Early Christian New Testament quotes before Nicea I (325 A.D.) Mar. 11, 2023
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Book of the % of book Verses Verses Total Number Quotes per Date of Quotes (but not approx.     Paul's General Reve-  
New Testament quoted quoted not quoted verses of quotes total verses writing allusions) by author pages Gospels Acts Letters Epistles lation Total
Matthew 87.5% 937.31 133.69 1071 2134 199.3% 96-98 1 Clement 16.25 2 1 6 9 0 18
Mark 79.0% 535.41 142.59 678 461 68.0% 95-110 Papias 2 1 0 2 0 0 3
Luke 86.5% 996.11 154.89 1151 1641 142.6% c.100-117 Ignatius of Antioch 13 2 0 5 2 0 9
John 96.7% 850.22 28.78 879 1290 146.8% c.60-120 The Didache 4.75 17 0 0 1 0 18
Acts 20.4% 204.86 798.14 1003 216 21.5% c.70-130 Epistle of Barnabas 12.5 5 0 0 1 0 6
Romans 62.9% 272.19 160.81 433 684 158.0% c.120-140 2 Clement 5.75 3 0 3 2 0 8
1 Corinthians 69.1% 301.75 135.25 437 1070 244.9% 100-155 Polycarp 3.5 11 1 11 5 0 28
2 Corinthians 47.0% 120.74 136.26 257 313 121.8% c.130-200 Epistle to Diognetes 5.25 0 0 1 0 0 1
Galatians 58.6% 87.29 61.71 149 241 161.7% c.115-155 Shepherd of Hermas 46.5 3 0 0 0 0 3
Ephesians 70.9% 109.82 45.18 155 311 200.6% c.138-165 Justin Martyr 116.5 56 1 1 0 0 58
Philippians 42.5% 44.15 59.85 104 233 224.0% c.172 The Diatessaron 86 1012 0 0 0 0 1012
Colossians 68.8% 65.37 29.63 95 157 165.3% c.160-202 Irenaeus of Lyons 282.75 367 46 251 18 22 704
1 Thessalonians 40.1% 35.68 53.32 89 63 70.8% 193-220 Clement of Alexandria 389.5 366 13 445 61 4 889
2 Thessalonians 55.1% 25.92 21.08 47 42 89.4% 198-220 Tertullian 928 55 22 631 27 18 753
1 Timothy 56.5% 63.90 49.10 113 144 127.4% 222-236 Hippolytus of Portus 218 100 2 52 3 21 178
2 Timothy 39.5% 32.77 50.23 83 73 88.0% 225-254 Origen 1005.15 1892 46 1215 204 34 3391
Titus 32.7% 15.04 30.96 46 29 63.0% 250-257 Novatian 38.5 86 1 41 1 0 129
Philemon 2.2% 0.55 24.45 25 2 8.0% c.246-258 Cyprian of Carthage 250.5 395 28 263 50 59 795
Hebrews 48.9% 148.16 154.84 303 190 62.7% 248-265 Dionysius of Alexandria 39.5 23 5 6 5 6 45
James 2.5% 2.75 105.25 108 16 14.8% killed 304 Victorinus of Petau 18.5 19 1 14 0 96 130
1 Peter 42.9% 45.01 59.99 105 168 160.0% c.270-312 Methodius 77.5 17 0 74 1 6 98
2 Peter 3.8% 2.29 58.71 61 6 9.8% 318-325 Eusebius before Nicea 1055.41 149 27 91 49 7 323
1 John 43.5% 45.20 58.80 104 129 124.0% 95-325 68 other authors 884.05 260 42 227 79 15 832
2 John 28.0% 3.64 9.36 13 5 38.5% 95-325 CE Totals of 90 authors 5474.9 5005 206 3249 526 288 9270
3 John 0.0% 0.00 14.00 14 0 0.0%
Jude 28.8% 7.19 17.81 25 11 44.0%
Revelation 57.5% 232.41 171.59 404 282 69.8%
Total New Testament 65.2% 5185.73 2766.27 7952 9270 116.6%
Total number of quotes does not add because they sometimes quoted multiple verses together.
Subtotals of Books   Verses Verses Total Number Quotes per
of the New Testament % Quoted quoted not quoted verses of quotes total verses
Subtotal Gospels 87.8% 3319.05 459.95 3779 5294 140.1%
Subtotal Paul 57.8% 1175.17 857.83 2033 3360 165.3%
Subtotal Gospels + Paul 77.3% 4494.22 1317.78 5812 8654 148.9%
Subtotal Rest of NT 32.3% 691.51 1448.49 2140 1020 47.7%