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This chart allows anyone without Greek to easily see, at a glance, the major differences
that exist between the various versions. Oftentimes it is difficult to find tools that create
the sort of format found below.
The chart has no scholarly value. Anyone who wants to understand precisely the
differences should begin to learn Greek, and to read the secondary literature on the
subject. A good starting place is Natalio Fernández Marcos, "The Septuagint and the
New Testament," chapter 21 in The Septuagint in Context: Introduction to the Greek
Version of the Bible, trans. Wilfred G. E. Watson (Leiden: Brill, 2000) ||. Marcos's
judgment on the matter is "that most of the the Old Testament quotations in the New
follow the text of the LXX in one of its known forms." (265) Thus, in some instances
where the NT and LXX do not match, the NT may reflect an earlier or alternate version
of the LXX.
For another analysis of the quotations, see R. Grant Jones's "The Septuagint in the New
Testament."
http://www.kalvesmaki.com/LXX/NTChart.htm
Caution: Brenton's translation is based on a rather eclectic reading of the Greek text of
the LXX. The standard LXX text is to be found in the Göttingen edition, and has yet to
be translated. Next best is Rahlfs's edition, widely available. Find a Septuagint here.
Mark 7:6,7 He answered and said unto Isaiah 29:13 And the Lord has said, This Isaiah 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said,
them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you people draw nigh to me with their mouth, Forasmuch as this people draw near me
hypocrites, as it is written, This people and they honour me with their lips, but with their mouth, and with their lips do
honoureth me with [their] lips, but their their heart is far from me: but in vain do honour me, but have removed their heart
heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching the far from me, and their fear toward me is
they worship me, teaching [for] doctrines commandments and doctrines of men. taught by the precept of men:
the commandments of men.
Isaiah 56:7 I will bring them to my holy Isaiah 56:7 Even them will I bring to my
mountain, and gladden them in my house holy mountain, and make them joyful in
of prayer: their whole-burnt-offerings and my house of prayer: their burnt offerings
Mark 11:17 And he taught, saying unto their sacrifices shall be acceptable upon and their sacrifices [shall be] accepted
them, Is it not written, My house shall be mine altar; for my house shall be called a upon mine altar; for mine house shall be
called of all nations the house of prayer? house of prayer for all nations. called an house of prayer for all people.
but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Jeremiah 7:11 Is my house, whereon my Jeremiah 7:11 Is this house, which is
name is called, a den of robbers in your called by my name, become a den of
eyes? And, behold, I have seen it, saith the robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have
Lord. seen [it], saith the LORD.
Deuteronomy 6:5 And thou shalt love the Deuteronomy 6:5 And thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy mind, and with LORD thy God with all thine heart, and
all thy soul, and all thy strength. with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Mark 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, Israel, what Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, Israel, what
thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy does the Lord thy God require of thee, but doth the LORD thy God require of thee,
soul, and with all thy mind, and with all to fear the Lord thy God, and to walk in but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in
thy strength: this [is] the first all his ways, and to love him, and to serve all his ways, and to love him, and to serve
commandment. the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and the LORD thy God with all thy heart and
with all thy soul; with all thy soul,
Deuteronomy 30:6 And the Lord shall Deuteronomy 30:6 And the LORD thy
purge thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, God will circumcise thine heart, and the
to love the Lord thy God with all thy heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy
heart, and with all thy soul, that thou God with all thine heart, and with all thy
mayest live. soul, that thou mayest live.
Zechariah 13:7 Awake, O sword, against Zechariah 13:7 Awake, O sword, against
my shepherds, and against the man who is my shepherd, and against the man [that is]
Mark 14:27 And Jesus saith unto them, my citizen, saith the Lord Almighty: smite my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite
All ye shall be offended because of me the shepherds, and draw out the sheep: the shepherd, and the sheep shall be
this night: for it is written, I will smite the and I will bring mine hand upon the little scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon
shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. ones. the little ones.
Mark 15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus Psalms 21:1 O God, my God, attend to Psalms 22:1 My God, my God, why hast
cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, me: why hast thou forsaken me? the thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far
lama sabachthani? which is, being account of my transgressions is far from from helping me, [and from] the words of
interpreted, My God, my God, why hast my salvation. my roaring?
thou forsaken me?
Isaiah 66:24 And they shall go forth, and Isaiah 66:24 And they shall go forth, and
see the carcases of the men that have look upon the carcases of the men that
Mark 9:44 Where their worm dieth not, transgressed against me: for their worm have transgressed against me: for their
and the fire is not quenched. shall not die, and their fire shall not be worm shall not die, neither shall their fire
quenched; and they shall be a spectacle to be quenched; and they shall be an
all flesh. abhorring unto all flesh.
Genesis 1:27 And God made man, Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his
Mark 10:6 But from the beginning of the
according to the image of God he made [own] image, in the image of God created
creation God made them male and female.
him, male and female he made them. he him; male and female created he them.
Isaiah 53:12 Therefore he shall inherit Isaiah 53:12 Therefore will I divide him [a
Mark 15:28 And the scripture was many, and he shall divide the spoils of the portion] with the great, and he shall divide
fulfilled, which saith, And he was mighty; because his soul was delivered to the spoil with the strong; because he hath
numbered with the transgressors. death: and he was numbered among the poured out his soul unto death: and he was
transgressors; and he bore the sins of numbered with the transgressors; and he
many, and was delivered because of their bare the sin of many, and made
iniquities. intercession for the transgressors.