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Sixty days on the streets

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Homelessness ministry was the first ministry I really through myself into back in England. The issue has often perplexed and troubled me. I was therefore very interested when I found out about a TV programme where an explorer went to purposefully live on the streets for sixty days in some of Britain’s largest cities:

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
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