Early Christian New Testament quotes plus manuscripts before Nicea I (325 A.D.)							Mar 11, 2023
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	% of book	Verses	Verses	Total
Book	quoted	quoted	not quoted	verses
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Matthew	91.7%	982.07	88.93	1071
Mark	79.0%	535.79	142.21	678
Luke	96.3%	1108.69	42.31	1151
John	98.6%	867	12	879
Acts	43.9%	440.15	562.85	1003
Romans	86.4%	374.2	58.80	433
1 Corinthians	99.5%	435	2	437
2 Corinthians	92.7%	238.28	18.72	257
Galatians	98.3%	146.46	2.54	149
Ephesians	96.8%	150	5	155
Philippians	83.2%	86.5	17.5	104
Colossians	85.9%	81.62	13.38	95
1 Thessalonians	65.6%	58.39	30.61	89
2 Thessalonians	60.2%	28.29	18.71	47
1 Timothy	55.5%	62.66	50.34	113
2 Timothy	38.1%	31.62	51.38	83
Titus	64.2%	29.53	16.47	46
Philemon	16.0%	4	21	25
Hebrews	94.0%	284.73	18.27	303
James	40.6%	43.82	64.18	108
1 Peter	100.0%	105	0	105
2 Peter	100.0%	61	0	61
1 John	49.6%	51.58	52.42	104
2 John	84.6%	11	2	13
3 John	0.0%	0	14	14
Jude	100.0%	25	0	25
Revelation	75.9%	306.82	97.18	404
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Total New Testament	82.4%	6549.2	1402.8	7952
Note that 40% of the verses not quoted are in the Book of Acts
Subtotals		Verses	Verses	Total
	% Quoted	quoted	not quoted	verses
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Subtotal Gospels	92.4%	3493.55	285.45	3779
Subtotal Paul	84.9%	1726.55	306.45	2033
Subtotal Gospels + Paul	89.8%	5220.1	591.9	5812
Subtotal Rest of NT	62.1%	1329.1	810.9	2140