea. Found in Wisdom 19:7

1Cor 10:9-10, "...perished by serpents and destroyed by the destroyer." Almost perfectly matched in Judith 8:24-25.

1Cor 10:20, "...they sacrifice to demons, not to God...". Found in Baruch 4:7.

Eph 1:17, the Spirit of Wisdom. Found in Wisdom 7:7

Eph 6:14-17, "...breastplate, armour, sword, etc...". Found in Wisdom 5:17-20

1Tim 6:15, GOD as sovereign of the world. Found in 2Maccabees 12:15

2Tim 4:8, crown of justice. Similar to Wisdom 5:16

Heb 1:3, "...brightness of His glory..." Similar to Wis 7:26-27

Heb 4:12, GOD's word as a sword. Similar to Wisdom 18:15-16

Heb 11:5, Enoch being taken up. Found in Wisdom 4:10 and Sirach 44:16

Heb 11:35, "...Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might find a better resurrection." The only place in the Old Testament in which you will find reference to that is
2Macc 7:1-29.

Heb 11:38, "...wandering in the deserts, mountains...".  This is found in 1Maccabees 2:28-30 and 2Maccabees 5:27.

Heb 12:12, drooping hands and weak knees. Found in Sirach 25:23

James 1:19, be quick to hear and slow to speak. Found in Sirach 5:10-11

James 2:23, reckoned as righteous. Found in 2Maccabees 2:52

James 3:13, perform his works in meekness. Found in Sirach 3:17

James 5:3, silver that rusts and laying up treasure. Found in Sirach 29:10-11

James 5:6, condemning and killing the righteous man. Found in Wisdom 2:10-20

1Pet 1:6-7, "...gold which is tried by fire...". See Wisdom 3:5-6 and Sirach 2:5

1Pet 1:17, we will be judged according to out works and deeds. Found in Sirach 16:12

2Pet 2:7, GOD rescued the righteous man, Lot. Found in Wisdom 10:6

1John 3:17, "If someone who has worldly means sees a brother in need and refuses him compassion, how can the love of GOD remain in him?" Found in Tobit 4:7.

Rev 1:18, power over death and gates of hell. Found in Wisdom 16:13

Rev 5:7, GOD seated on a throne. Found in Sirach 11:6

Rev 8:3-4, prayers of the saints presented to GOD by angels. Found in Tobit 12:12-15

Rev 8:7, raining hail and fire. Found in Wisdom 16:22 and Sirach 39:29

Rev 9:3, killing by locusts. Found in Wisdom 16:9

Rev 11:19, the new Ark of the Covenant prophesied. Found in 2Maccabees 2:6-8

Rev 17:14, King of Kings. Found in 2Maccabees 13:4

Rev 19:1, a great crowd saying Halleluia. Found in Tobit 13:18

Rev 19:11, the Lord on a horse. Found in 2Maccabees 3:25

Rev 21:18, "And the material of its wall was jasper; but the city itself was pure gold, like pure glass." Similar to Tobit 13:18.

God bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary


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