The Septuagint (LXX) provides us with some wonderful insights into the Old Testament, especially regarding Jesus. The Old Testament points to Jesus (John 5:39). Since the LXX was translated from the paleo-Hebrew in 285 BC, there was no animosity toward Christ or Christianity. As a result, the verses and passages from the Old Testament were not tampered with in an effort to blunt their obvious reference to Christ, as took place when the Masoretic Text was translated into modern Hebrew between 600 and 1000 AD. This becomes obvious when texts and passages are compared side by side, which I have attempted to do in the articles below. I hope that reading and studying the Septuagint causes the Old Testament scriptures to come alive in a fresh new way for you, just as happened to me.

Pete Beck III

I am in process of building this page. Some of the links are listed in a chart below.

• Introductory Examples

When I put MT or LXX in parenthesis, it means the quote most closely matches that version. If there is an asterisk, it means I consider that this is a clear example of the superiority of the LXX.

New Testament  Examples from Romans

• Romans 1:17 (LXX)
• Romans 2:24 (LXX)
• Romans 3:4 (LXX)
• Romans 3:10-18 (LXX) *
• Romans 4:3 (LXX)
• Romans 4:17 (LXX) *
• Romans 8:36 (LXX)
• Romans 9:12-13 (LXX-MT tie)
• Romans 9:15 (LXX)
• Romans 9:17 (MT)
• Romans 9:25-26 (LXX)
• Romans 9:27-29 (LXX)
• Romans 9:33 (Tied)

For Genesis, More Psalms, Isaiah, and More New Testament Quotes – see chart below

• Psalm 90
• Psalm 91
• Psalm 110
• Psalm 138
• Psalm 141
• Psalm 142
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• Ecclesiastes 1
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• Joel 2
• Amos 5
• Amos 9
• Haggai 2
• Zechariah 6:11-12

