Quotations/Allusions to the Old Testament book of Leviticus in the New Testament
| Leviticus | New Testament |
| Lev 5:11 – But if his means are insufficient for two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then for his offering for that which he has sinned, he shall bring the tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall not put oil on it or place incense on it, for it is a sin offering. | Luke 2:24 |
| Lev 10:9 – Do not drink wine or strong drink, neither you nor your sons with you, when you come into the tent of meeting, so that you will not die—it is a perpetual statute throughout your generations— | Luke 1:15 |
| Lev 11:44-45 – ‘For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. And you shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm on the earth. For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; thus you shall be holy, for I am holy.’ | 1Pet 1:16 |
| Lev 12:8 – But if she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, the one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she will be clean. | Luke 2:24 |
| Lev 18:5 – So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, by which a man may live if he does them; I am the Lord. | Rom 10:5; Gal 3:12 |
| Lev 19:2 – Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy | 1Pet 1:16 |
| Lev 19:8 – Everyone who eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned the holy thing of the Lord; and that person shall be cut off from his people. | Gal 5:14 |
| Lev 19:12 – You shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to profane the name of your God; I am the Lord | Matt 5:33 |
| Lev 19:18 – You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord. | Matt 5:43; Mart 22:39; Mark 12:31; Mark 12:33; Luke 10:27; Rom 13:9; James 2:8 |
| Lev 20:9 – If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother, his bloodguiltiness is upon him. | Matt 15:4; Mark 7:10 |
| Lev 20:10 – If there is a man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, one who commits adultery with his friend’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. | John 8:5 |
| Lev 23:29 – If there is any person who will not humble himself on this same day, he shall be cut off from his people. | Acts 3:23 |
| Lev 24:20 – fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; just as he has injured a man, so it shall be inflicted on him. | Matt 5:38 |
| Lev 26:12 – I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people. | 2Cor 6:16; Heb 8:10 |
A quotation is a word-for-word citation of the original source, often preceded by “it is written” or “saying”.
An allusion is a reference to the original source using the the same key words or thoughts without quoting word for word.
Because the New Testament writers often borrow the language of the Old Testament (allusion) rather than quote verses directly, different scholars suggest different counts for the number of times the New Testament quotes or refers to the Old Testament.
Quotes from the Septuagint (LXX) may have appear to have somewhat different wording than the linked translation of the Hebrew text.