Allusions to the Deuterocanon

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I just received an email from Catholic Apologist, John Martignoni, which included a list of allusions to the Deuterocanon (or “Apocrypha” if you’re Protestant). He wasn’t quite sure where he got it from, but I think it’s worth being better known:


Matthew
Matthew 4:4Wisdom 16:26
Matthew 4:151 Maccabees 5:15
Matthew 5:18Baruch 4:1
Matthew 5:28Sirach 9:8
Matthew 5:2Sirach 25:7-12
Matthew 5:4Sirach 48:24
Matthew 6:7Sirach 7:14
Matthew 6:9Sirach 23:1, 4
Matthew 6:101 Maccabees 3:60
Matthew 6:12Sirach 28:2
Matthew 6:13Sirach 33:1
Matthew 6:20Sirach 29:10s
Matthew 6:23Sirach 14:10
Matthew 6:33Wisdom 7:11
Matthew 7:12Tobit 4:15
Matthew 7:12Sirach 31:15
Matthew 7:16Sirach 27:6
Matthew 8:11Baruch 4:37
Matthew 8:21Tobit 4:3
Matthew 9:36Judith 11:19
Matthew 9:381 Maccabees 12:17
Matthew 10:16Sirach 13:17
Matthew 11:14Sirach 48:10
Matthew 11:22Judith 16:17
Matthew 11:25Tobit 7:17
Matthew 11:25Sirach 51:1
Matthew 11:28Sirach 24:19
Matthew 11:28Sirach 51:23
Matthew 11:29Sirach 6:24s
Matthew 11:29Sirach 6:28s
Matthew 11:29Sirach 51:26s
Matthew 12:42 Maccabees 10:3
Matthew 12:5Sirach 40:15
Matthew 13:44Sirach 20:30s
Matthew 16:18Wisdom 16:13
Matthew 16:221 Maccabees 2:21
Matthew 16:27Sirach 35:22
Matthew 17:11Sirach 48:10
Matthew 18:10Tobit 12:15
Matthew 20:2Tobit 5:15
Matthew 22:13Wisdom 17:2
Matthew 23:38Tobit 14:4
Matthew 24:151 Maccabees 1:54
Matthew 24:152 Maccabees 8:17
Matthew 24:161 Maccabees 2:28
Matthew 25:35Tobit 4:17
Matthew 25:36Sirach 7:32-35
Matthew 26:38Sirach 37:2
Matthew 27:24Daniel 13:46
Matthew 27:43Wisdom 2:13
Matthew 27:43Wisdom 2:18-20

Mark
Mark 1:15Tobit 14:5
Mark 4:5Sirach 40:15
Mark 4:11Wisdom 2:22
Mark 5:34Judith 8:35
Mark 6:49Wisdom 17:15
Mark 8:37Sirach 26:14
Mark 9:31Sirach 2:18
Mark 9:48Judith 16:17
Mark 10:18Sirach 4:1
Mark 14:34Sirach 37:2
Mark 15:29Wisdom 2:17s

Luke
Luke 1:17Sirach 48:10
Luke 1:19Tobit 12:15
Luke 1:42Judith 13:18
Luke 1:52Sirach 10:14
Luke 2:29Tobit 11:9
Luke 2:37Judith 8:6
Luke 6:35Wisdom 15:1
Luke 7:22Sirach 48:5
Luke 9:8Sirach 48:10
Luke 10:17Tobit 7:17
Luke 10:19Sirach 11:19
Luke 10:21Sirach 51:1
Luke 12:19Tobit 7:10
Luke 12:20Wisdom 15:8
Luke 13:25Tobit 14:4
Luke 13:271 Maccabees 3:6
Luke 13:29Baruch 4:37
Luke 14:13Tobit 2:2
Luke 15:121 Maccabees 10:29 [30]
Luke 15:12Tobit 3:17
Luke 18:7Sirach 35:22
Luke 19:44Wisdom 3:7
Luke 21:24Tobit 14:5
Luke 21:24Sirach 28:18
Luke 21:25Wisdom 5:22
Luke 24:42 Maccabees 3:26
Luke 24:312 Maccabees 3:34
Luke 24:50Sirach 50:20s
Luke 24:53Sirach 50:22

