Here is New Testament quote from the Old that shows if the Septuagint was the version of the Scriptures used by the human author and the Holy Spirit, which is usually the case – 70-80% of the time, according to those who claim to know. I am doing my own investigation which is detailed below. The Septuagint version I am using is the Lexham English Septuagint 2nd Edition, which is available in print or as part of Logos Bible Software. It supposedly uses the version of the LXX closest to what the early church had available. Occasionally I also use the Brenton translation for insight into difficult passages.
If you want to know more, click on the following links.
- Why Christians Should Prefer the Septuagint over the Masoretic Text.
- Some Insights Gained through Comparing the Masoretic Text to the Septuagint
- Side-by-side comparisons of the Masoretic Text (MT) to the Septuagint (LXX).
- New Testament Quotes from the Septuagint
NT Quote |
LXX |
MT |
Comment |
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26 ‘He who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end, TO HIM I WILL GIVE [didomai] AUTHORITY [exousia] OVER THE NATIONS [ethnos]; 27 AND HE SHALL RULE [poimaino – shepherd] THEM WITH A ROD [rhabdos] OF IRON [sideirous – iron or steel], AS THE VESSELS [skeuos – plural] OF THE POTTER [keramikos – belonging to the potter] ARE BROKEN TO PIECES [suntribo], as I also have received authority from My Father; Revelation 2:26–27 (NASB95) |
8 Ask from me, and I will give [didomai] to you the nations [ethnos] as your inheritance [kleironomia], and as your possession [katascheisis] the ends [peras] of the earth [gei]. 9 You will rule [poimaino – shepherd] them with a steel [sideirous – iron or steel] rod [rhabdos]. Like a vessel [skeuos – singular] of a potter [keramous] you will break [suntribo] them.’ ” Psalm 2:8–9 (LES2) |
8 ‘Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance, And the very ends of the earth as Your possession. 9 ‘You shall break [raa – be evil, act wickedly, smash, shatter] them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like earthenware.’ ” Psalm 2:8–9 (NASB95) |
This one goes to the LXX. The MT’s use of raa as opposed to the LXX’s poimano is the clincher. Jesus is the Good Shepherd. |
