Raw Cross-Testament Parallels Output¶
Study: law-27-sabbath-still-in-effect¶
Date: 2026-02-26¶
Acts 17:2 -> OT Parallels¶
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HYBRID ANALYSIS OT PARALLELS FOR: ACT 17:2
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Glosses: According to now the custom - with Paul he went in to them and for Sabbaths...
--- HYBRID MATCHES (semantic + keyword + phrase + theological) ---
Reference Hybrid Sem Key Theo Key Terms
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Nehemia 9:14 0.364 0.67 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Chronica_II 23:4 0.344 0.63 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Nehemia 10:34 0.338 0.61 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Nehemia 13:17 0.336 0.61 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Chronica_I 9:32 0.335 0.61 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Genesis 40:12 0.331 0.61 0.10 0.00 three
Reges_II 11:5 0.329 0.60 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Daniel 8:14 0.329 0.60 0.10 0.00 three
Chronica_II 31:3 0.326 0.59 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Nehemia 13:15 0.326 0.59 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Acts 17:2 -> NT Parallels¶
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HYBRID ANALYSIS NT PARALLELS FOR: ACT 17:2
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--- HYBRID MATCHES (semantic + keyword + phrase + theological) ---
Reference Hybrid Sem Key Theo Key Terms
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ACT 19:6 0.393 0.71 0.10 0.00 paul
LUK 4:16 0.389 0.65 0.20 0.00 custom, sabbath
MRK 2:24 0.379 0.70 0.10 0.00 sabbath
LUK 6:5 0.377 0.69 0.10 0.00 sabbath
ACT 28:15 0.376 0.62 0.20 0.00 paul, three
PHP 1:1 0.374 0.69 0.10 0.00 paul
LUK 24:45 0.370 0.67 0.10 0.00 scripture
MAT 12:2 0.365 0.67 0.10 0.00 sabbath
ACT 21:18 0.365 0.66 0.10 0.00 paul
ACT 21:11 0.364 0.66 0.10 0.00 paul
Notable: Luke 4:16 shows the highest keyword overlap (custom + sabbath), connecting Paul's synagogue Sabbath habit directly to Jesus's identical pattern described by the same vocabulary.
Hebrews 4:9 -> OT Parallels¶
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HYBRID ANALYSIS OT PARALLELS FOR: HEB 4:9
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Glosses: So then there remains a Sabbath rest for the people - of God...
--- HYBRID MATCHES (semantic + keyword + phrase + theological) ---
Reference Hybrid Sem Key Theo Key Terms
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Leviticus 24:8 0.372 0.74 0.00 0.00
Exodus 16:26 0.365 0.73 0.00 0.00
Leviticus 26:35 0.358 0.72 0.00 0.00
Nehemia 10:34 0.357 0.71 0.00 0.00
Exodus 31:16 0.355 0.71 0.00 0.00
Leviticus 23:32 0.354 0.71 0.00 0.00
Exodus 20:10 0.352 0.70 0.00 0.00
Jeremia 17:21 0.351 0.70 0.00 0.00
Nehemia 13:22 0.351 0.70 0.00 0.00
Exodus 20:8 0.350 0.70 0.00 0.00
Notable: All top parallels are Sabbath-institution passages (Exo 31:16, Exo 20:8-10, Lev 23:32), confirming the semantic field of sabbatismos points to the weekly Sabbath institution.
Hebrews 4:9 -> NT Parallels¶
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HYBRID ANALYSIS NT PARALLELS FOR: HEB 4:9
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--- HYBRID MATCHES (semantic + keyword + phrase + theological) ---
Reference Hybrid Sem Key Theo Key Terms
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MRK 2:28 0.375 0.74 0.00 0.00
MAT 12:8 0.358 0.70 0.00 0.00
LUK 13:14 0.341 0.68 0.00 0.00
JHN 19:31 0.332 0.61 0.10 0.00 remain
MAT 24:20 0.328 0.66 0.00 0.00
MRK 15:42 0.328 0.66 0.00 0.00
LUK 6:5 0.327 0.64 0.00 0.00
1TH 4:15 0.325 0.59 0.10 0.00 remain
ACT 2:47 0.322 0.60 0.00 0.00
MRK 2:27 0.321 0.64 0.00 0.00
Notable: Mark 2:27-28 (Sabbath made for man, Son of Man lord of the Sabbath) is the top NT parallel, reinforcing the creation-based, universally-scoped Sabbath.
