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I would say Matthew. Matthew was written specifically for Jews, who believe in the Old Testament.Answer:The book of Revelation contains the most references to verses in the Hebrew Scriptures (the 'Old Testament'). Messiah ('Jesus') most often quoted verses in the books of Deuteronomy, Psalms, and Isaiah. Every writer in the Messianic Scriptures (the 'New Testament') made reference to verses in the 'Old Testament.'
Depending upon who you read has done the counting, there are between 600 and 3,000 direct quotes, parphrases, allegories to the Old Testament Scripture in the Gospels and other writings of the New Testament. The Book of Isaiah is the most quoted and is sometimes referred to as the 'Little Bible.'
I'm not sure what book is quoted the most but the most quoted verse is John 3:16. Psalms would also be a top contender.
A:A New Testament favourite is the Old Testament Book of Isaiah. Matthew's Gospel refers to Isaiah 7:14 as evidence that the virginity of Mary had been prophesied. However, this is not a direct reference to the Hebrew Book of Isaiah but to the book that forms part of the Septuagint, a flawed early Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures. Isaiah 7:14 supposedly said that a virgin would bear a child but the original Hebrew book actually says, "the young woman," and the young woman in question did have a child a few verses later in Isaiah. The author of Matthew relied on this mistranslation in the Septuagint to portray this passage as prophesying the birth of Jesus. The Book of Isaiah also contains several passages with a 'servant' theme, known as the Servant Songs, and these are quoted in the New Testament as possible references to Jesus. Other books quoted on the New Testament include Genesis, Exodus and Malachi.
Jesus quoted much from the Book of Isaiah.Leviticus 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shaltlove thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.