John
John 1:3Wisdom 9:1
John 3:8Sirach 16:21
John 3:12Wisdom 9:16
John 3:12Wisdom 18:15s
John 3:13Baruch 3:29
John 3:281 Maccabees 9:39
John 3:32Tobit 4:6
John 4:9Sirach 50:25s
John 4:48Wisdom 8:8
John 5:18Wisdom 2:16
John 6:35Sirach 24:21
John 7:38Sirach 24:40, 43[30s]
John 8:44Wisdom 2:24
John 8:53Sirach 44:19
John 10:20Wisdom 5:4
John 10:221 Maccabees 4:59
John 14:15Wisdom 6:18
John 15:9sWisdom 3:9
John 17:3Wisdom 15:3
John 20:22Wisdom 15:11

Acts
Acts 1:102 Maccabees 3:26
Acts 1:18Wisdom 4:19
Acts 2:4Sirach 48:12
Acts 2:11Sirach 36:7
Acts 2:39Sirach 24:32
Acts 4:24Judith 9:12
Acts 5:22 Maccabees 4:32
Acts 5:121 Maccabees 12:6
Acts 5:212 Maccabees 1:10
Acts 5:392 Maccabees 7:19
Acts 9:1-292 Maccabees 3:24-40
Acts 9:21 Maccabees 15:21
Acts 9:7Wisdom 18:1
Acts 10:2Tobit 12:8
Acts 10:221 Maccabees 10:25
Acts 10:221 Maccabees 11:30, 33 etc.
Acts 10:26Wisdom 7:1
Acts 10:302 Maccabees 11:8
Acts 10:34Sirach 35:12s
Acts 10:36Wisdom 6:7
Acts 10:36Wisdom 8:3 etc.
Acts 11:18Wisdom 12:19
Acts 12:5Judith 4:9
Acts 12:10Sirach 19:26
Acts 12:23Judith 16:17
Acts 12:23Sirach 48:21
Acts 12:231 Maccabees 7:41
Acts 12:232 Maccabees 9:9
Acts 13:10Sirach 1:30
Acts 13:17Wisdom 19:10
Acts 14:14Judith 14:16s
Acts 14:15Wisdom 7:3
Acts 15:4Judith 8:26
Acts 16:142 Maccabees 1:4
Acts 17:23Wisdom 14:20
Acts 17:23Wisdom 15:17
Acts 17:24,25Wisdom 9:1
Acts 17:24Tobit 7:17
Acts 17:24Wisdom 9:9
Acts 17:26Wisdom 7:18
Acts 17:27Wisdom 13:6
Acts 17:29Wisdom 13:10
Acts 17:30Sirach 28:7
Acts 19:27Wisdom 3:17
Acts 19:28Daniel 14:18, 41
Acts 20:26Daniel 13:46
Acts 20:32Wisdom 5:5
Acts 20:35Sirach 4:31
Acts 21:261 Maccabees 3:49
Acts 22.9Wisdom 18.1
Acts 24:22 Maccabees 4:6
Acts 26:18Wisdom 5:5
Acts 26:25Judith 10:13