Revelation 14:12 -> OT Parallels¶
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HYBRID ANALYSIS OT PARALLELS FOR: REV 14:12
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Glosses: Here the endurance of the saints is those keeping the commandments - of God...
--- HYBRID MATCHES (semantic + keyword + phrase + theological) ---
Reference Hybrid Sem Key Theo Key Terms
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Nehemia 12:45 0.342 0.56 0.20 0.00 commandment, keep
Deuteronomium 28:9 0.328 0.54 0.20 0.00 commandment, keep
Reges_I 8:61 0.321 0.51 0.20 0.00 commandment, keep
Reges_II 23:3 0.319 0.51 0.20 0.00 commandment, keep
Numeri 3:28 0.316 0.58 0.10 0.00 keep
Nehemia 1:5 0.315 0.50 0.20 0.00 commandment, keep
Nehemia 10:30 0.313 0.51 0.20 0.00 commandment, keep
Nehemia 9:32 0.311 0.56 0.10 0.00 keep
Daniel 9:4 0.309 0.49 0.20 0.00 commandment, keep
Chronica_I 29:19 0.307 0.49 0.20 0.00 commandment, keep
Notable: Consistently matches OT "keep commandments" passages (Deut 28:9, 1 Ki 8:61, 2 Ki 23:3, Neh 1:5, Dan 9:4), showing Revelation's end-time saints are characterized by the same full commandment-keeping found throughout the OT.
Isaiah 66:23 -> NT Parallels¶
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HYBRID ANALYSIS NT PARALLELS FOR: Jesaia 66:23
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Glosses: and be from sufficiency month in month and from sufficiency sabbath in...
--- HYBRID MATCHES (semantic + keyword + phrase + theological) ---
Reference Hybrid Sem Key Theo Key Terms
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MRK 2:28 0.363 0.66 0.10 0.00 sabbath
MAT 24:20 0.361 0.66 0.10 0.00 sabbath
MAT 12:8 0.353 0.64 0.10 0.00 sabbath
LUK 14:5 0.350 0.64 0.10 0.00 sabbath
MAT 12:11 0.343 0.62 0.10 0.00 sabbath
LUK 13:15 0.340 0.61 0.10 0.00 sabbath
LUK 6:5 0.330 0.58 0.10 0.00 sabbath
LUK 6:9 0.330 0.60 0.10 0.00 sabbath
LUK 13:14 0.329 0.59 0.10 0.00 sabbath
MRK 2:27 0.328 0.60 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Notable: All top NT parallels are Sabbath passages from the Gospels, confirming the prophetic continuity: the same Sabbath observed by Jesus (Mk 2:27-28) extends into Isaiah's eschatological vision.
Luke 23:56 -> OT Parallels¶
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HYBRID ANALYSIS OT PARALLELS FOR: LUK 23:56
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Glosses: Having returned then they prepared spices and anointing oils And on the indeed
Sabbath they rested according to...
--- HYBRID MATCHES (semantic + keyword + phrase + theological) ---
Reference Hybrid Sem Key Theo Key Terms
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Numeri 28:9 0.328 0.53 0.20 0.00 oil, sabbath
Nehemia 9:14 0.326 0.53 0.20 0.00 commandment, sabbath
Leviticus 14:26 0.319 0.58 0.10 0.00 oil
Chronica_II 2:14 0.318 0.58 0.10 0.00 oil
Leviticus 23:32 0.317 0.52 0.20 0.00 cease, sabbath
Numeri 4:16 0.316 0.57 0.10 0.00 oil
Nehemia 13:5 0.313 0.51 0.20 0.00 commandment, oil
Numeri 28:10 0.309 0.56 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Leviticus 25:6 0.308 0.55 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Exodus 30:25 0.307 0.48 0.20 0.00 oil, spice
Notable: Nehemiah 9:14 appears prominently (commandment + sabbath), confirming that Luke's reference to "the commandment" (kata ten entolen) points to the Sabbath commandment of the Decalogue.
