OT generally follow the LXX against the MT where the two are divergent. Thus, our normal procedure should be to compare alleged scriptural allusions in Paul first of all to the LXX, as I have done in the examples cited in the previous paragraph. If in some instances evidence from later Greek versions agrees with Paul’s wording against the LXX, this opens the possibility that Paul may be echoing a Greek text—presumably known to his readers—that differs from extant LXX manuscripts, or that he is modifying