Romans
Romans 1:19-32Wisdom 13-15
Romans 1:21Wisdom 13:1
Romans 1:23Wisdom 11:15
Romans 1:23Wisdom 12:24
Romans 1:282 Maccabees 6:4
Romans 2:4Wisdom 11:23
Romans 2:11Sirach 35:12s
Romans 2:15Wisdom 17:11
Romans 4:13Sirach 44:21
Romans 4:17Sirach 44:19
Romans 5:5Sirach 18:11
Romans 5:12Wisdom 2:24
Romans 9:4Sirach 44:12
Romans 9:42 Maccabees 6:23
Romans 9:19Wisdom 12:12
Romans 9:21Wisdom 15:7
Romans 9:31Sirach 27:8
Romans 9:31Wisdom 2:11
Romans 10.7Wisdom 16.13
Romans 10:6Baruch 3:29
Romans 11:42 Maccabees 2:4
Romans 11:15Sirach 10:20s
Romans 11:33Wisdom 17:1
Romans 12:15Sirach 7:34
Romans 13:1Sirach 4:27
Romans 13:1Wisdom 6:3s
Romans 13.10Wisdom 6.18
Romans 15:41 Maccabees 12:9
Romans 15:8Sirach 36:20

1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 1:24Wisdom 7:24s
1 Corinthians 2:16Wisdom 9:13
1 Corinthians 2:9Sirach 1:10
1 Corinthians 4:13Tobit 5:19
1 Corinthians 4:14Wisdom 11:10
1 Corinthians 6:2Wisdom 3:8
1 Corinthians 6:12Sirach 37:28
1 Corinthians 6:13Sirach 36:18
1 Corinthians 6:18Sirach 23:17
1 Corinthians 7:19Sirach 32:23
1 Corinthians 9:19Sirach 6:19
1 Corinthians 9:25Wisdom 4:2
1 Corinthians 10:1Wisdom 19:7s
1 Corinthians 10:20Baruch 4:7
1 Corinthians 10:23Sirach 37:28
1 Corinthians 11:7Sirach 17:3
1 Corinthians 11:7Wisdom 2:23
1 Corinthians 11:24Wisdom 16:6
1 Corinthians 15:292 Maccabees 12:43s
1 Corinthians 15:32Wisdom 2:5s
1 Corinthians 15:34Wisdom 13:1

2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 5:1,4Wisdom 9:15
2 Corinthians 12:12Wisdom 10:16

Galatians
Galatians 2:6Sirach 35:13
Galatians 4:4Tobit 14:5
Galatians 6:1Wisdom 17:17

Ephesians
Ephesians 1:6Sirach 45:1
Ephesians 1:6Sirach 46:13
Ephesians 1:17Wisdom 7:7
Ephesians 4:14Sirach 5:9
Ephesians 4:24Wisdom 9:3
Ephesians 6:12Wisdom 5:17
Ephesians 6:14Wisdom 5:18
Ephesians 6:16Wisdom 5:19, 21

Philippians
Philippians 4:5Wisdom 2:19
Philippians 4:13Wisdom 7:23
Philippians 4:18Sirach 35:6

Colossians
Colossians 2:3Sirach 1:24s

1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 3:11Judith 12:8
1 Thessalonians 4:6Sirach 5:3
1 Thessalonians 4:13Wisdom 3:18
1 Thessalonians 5:1Wisdom 8:8
1 Thessalonians 5:2Wisdom 18:14s
1 Thessalonians 5:3Wisdom 17:14
1 Thessalonians 5:8Wisdom 5:18

2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians 2:12 Maccabees 2:7

1 Timothy
1 Timothy 1:17Tobit 13:7, 11
1 Timothy 2:22 Maccabees 3:11
1 Timothy 2:2Baruch 1:11s
1 Timothy 6:15Sirach 46:5
1 Timothy 6:152 Maccabees 12:15
1 Timothy 6:152 Maccabees 13:4

2 Timothy
2 Timothy 2:19Sirach 17:26
2 Timothy 2:19Sirach 23:10v1
2 Timothy 2:19Sirach 35:3
2 Timothy 4:8Wisdom 5:16
2 Timothy 4:171 Maccabees 2:60

