Urevangelium — The Gospels across their earliest witnesses

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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
ενP45		In	Ἐν	In	εν	\|	in	In	In	ܒܗܢܘܢ	In	Ἐν	In
εκειναισP45		those	ἐκείναις	those	εκειναις	\|	diebus	diebus	those	ܕܝܢ	those	ἐκείναις	those
ταῖςP45		<the>	ταῖς	<the>	ταις	\|	autem	—	—	—	—	ταῖς	<the>
ἡμέραιςP45		days	ἡμέραις	days	ημεραις	\|	illis	illis	days	ܝܘܡܬܐ	days	ἡμέραις	days
πάλινP45		again	πάλιν	again	παλιν	\|	iterum	iterum	again	ܟܕ	again	παμπόλλου	again
πολλοῦP45		much	πολλοῦ	much	πολλου	\|	—	—	—	ܟܢܫܐ	much	ὄχλου	much
ὄχλουP45		the crowd	ὄχλου	the crowd	οχλου	\|	cum	cum	the crowd	ܤܓܝܐܐ	the crowd	ὄντος	the crowd
ὄντοςP45		being	ὄντος	being	οντος	\|	turba	turba	being	ܐܝܬ	being	καὶ	being
καὶP45		and	καὶ	and	και	\|	multa	multa	and	ܗܘܐ	and	μὴ	and
μὴP45		not	μὴ	not	μη	\|	esset	esset	not	—	—	ἐχόντων	not
ἐχόντωνP45		having	ἐχόντων	having	εχοντων	\|	et	nec	having	ܘܠܐ	having	τί	having
τίP45		what	τί	what	τι	\|	habentibus	haberent	what	ܐܝܬ	what	φάγωσιν	what
φάγωσιν,P45		they may eat,	φάγωσιν,	they may eat,	φαγωσιν	\|	quod	quod	they may eat,	ܗܘܐ	they may eat,	προσκαλεσάμενος	they may eat,
προσκαλεσάμενοςP45		having called to Him	προσκαλεσάμενος	having called to Him	προσκαλεσαμενος	\|	manducent	manducarent	having called to Him	ܡܕܡ	having called to Him	ὁ	having called to Him
ὁP45		<the>	ὁ	<the>	—	\|	non	—	—	—	—	Ἰησοῦς	<the>
ἸησοῦςP45		Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Jesus	—	\|	—	—	—	ܕܢܐܟܠܘܢ	Jesus	τοὺς	Jesus
τοὺςP45		the	τοὺς	the	τους	\|	eis	—	—	—	—	μαθητὰς	the
μαθητὰςP45		disciples	μαθητὰς	disciples	μαθητας	\|	conuocatis	convocatis	disciples	ܩܪܐ	disciples	αὐτοῦ	disciples
αὐτοῦP45		of him	αὐτοῦ	of him	—	\|	discipulis	discipulis	of him	ܠܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ	of him	λέγει	of him
λέγειP45		He says	λέγει	He says	λεγει	\|	ait	ait	He says	ܘܐܡܪ	He says	αὐτοῖς	He says
αὐτοῖς·P45		to them;	αὐτοῖς·	to them;	αυτοις	\|	illis	illis	to them;	ܠܗܘܢ	to them;	αὐτοῖς·	to them;
	Next Fragment: Mark 8:10
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Greek Papyri	Alexandrian	Western	Latin	Byzantine
ενP45		In	Ἐν	In	εν	\|	in	In	In	ܒܗܢܘܢ	In	Ἐν	In
εκειναισP45		those	ἐκείναις	those	εκειναις	\|	diebus	diebus	those	ܕܝܢ	those	ἐκείναις	those
ταῖςP45		<the>	ταῖς	<the>	ταις	\|	autem	—	—	—	—	ταῖς	<the>
ἡμέραιςP45		days	ἡμέραις	days	ημεραις	\|	illis	illis	days	ܝܘܡܬܐ	days	ἡμέραις	days
πάλινP45		again	πάλιν	again	παλιν	\|	iterum	iterum	again	ܟܕ	again	παμπόλλου	again
πολλοῦP45		much	πολλοῦ	much	πολλου	\|	—	—	—	ܟܢܫܐ	much	ὄχλου	much
ὄχλουP45		the crowd	ὄχλου	the crowd	οχλου	\|	cum	cum	the crowd	ܤܓܝܐܐ	the crowd	ὄντος	the crowd
ὄντοςP45		being	ὄντος	being	οντος	\|	turba	turba	being	ܐܝܬ	being	καὶ	being
καὶP45		and	καὶ	and	και	\|	multa	multa	and	ܗܘܐ	and	μὴ	and
μὴP45		not	μὴ	not	μη	\|	esset	esset	not	—	—	ἐχόντων	not
ἐχόντωνP45		having	ἐχόντων	having	εχοντων	\|	et	nec	having	ܘܠܐ	having	τί	having
τίP45		what	τί	what	τι	\|	habentibus	haberent	what	ܐܝܬ	what	φάγωσιν	what
φάγωσιν,P45		they may eat,	φάγωσιν,	they may eat,	φαγωσιν	\|	quod	quod	they may eat,	ܗܘܐ	they may eat,	προσκαλεσάμενος	they may eat,
προσκαλεσάμενοςP45		having called to Him	προσκαλεσάμενος	having called to Him	προσκαλεσαμενος	\|	manducent	manducarent	having called to Him	ܡܕܡ	having called to Him	ὁ	having called to Him
ὁP45		<the>	ὁ	<the>	—	\|	non	—	—	—	—	Ἰησοῦς	<the>
ἸησοῦςP45		Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Jesus	—	\|	—	—	—	ܕܢܐܟܠܘܢ	Jesus	τοὺς	Jesus
τοὺςP45		the	τοὺς	the	τους	\|	eis	—	—	—	—	μαθητὰς	the
μαθητὰςP45		disciples	μαθητὰς	disciples	μαθητας	\|	conuocatis	convocatis	disciples	ܩܪܐ	disciples	αὐτοῦ	disciples
αὐτοῦP45		of him	αὐτοῦ	of him	—	\|	discipulis	discipulis	of him	ܠܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ	of him	λέγει	of him
λέγειP45		He says	λέγει	He says	λεγει	\|	ait	ait	He says	ܘܐܡܪ	He says	αὐτοῖς	He says
αὐτοῖς·P45		to them;	αὐτοῖς·	to them;	αυτοις	\|	illis	illis	to them;	ܠܗܘܢ	to them;	αὐτοῖς·	to them;
	Next Fragment: Mark 8:10
	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

