Urevangelium

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Translation Lineage

Six manuscript witness columns span the table; their descent flows into the timeline below.

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	ܐܡܪ	And	Καὶ	And
		—	εἶπεν	He said	ειπεν	\|	dixit	ait	He said	ܠܗܘܢ	He said	εἶπεν	He said
		—	πρὸς	to	προς	\|	ad	ad	to	ܡܢܐ	to	πρὸς	to
		—	αὐτούς·	them;	αυτους	\|	eos	illos	them;	—	—	αὐτούς	them;
		—	τί	Why is it	τι	\|	quid	Quid	Why is it	ܒܥܝܢ	Why is it	Τί	Why is it
		—	ὅτι	for	οτι	\|	quoniam	est	for	ܗܘܝܬܘܢ	for	ὅτι	for
		—	ἐζητεῖτέ	you were seeking	εζητειτε	\|	quod	quod	you were seeking	ܠܝ	you were seeking	ἐζητεῖτέ	you were seeking
		—	με;	Me?	με	\|	me	me	Me?	ܠܐ	Me?	με	Me?
		—	οὐκ	Surely	ουκ	\|	quae	quærebatis	Surely	—	—	Οὐκ	Surely
		—	ᾔδειτε	you knew	—	\|	nescitis	nesciebatis	you knew	ܝܕܥܝܢ	you knew	ᾔδειτε	you knew
		—	ὅτι	that	οτι	\|	esse	quia	that	ܐܢܬܘܢ	that	ὅτι	that
		—	ἐν	in	εν	\|	in	in	in	ܕܒܝܬ	in	ἐν	in
		—	τοῖς	the house	τοις	\|	his	—	—	—	—	τοῖς	the house
		—	τοῦ	of the	του	\|	quaerebatis	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	of the
		—	πατρός	Father	—	\|	patris	Patris	Father	ܐܒܝ	Father	πατρός	Father
		—	μου	of Mine	μου	\|	mei	mei	of Mine	—	—	μου	of Mine
		—	δεῖ	it behooves	δει	\|	sunt	sunt	it behooves	ܘܠܐ	it behooves	δεῖ	it behooves
		—	εἶναί	to be	—	\|	oportet	oportet	to be	ܠܝ	to be	εἶναί	to be
		—	με;	Me?	με	\|	me	me	Me?	ܕܐܗܘܐ	Me?	με	Me?
	Next Fragment: Luke 3:8
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Alexandrian	Western	Latin	Byzantine
	—	Καὶ	And	και	\|	et	Et	And	ܐܡܪ	And	Καὶ	And
	—	εἶπεν	He said	ειπεν	\|	dixit	ait	He said	ܠܗܘܢ	He said	εἶπεν	He said
	—	πρὸς	to	προς	\|	ad	ad	to	ܡܢܐ	to	πρὸς	to
	—	αὐτούς·	them;	αυτους	\|	eos	illos	them;	—	—	αὐτούς	them;
	—	τί	Why is it	τι	\|	quid	Quid	Why is it	ܒܥܝܢ	Why is it	Τί	Why is it
	—	ὅτι	for	οτι	\|	quoniam	est	for	ܗܘܝܬܘܢ	for	ὅτι	for
	—	ἐζητεῖτέ	you were seeking	εζητειτε	\|	quod	quod	you were seeking	ܠܝ	you were seeking	ἐζητεῖτέ	you were seeking
	—	με;	Me?	με	\|	me	me	Me?	ܠܐ	Me?	με	Me?
	—	οὐκ	Surely	ουκ	\|	quae	quærebatis	Surely	—	—	Οὐκ	Surely
	—	ᾔδειτε	you knew	—	\|	nescitis	nesciebatis	you knew	ܝܕܥܝܢ	you knew	ᾔδειτε	you knew
	—	ὅτι	that	οτι	\|	esse	quia	that	ܐܢܬܘܢ	that	ὅτι	that
	—	ἐν	in	εν	\|	in	in	in	ܕܒܝܬ	in	ἐν	in
	—	τοῖς	the house	τοις	\|	his	—	—	—	—	τοῖς	the house
	—	τοῦ	of the	του	\|	quaerebatis	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	of the
	—	πατρός	Father	—	\|	patris	Patris	Father	ܐܒܝ	Father	πατρός	Father
	—	μου	of Mine	μου	\|	mei	mei	of Mine	—	—	μου	of Mine
	—	δεῖ	it behooves	δει	\|	sunt	sunt	it behooves	ܘܠܐ	it behooves	δεῖ	it behooves
	—	εἶναί	to be	—	\|	oportet	oportet	to be	ܠܝ	to be	εἶναί	to be
	—	με;	Me?	με	\|	me	me	Me?	ܕܐܗܘܐ	Me?	με	Me?
Next Fragment: Luke 3:8
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

ܐܡܪ

And

Καὶ

And

—

εἶπεν

He said

ειπεν

dixit

ait

He said

ܠܗܘܢ

He said

εἶπεν

He said

—

πρὸς

προς

ܡܢܐ

πρὸς

—

αὐτούς·

them;

αυτους

eos

illos

them;

—

αὐτούς

them;

—

τί

Why is it

τι

quid

Quid

Why is it

ܒܥܝܢ

Why is it

Τί

Why is it

—

ὅτι

for

οτι

quoniam

est

for

ܗܘܝܬܘܢ

for

ὅτι

for

—

ἐζητεῖτέ

you were seeking

εζητειτε

quod

you were seeking

ܠܝ

you were seeking

ἐζητεῖτέ

you were seeking

—

με;

Me?

με

Me?

ܠܐ

Me?

με

Me?

—

οὐκ

Surely

ουκ

quae

quærebatis

Surely

—

Οὐκ

Surely

—

ᾔδειτε

you knew

—

nescitis

nesciebatis

you knew

ܝܕܥܝܢ

you knew

ᾔδειτε

you knew

—

ὅτι

that

οτι

esse

quia

that

ܐܢܬܘܢ

that

ὅτι

that

—

ἐν

εν

ܕܒܝܬ

ἐν

—

τοῖς

the house

τοις

his

—

τοῖς

the house

—

τοῦ

of the

του

quaerebatis

—

τοῦ

of the

—

πατρός

Father

—

patris

Patris

Father

ܐܒܝ

Father

πατρός

Father

—

μου

of Mine

μου

mei

of Mine

—

μου

of Mine

—

δεῖ

it behooves

δει

sunt

it behooves

ܘܠܐ

it behooves

δεῖ

it behooves

—

εἶναί

to be

—

oportet

to be

ܠܝ

to be

εἶναί

to be

—

με;

Me?

με

Me?

ܕܐܗܘܐ

Me?

με

Me?

Next Fragment: Luke 3:8

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