Titus
Titus 2:112 Maccabees 3:30
Titus 3:4Wisdom 1:6

Hebrews
Hebrews 1:3Wisdom 7:25s
Hebrews 2:5Sirach 17:17
Hebrews 4.12Wisdom 18.15s
Hebrews 4:12Wisdom 7:22-30
Hebrews 5:61 Maccabees 14:41
Hebrews 7:22Sirach 29:14ss
Hebrews 11:5Sirach 44:16
Hebrews 11:5Wisdom 4:10
Hebrews 11:6Wisdom 10:17
Hebrews 11.10Wisdom 13.1
Hebrews 11:102 Maccabees 4:1
Hebrews 11:171 Maccabees 2:52
Hebrews 11:17Sirach 44:20
Hebrews 11:27Sirach 2:2
Hebrews 11:28Wisdom 18:25
Hebrews 11:352 Maccabees 6:18-7:42
Hebrews 12:42 Maccabees 13:14
Hebrews 12:92 Maccabees 3:24
Hebrews 12:12Sirach 25:23
Hebrews 12:17Wisdom 12:10
Hebrews 12:211 Maccabees 13:2
Hebrews 13:7Sirach 33:19
Hebrews 13:7Wisdom 2:17

James
James 1:12 Maccabees 1:27
James 1:13Sirach 15:11-20
James 1:19Sirach 5:11
James 1:2Sirach 2:1
James 1:2Wisdom 3:4s
James 1:21Sirach 3:17
James 2:13Tobit 4:10
James 2:23Wisdom 7:27
James 3:2Sirach 14:1
James 3:6Sirach 5:13
James 3:9Sirach 23:1, 4
James 3:10Sirach 5:13
James 3:10Sirach 28:12
James 3:13Sirach 3:17
James 4:21 Maccabees 8:16
James 4:11Wisdom 1:11
James 5:3Judith 16:17
James 5:3Sirach 29:10
James 5:4Tobit 4:14
James 5:6Wisdom 2:10
James 5:6Wisdom 2:12
James 5:6Wisdom 2:19

1 Peter
1 Peter 1:3Sirach 16:12
1 Peter 1:7Sirach 2:5
1 Peter 2:25Wisdom 1:6
1 Peter 4:192 Maccabees 1:24 etc.
1 Peter 5:7Wisdom 12:13
2 Peter
2 Peter 2:2Wisdom 5:6
2 Peter 2:7Wisdom 10:6
2 Peter 3:9Sirach 35:19
2 Peter 3:18Sirach 18:10

1 John
1 John 5:21Baruch 5:72

Jude
Jude 13Wisdom 14:1

Revelation
Revelation 1:18Sirach 18:1
Revelation 2:102 Maccabees 13:14
Revelation 2:12Wisdom 18:16 [15]
Revelation 2:172 Maccabees 2:4-8
Revelation 4:11Sirach 18:1
Revelation 4:11Wisdom 1:14
Revelation 5:7Sirach 1:8
Revelation 7:92 Maccabees 10:7
Revelation 8:1Wisdom 18:14
Revelation 8:2Tobit 12:15
Revelation 8:3Tobit 12:12
Revelation 8:7Sirach 39:29
Revelation 8:7Wisdom 16:22
Revelation 9:3Wisdom 16:9
Revelation 9:4Sirach 44:18 etc.
Revelation 11:192 Maccabees 2:4-8
Revelation 17:142 Maccabees 13:4
Revelation 18:2Baruch 4:35
Revelation 19:1Tobit 13:18
Revelation 19:112 Maccabees 3:25
Revelation 19:112 Maccabees 11:8
Revelation 19:162 Maccabees 13:4
Revelation 20:12sSirach 16:12
Revelation 21:19sTobit 13:17

One comment

  • michaelphavens
    May 6, 2019 9:42 am

    I have a book I think is called, “The Biblical Reasons for Catholicism” and it has a great chapter with biblical references to the inks between the NT and the DC writings the Jews of 1st century Palestine would be familiar with.
    Not to mention that the holiday of Hanukkah is referenced to in 1s and 2nd Maccabees.

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