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 the initial links.
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)
For Genesis, More Psalms, Isaiah, and More New Testament Quotes – see chart below
- Psalm 40
- Psalm 68
- Psalm 71
- Psalm 90
- Psalm 91
- Psalm 110
- Psalm 138
- Psalm 141
- Psalm 142
- Ecclesiastes 1
- Jeremiah 1
- Jeremiah 7
- Jeremiah 9
- Jeremiah 10
- Jeremiah 15
- Jeremiah 16
- Jeremiah 17
- Jeremiah 23
- 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 | Psalm 1 | Isaiah 1 – Part 1 | New Testament Quotes | ||
| Genesis 2 – The Garden and the Woman | Psalm 2 | Isaiah 1 – Part 2 |
Matthew 1:1 (LXX) |
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| Genesis 3 – The Fall | Psalm 3 | Isaiah 2 – Part 1 | Matthew 1:18-23 (LXX) | ||
| Genesis 3 – The Curse and Aftermath | Psalm 4 | Isaiah 2 – Part 2 | Matthew 2:6 | ||
| Genesis 4: Cain, Abel, and Seth | Psalm 5 | Isaiah 4 | Matthew 2:13-15 (MT) | ||
| Psalm 6 | Isaiah 6 | Matthew 2:17-18 (MT) | |||
| Psalm 7 | Isaiah 7 | Matthew 2:23 | |||
| Genesis 7 – The Great Flood | Psalm 8 | Isaiah 8 | Matthew 3:1-3 (LXX) | ||
| 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 | ||
| The Genealogy of Genesis 11 – Shem to Abraham | Psalm 12 | Isaiah 12 | Matthew 4:14-16 (MT) | ||
| Genesis 12 – 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 24 | Matthew 11:10 (LXX) | ||
| Genesis 14 – Rescue of Lot | Psalm 16 | Isaiah 25 | Matthew 12:18-21 (Neither) | ||
| Genesis 14 – Melchizedek | Psalm 17 | Isaiah 26 | |||
| Genesis 15 – God’s Covenant | Psalm 18 | Isaiah 28 | |||
| Genesis 16 – Hagar and Ishmael | Psalm 19 | Isaiah 29 | |||
| Genesis 17 – Circumcision | Psalm 20 | Isaiah 30 | |||
| Genesis 18 – Son of Promise | Psalm 21 | Isaiah 38 | |||
| Genesis 18-19 – Sodom and Gomorrah | Psalm 22 | Isaiah 40 | |||
| Genesis 20 – Abimelech | Isaiah 41 | ||||
| Genesis 21 – Isaac | Isaiah 42 | ||||
| Genesis 21 – Hagar and Ishmael | Isaiah 43 | ||||
| Genesis 22 – Abraham’s Test | Isaiah 44 | ||||
| Genesis 24 – Rebecca | Isaiah 45 | ||||
| Genesis 25 – Jacob and Esau | Isaiah 46 | ||||
| Genesis 27 – Isaac Blesses Jacob | Isaiah 47 | ||||
| Genesis 27 – Esau’s Anger | Isaiah 48 | ||||
| Genesis 28 – Jacob’s Departure | Isaiah 49 | ||||
| Genesis 29 – Rachel | Isaiah 50 | ||||
| Genesis 29 – 30 – Jacob’s Wives and Children | Isaiah 51 | ||||
| Genesis 31 – Jacob’s Flight | |||||
| Genesis 32 – 33 – Jacob Meets Esau | |||||
| Genesis 37 – Joseph | Isaiah 54 | ||||
| Genesis 38 – Judah and Tamar | Isaiah 55 | ||||
| Genesis 39 – Joseph in Egypt | Isaiah 56 | ||||
| Genesis 40 – Prisoners’ Dreams | Isaiah 57 | ||||
| Genesis 41 – Pharaoh’s Dreams | Isaiah 58 | ||||
| Genesis 42 – Joseph’s Brothers in Egypt | Isaiah 59 | ||||
| Genesis 42 – Return to Canaan | Isaiah 60 | ||||
| Genesis 43 – Benjamin in Egypt | Isaiah 61 | ||||
| Genesis 44 – Joseph’s Cup | Isaiah 62 | ||||
| Genesis 45 – Joseph’s Reveal | Isaiah 63 | ||||
| Genesis 46 – Jacob’s Journey to Egypt | Isaiah 64 | ||||
| Genesis 48 – Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons | |||||
| Genesis 49 – Jacob Prophesies to His Sons | Isaiah 66 | ||||
| Genesis 50 – Joseph Assures His Brothers | |||||
| Exodus 19 | |||||
| Exodus 20 | |||||
| Numbers 12 | |||||
| Numbers 13 | |||||
| Deut. 32 |