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Greek Papyri			Alexandrian		Western			Latin		Syriac		Byzantine
Earliest Papyri c. 125–250 CE · Greek TAGNT			Vaticanus c. 325 CE · Greek TAGNT		Bezae c. 400 CE · Greek Latin			Vulgate c. 400 CE · Latin Whitaker		Peshitta c. 400–450 CE · Syriac PayneSmith		Byzantine c. 5th–9th c. · Greek TAGNT
		—	Καὶ	And	και	\|	et	Et	And	ܓܒܪܐ	And	Καὶ	And
		—	ἰδοὺ	behold	—	\|	hierusalem	ecce	behold	ܗܐ	behold	ἰδού	behold
		—	ἄνθρωπος	a man	—	\|	homo	homo	a man	ܚܕ	a man	ἦν	a man
		—	ἦν	there was	ην	\|	erat	erat	there was	ܐܝܬ	there was	ἄνθρωπος	there was
		—	ἐν	in	—	\|	in	in	in	ܗܘܐ	in	ἐν	in
		—	Ἰερουσαλὴμ	Jerusalem	—	\|	symeon	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ	Jerusalem	Ἱερουσαλήμ	Jerusalem
		—	ᾧ	whose	—	\|	cui	cui	whose	ܫܡܗ	whose	ᾧ	whose
		—	ὄνομα	name was	—	\|	nomen	nomen	name was	ܗܘܐ	name was	ὄνομα	name was
		—	Συμεὼν	Simeon	—	\|	—	Simeon	Simeon	ܫܡܥܘܢ	Simeon	Συμεών	Simeon
		—	καὶ	and	—	\|	et	et	and	ܘܓܒܪܐ	and	καὶ	and
		—	ὁ	<the>	—	\|	hic	—	—	—	—	ὁ	<the>
		—	ἄνθρωπος	man	ανθρωπος	\|	homo	homo	man	ܗܢܐ	man	ἄνθρωπος	man
		—	οὗτος	this	—	\|	istrahel	iste	this	—	—	οὗτος	this
		—	δίκαιος	was righteous	—	\|	iustus	justus	was righteous	ܟܐܝܢ	was righteous	δίκαιος	was righteous
		—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܗܘܐ	and	καὶ	and
		—	εὐλαβὴς	devout	—	\|	metuens	timoratus	devout	ܘܙܕܝܩ	devout	εὐλαβής	devout
		—	προσδεχόμενος	waiting for	—	\|	—	exspectans	waiting for	ܘܡܤܟܐ	waiting for	προσδεχόμενος	waiting for
		—	παράκλησιν	the consolation	—	\|	consolationem	consolationem	the consolation	ܗܘܐ	the consolation	παράκλησιν	the consolation
		—	τοῦ	<the>	—	\|	expectans	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	<the>
		—	Ἰσραήλ·	of Israel;	—	\|	sps	Israël	of Israel;	ܠܒܘܝܐܗ	of Israel;	Ἰσραήλ	of Israel;
		—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܕܐܝܤܪܝܠ	and	καὶ	and
		—	πνεῦμα	the Spirit	πνα	\|	—	Spiritus	the Spirit	ܘܪܘܚܐ	the Spirit	πνεῦμα	the Spirit
		—	ἦν	was	—	\|	sanctus	Sanctus	was	ܕܩܘܕܫܐ	was	ἦν	was
		—	ἅγιον	Holy	αγιον	\|	erat	erat	Holy	ܐܝܬ	Holy	ἅγιον	Holy
		—	ἐπ᾽	upon	επ	\|	super	in	upon	ܗܘܬ	upon	ἐπ’	upon
		—	αὐτόν.	him.	αυτον	\|	eum	eo	him.	ܥܠܘܗܝ	him.	αὐτόν	him.
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Alexandrian	Western	Latin	Byzantine
	—	Καὶ	And	και	\|	et	Et	And	ܓܒܪܐ	And	Καὶ	And
	—	ἰδοὺ	behold	—	\|	hierusalem	ecce	behold	ܗܐ	behold	ἰδού	behold
	—	ἄνθρωπος	a man	—	\|	homo	homo	a man	ܚܕ	a man	ἦν	a man
	—	ἦν	there was	ην	\|	erat	erat	there was	ܐܝܬ	there was	ἄνθρωπος	there was
	—	ἐν	in	—	\|	in	in	in	ܗܘܐ	in	ἐν	in
	—	Ἰερουσαλὴμ	Jerusalem	—	\|	symeon	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ	Jerusalem	Ἱερουσαλήμ	Jerusalem
	—	ᾧ	whose	—	\|	cui	cui	whose	ܫܡܗ	whose	ᾧ	whose
	—	ὄνομα	name was	—	\|	nomen	nomen	name was	ܗܘܐ	name was	ὄνομα	name was
	—	Συμεὼν	Simeon	—	\|	—	Simeon	Simeon	ܫܡܥܘܢ	Simeon	Συμεών	Simeon
	—	καὶ	and	—	\|	et	et	and	ܘܓܒܪܐ	and	καὶ	and
	—	ὁ	<the>	—	\|	hic	—	—	—	—	ὁ	<the>
	—	ἄνθρωπος	man	ανθρωπος	\|	homo	homo	man	ܗܢܐ	man	ἄνθρωπος	man
	—	οὗτος	this	—	\|	istrahel	iste	this	—	—	οὗτος	this
	—	δίκαιος	was righteous	—	\|	iustus	justus	was righteous	ܟܐܝܢ	was righteous	δίκαιος	was righteous
	—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܗܘܐ	and	καὶ	and
	—	εὐλαβὴς	devout	—	\|	metuens	timoratus	devout	ܘܙܕܝܩ	devout	εὐλαβής	devout
	—	προσδεχόμενος	waiting for	—	\|	—	exspectans	waiting for	ܘܡܤܟܐ	waiting for	προσδεχόμενος	waiting for
	—	παράκλησιν	the consolation	—	\|	consolationem	consolationem	the consolation	ܗܘܐ	the consolation	παράκλησιν	the consolation
	—	τοῦ	<the>	—	\|	expectans	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	<the>
	—	Ἰσραήλ·	of Israel;	—	\|	sps	Israël	of Israel;	ܠܒܘܝܐܗ	of Israel;	Ἰσραήλ	of Israel;
	—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܕܐܝܤܪܝܠ	and	καὶ	and
	—	πνεῦμα	the Spirit	πνα	\|	—	Spiritus	the Spirit	ܘܪܘܚܐ	the Spirit	πνεῦμα	the Spirit
	—	ἦν	was	—	\|	sanctus	Sanctus	was	ܕܩܘܕܫܐ	was	ἦν	was
	—	ἅγιον	Holy	αγιον	\|	erat	erat	Holy	ܐܝܬ	Holy	ἅγιον	Holy
	—	ἐπ᾽	upon	επ	\|	super	in	upon	ܗܘܬ	upon	ἐπ’	upon
	—	αὐτόν.	him.	αυτον	\|	eum	eo	him.	ܥܠܘܗܝ	him.	αὐτόν	him.
Next Fragment: Luke 2:29
See 65 Earliest Papyri