Pentateuch	Historical	Psalms	Wisdom	Prophets	New Testament (parenthesis indicates if is supports the LXX or MT) (asterisk indicates it is a great example)
Genesis 1	Joshua 1	Psalm 1	Proverbs 1 – Part 1: The Jews’ Rejection of Christ	Isaiah 1 – Part 1	New Testament Quotes
Genesis 2 – The Garden and the Woman	Joshua 20	Psalm 2	Proverbs 1 – Part 2: The Judgment that Followed	Isaiah 1 – Part 2	Matthew 1:1 (LXX)
Genesis 3 – The Fall	Joshua 23	Psalm 3		Isaiah 2 – Part 1	Matthew 1:18-23 (LXX)
Genesis 3 – The Curse and Aftermath	Joshua 24	Psalm 4		Isaiah 2 – Part 2	Matthew 2:6 (neither)
Genesis 4: Cain, Abel, and Seth		Psalm 5		Isaiah 4	Matthew 2:13-15 (MT)
The Genealogy of Genesis 5 – Adam to Noah		Psalm 6		Isaiah 6	Matthew 2:17-18 (MT)
Genesis 6 – The Reason for the Flood		Psalm 7		Isaiah 7	Matthew 2:23 (neither)
Genesis 7 – The Great Flood		Psalm 8		Isaiah 8	Matthew 3:1-3 (LXX)
Genesis 8-9 – The Great Restart		Psalm 9		Isaiah 9	Matthew 4:4 (LXX)
Genesis 10 – Noah’s Descendants		Psalm 10		Isaiah 10	Matthew 4:5-7 (LXX)
Genesis 11 – Tower of Babel		Psalm 11		Isaiah 11	Matthew 4:10 (neither)
Genesis 11 – The Genealogies of Shem and Terah		Psalm 12		Isaiah 12	Matthew 4:14-16 (MT)
Genesis 12 – God’s Promises to Abram		Psalm 13		Isaiah 13	Matthew 8:17 (Neither)
Genesis 12 – Abram in Egypt		Psalm 14		Isaiah 14	Matthew 11:2-6 (Neither)
Genesis 13 – Abram and Lot		Psalm 15		Isaiah 15 – Skipped	Matthew 11:10 (LXX)
Genesis 14 – Rescue of Lot		Psalm 16		Isaiah 16	Matthew 12:18-21 (Neither)
Genesis 14 – Melchizedek		Psalm 17		Isaiah 17	Matthew 12:38-41 (LXX)
Genesis 15 – God’s Covenant		Psalm 18		Isaiah 18 – Skipped	Matthew 13:13-15 (Tie)
Genesis 16 – Hagar and Ishmael		Psalm 19		Isaiah 19	Matthew 13:35 (LXX)
Genesis 17 – Circumcision		Psalm 20		Isaiah 22	Matthew 15:4 (LXX)
Genesis 18 – Son of Promise		Psalm 21		Isaiah 24	Matthew 15:7-9 (LXX)
Genesis 18 – Abraham Intercedes		Psalm 22		Isaiah 25	Matthew 18:15-16 (LXX)
Genesis 19 – Sodom’s Depravity		Psalm 23		Isaiah 26	Matthew 19:4-5 (LXX)
Genesis 21 – Isaac		Psalm 24		Isaiah 27	Matthew 19:7 (Tie)
Genesis 21 – Hagar and Ishmael		Psalm 25		Isaiah 28	Matthew 19:18-19 (MT)
Genesis 22 – Abraham’s Test		Psalm 26		Isaiah 29
Genesis 24 – Rebecca		Psalm 27		Isaiah 30
Genesis 25 – Jacob and Esau		Psalm 28		Isaiah 32
Genesis 27 – Isaac Blesses Jacob		Psalm 29		Isaiah 33
Genesis 27 – Esau’s Anger		Psalm 30		Isaiah 35
Genesis 28 – Jacob’s Departure		Psalm 31		Isaiah 38
Genesis 29 – Rachel		Psalm 32		Isaiah 40
Genesis 29 – 30 – Jacob’s Wives and Children		Psalm 33		Isaiah 41
Genesis 31 – Jacob’s Flight		Psalm 34		Isaiah 42
Genesis 32 – 33 – Jacob Meets Esau		Psalm 35		Isaiah 43
Genesis 37 – Joseph		Psalm 36		Isaiah 44
Genesis 38 – Judah and Tamar		Psalm 37		Isaiah 45
Genesis 39 – Joseph in Egypt		Psalm 38		Isaiah 46
Genesis 40 – Prisoners’ Dreams		Psalm 39		Isaiah 47
Genesis 41 – Pharaoh’s Dreams		Psalm 40		Isaiah 48
Genesis 45 – Joseph’s Reveal		Psalm 41		Isaiah 49
Genesis 48 – Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons		Psalm 42		Isaiah 50
Genesis 49 – Jacob Prophesies to His Sons		Psalm 43		Isaiah 51
Genesis 50 – Joseph Assures His Brothers		Psalm 44		Isaiah 52 – Part 1 Isaiah 52 – Part 2
		Psalm 45		Isaiah 53 – Part 1 Isaiah 53 – Part 2 Isaiah 53 – Part 3
		Psalm 46		Isaiah 54
		Psalm 47		Isaiah 55
		Psalm 48		Isaiah 56
		Psalm 49		Isaiah 57
		Psalm 50		Isaiah 58
		Psalm 51		Isaiah 59
		Psalm 52		Isaiah 60
Exodus 19		Psalm 53		Isaiah 61
Exodus 20		Psalm 54		Isaiah 62
Numbers 12		Psalm 55		Isaiah 63
Numbers 13		Psalm 56		Isaiah 64
Deut. 32		Psalm 57		Isaiah 65 – Part 1 Isaiah 65 – Part 2 Isaiah 65 – Part 3
		Psalm 58		Isaiah 66
		Psalm 59		Jeremiah 1
		Psalm 60		Jeremiah 7
		Psalm 61		Jeremiah 9
		Psalm 62		Jeremiah 10
		Psalm 63		Jeremiah 15
		Psalm 64		Jeremiah 16
		Psalm 65		Jeremiah 17
		Psalm 66		Jeremiah 23
		Psalm 67		Jeremiah 25
		Psalm 68		Jeremiah 29
		Psalm 69		Jeremiah 31 – Part 1 Jeremiah 31 – Part 2
		Psalm 70		Jeremiah 32
		Psalm 71		Jeremiah 33