ενP45

Ἐν

εν

ܒܗܢܘܢ

Ἐν

εκειναισP45

those

ἐκείναις

those

εκειναις

diebus

those

ܕܝܢ

those

ἐκείναις

those

ταῖςP45

<the>

ταῖς

<the>

ταις

autem

—

ταῖς

<the>

ἡμέραιςP45

days

ἡμέραις

days

ημεραις

illis

days

ܝܘܡܬܐ

days

ἡμέραις

days

πάλινP45

again

πάλιν

again

παλιν

iterum

again

ܟܕ

again

παμπόλλου

again

πολλοῦP45

much

πολλοῦ

much

πολλου

—

ܟܢܫܐ

much

ὄχλου

much

ὄχλουP45

the crowd

ὄχλου

the crowd

οχλου

cum

the crowd

ܤܓܝܐܐ

the crowd

ὄντος

the crowd

ὄντοςP45

being

ὄντος

being

οντος

turba

being

ܐܝܬ

being

καὶ

being

καὶP45

and

καὶ

and

και

multa

and

ܗܘܐ

and

μὴ

and

μὴP45

not

μὴ

not

μη

esset

not

—

ἐχόντων

not

ἐχόντωνP45

having

ἐχόντων

having

εχοντων

nec

having

ܘܠܐ

having

τί

having

τίP45

what

τί

what

τι

habentibus

haberent

what

ܐܝܬ

what

φάγωσιν

what

φάγωσιν,P45

they may eat,

φάγωσιν,

they may eat,

φαγωσιν

quod

they may eat,

ܗܘܐ

they may eat,

προσκαλεσάμενος

they may eat,

προσκαλεσάμενοςP45

having called to Him

προσκαλεσάμενος

having called to Him

προσκαλεσαμενος

manducent

manducarent

having called to Him

ܡܕܡ

having called to Him

ὁ

having called to Him

ὁP45

<the>

ὁ

<the>

—

non

—

Ἰησοῦς

<the>

ἸησοῦςP45

Jesus

Ἰησοῦς

Jesus

—

ܕܢܐܟܠܘܢ

Jesus

τοὺς

Jesus

τοὺςP45

the

τοὺς

the

τους

eis

—

μαθητὰς

the

μαθητὰςP45

disciples

μαθητὰς

disciples

μαθητας

conuocatis

convocatis

disciples

ܩܪܐ

disciples

αὐτοῦ

disciples

αὐτοῦP45

of him

αὐτοῦ

of him

—

discipulis

of him

ܠܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ

of him

λέγει

of him

λέγειP45

He says

λέγει

He says

λεγει

ait

He says

ܘܐܡܪ

He says

αὐτοῖς

He says

αὐτοῖς·P45

to them;

αὐτοῖς·

to them;

αυτοις

illis

to them;

ܠܗܘܢ

to them;

αὐτοῖς·

to them;

Next Fragment: Mark 8:10

See 65 Earliest Papyri