Greek Papyri

Alexandrian

Western

Latin

Syriac

Byzantine

Earliest Papyri

c. 125–250 CE · Greek

TAGNT

Vaticanus

c. 325 CE · Greek

TAGNT

Bezae

c. 400 CE · Greek

Latin

Vulgate

c. 400 CE · Latin

Whitaker

Peshitta

c. 400–450 CE · Syriac

PayneSmith

Byzantine

c. 5th–9th c. · Greek

TAGNT

—

Καὶ

And

και

And

ܓܒܪܐ

And

Καὶ

And

—

ἰδοὺ

behold

—

hierusalem

ecce

behold

ܗܐ

behold

ἰδού

behold

—

ἄνθρωπος

a man

—

homo

a man

ܚܕ

a man

ἦν

a man

—

ἦν

there was

ην

erat

there was

ܐܝܬ

there was

ἄνθρωπος

there was

—

ἐν

—

ܗܘܐ

ἐν

—

Ἰερουσαλὴμ

Jerusalem

—

symeon

Jerusalem

ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ

Jerusalem

Ἱερουσαλήμ

Jerusalem

—

ᾧ

whose

—

cui

whose

ܫܡܗ

whose

ᾧ

whose

—

ὄνομα

name was

—

nomen

name was

ܗܘܐ

name was

ὄνομα

name was

—

Συμεὼν

Simeon

—

Simeon

ܫܡܥܘܢ

Simeon

Συμεών

Simeon

—

καὶ

and

—

and

ܘܓܒܪܐ

and

καὶ

and

—

ὁ

<the>

—

hic

—

ὁ

<the>

—

ἄνθρωπος

man

ανθρωπος

homo

man

ܗܢܐ

man

ἄνθρωπος

man

—

οὗτος

this

—

istrahel

iste

this

—

οὗτος

this

—

δίκαιος

was righteous

—

iustus

justus

was righteous

ܟܐܝܢ

was righteous

δίκαιος

was righteous

—

καὶ

and

και

and

ܗܘܐ

and

καὶ

and

—

εὐλαβὴς

devout

—

metuens

timoratus

devout

ܘܙܕܝܩ

devout

εὐλαβής

devout

—

προσδεχόμενος

waiting for

—

exspectans

waiting for

ܘܡܤܟܐ

waiting for

προσδεχόμενος

waiting for

—

παράκλησιν

the consolation

—

consolationem

the consolation

ܗܘܐ

the consolation

παράκλησιν

the consolation

—

τοῦ

<the>

—

expectans

—

τοῦ

<the>

—

Ἰσραήλ·

of Israel;

—

sps

Israël

of Israel;

ܠܒܘܝܐܗ

of Israel;

Ἰσραήλ

of Israel;

—

καὶ

and

και

and

ܕܐܝܤܪܝܠ

and

καὶ

and

—

πνεῦμα

the Spirit

πνα

—

Spiritus

the Spirit

ܘܪܘܚܐ

the Spirit

πνεῦμα

the Spirit

—

ἦν

was

—

sanctus

Sanctus

was

ܕܩܘܕܫܐ

was

ἦν

was

—

ἅγιον

Holy

αγιον

erat

Holy

ܐܝܬ

Holy

ἅγιον

Holy

—

ἐπ᾽

upon

επ

super

upon

ܗܘܬ

upon

ἐπ’

upon

—

αὐτόν.

him.

αυτον

eum

him.

ܥܠܘܗܝ

him.

αὐτόν

him.

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