Matthew 24:20 -> OT Parallels¶
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HYBRID ANALYSIS OT PARALLELS FOR: MAT 24:20
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Glosses: Pray however that not might be the flight of you in winter nor on a Sabbath...
--- HYBRID MATCHES (semantic + keyword + phrase + theological) ---
Reference Hybrid Sem Key Theo Key Terms
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Reges_II 4:23 0.376 0.69 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Jeremia 17:21 0.372 0.68 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Leviticus 25:4 0.367 0.67 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Jeremia 17:27 0.365 0.67 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Leviticus 23:32 0.365 0.67 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Nehemia 2:4 0.363 0.67 0.10 0.00 pray
Nehemia 13:19 0.362 0.66 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Jesaia 66:23 0.361 0.66 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Exodus 20:10 0.360 0.66 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Exodus 16:25 0.357 0.65 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Notable: Isaiah 66:23 appears among top matches, creating a prophetic bracket: Jesus's near-future prophecy (AD 70) and Isaiah's far-future prophecy (new earth) both presuppose ongoing Sabbath observance.
Exodus 31:16 -> NT Parallels¶
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HYBRID ANALYSIS NT PARALLELS FOR: Exodus 31:16
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Glosses: and keep son Israel the sabbath to make the sabbath for their generations
covenant eternity...
--- HYBRID MATCHES (semantic + keyword + phrase + theological) ---
Reference Hybrid Sem Key Theo Key Terms
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MRK 2:28 0.389 0.71 0.10 0.00 sabbath
ACT 15:21 0.383 0.65 0.20 0.00 age, sabbath
MAT 12:8 0.368 0.67 0.10 0.00 sabbath
MRK 2:27 0.362 0.66 0.10 0.00 sabbath
LUK 13:16 0.360 0.66 0.10 0.00 sabbath
LUK 6:5 0.358 0.65 0.10 0.00 sabbath
LUK 6:2 0.356 0.65 0.10 0.00 sabbath
HEB 4:9 0.355 0.71 0.00 0.00
HEB 8:8 0.352 0.64 0.10 0.00 covenant
MAT 12:2 0.351 0.64 0.10 0.00 sabbath
Notable: Acts 15:21 appears 2nd (0.383, keywords: "age" + "sabbath"), connecting the "perpetual covenant" of Exo 31:16 with the Jerusalem Council's assumption that Moses is read "every sabbath" in the synagogues (Acts 15:21). Also, Heb 4:9 appears (0.355), confirming the NT sabbatismos links back to the OT sabbath covenant.
Ezekiel 20:12 -> NT Parallels¶
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HYBRID ANALYSIS NT PARALLELS FOR: Ezechiel 20:12
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Glosses: and even sabbath give to to be to sign interval and...
--- HYBRID MATCHES (semantic + keyword + phrase + theological) ---
Reference Hybrid Sem Key Theo Key Terms
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MRK 2:28 0.390 0.66 0.20 0.00 even, sabbath
LUK 6:2 0.351 0.64 0.10 0.00 sabbath
MAT 12:8 0.342 0.62 0.10 0.00 sabbath
MRK 2:24 0.341 0.62 0.10 0.00 sabbath
MAT 12:2 0.341 0.62 0.10 0.00 sabbath
JHN 9:16 0.338 0.55 0.20 0.00 sabbath, sign
MRK 2:27 0.338 0.61 0.10 0.00 sabbath
MAT 12:5 0.334 0.61 0.10 0.00 sabbath
LUK 6:5 0.332 0.60 0.10 0.00 sabbath
MRK 15:42 0.324 0.53 0.20 0.00 even, sabbath
Notable: John 9:16 appears with both "sabbath" and "sign" keywords (0.338), creating a cross-testament link where the Sabbath-as-sign (Eze 20:12) intersects with Jesus's Sabbath healing as a sign (Jhn 9:16).
Tool: cross_testament_parallels_v2.py --hybrid-ot/--hybrid-nt [VERSE] --topn 10 Generated: 2026-02-26