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
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17 ‘AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,’ God says, ‘THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND [sarx – flesh]; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS; 18 EVEN ON MY BONDSLAVES [the Greek in this phrase matches the LXX exactly], BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, I WILL IN THOSE DAYS POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT And they shall prophesy. 19 ‘AND I WILL GRANT [didomai] WONDERS [teras] IN THE SKY [ouranos – singular for heaven] ABOVE AND SIGNS ON THE EARTH BELOW, BLOOD, AND FIRE, AND VAPOR [atmis] OF SMOKE [katmos]. 20 ‘THE SUN WILL BE TURNED [metastrepho] INTO DARKNESS AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD, BEFORE THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS [epiphaneis] DAY OF THE LORD SHALL COME [erchomai – aorist infinitive]. 21 ‘AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS [epikaleo] ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED [sozo].’ Acts 2:17–21 (NASB95) |
28 “And it will be, after these things, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh [sarx], and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your elders will dream dreams, and your youths will see visions, 29 and upon my male slaves [doulos] and upon the female slaves [doulei], in those days I will pour out my spirit.” 30 “And I will give [didomai] signs [teras] in the heavens [ouranos – heaven, singular] and upon the earth [gei], blood and fire and vapor [atmis] of smoke [katmos]. 31 The sun will change [metastrepho] into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and distinguished [epiphaneis] day of the Lord comes [erchomai – aorist infinitive]. 32 And it will be that everyone, whoever invokes [epikaleo] the name of the Lord, will be saved [sozo], |
28 “It will come about after this That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind [basar – flesh or body]; And your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions. 29 “Even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. 30 “I will display [nathan – give] wonders [mopheth – wonder, sign] in the sky [shamayim – heavens, plural] and on the earth, Blood, fire and columns [timarah – column] of smoke. 31 “The sun will be turned [haphak – turned] into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and awesome [yare – awesome] day of the LORD comes. 32 “And it will come about that whoever calls [yara – call] on the name of the LORD Will be delivered [malat – escape]; |
This one clearly goes to the LXX. |
