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	ܘܟܕ	And	Καὶ	And
		—	ἐν	in	εν	\|	dum	dum	in	—	—	ἐν	in
		—	τῷ	the	τω	\|	quaedam	—	—	—	—	τῷ	the
		—	σπείρειν	sowing	σπειριν	\|	seminat	seminat	sowing	ܙܪܥ	sowing	σπείρειν	sowing
		—	αὐτὸν	of him	αυτον	\|	—	quædam	of him	ܐܝܬ	of him	αὐτόν	of him
		—	ἃ	some	α	\|	cecidit	ceciderunt	some	—	—	ἃ	some
		—	μὲν	indeed	μεν	\|	secus	secus	indeed	ܕܢܦܠ	indeed	μὲν	indeed
		—	ἔπεσεν	fell	επεσεν	\|	uiam	viam	fell	ܥܠ	fell	ἔπεσεν	fell
		—	παρὰ	along	παρα	\|	—	—	—	—	—	παρὰ	along
		—	τὴν	the	την	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τὴν	the
		—	ὁδόν,	road,	οδον	\|	et	et	road,	ܝܕ	road,	ὁδόν	road,
		—	καὶ	and	και	\|	uenerunt	venerunt	and	ܐܘܪܚܐ	and	καὶ	and
		—	ἐλθόντα	having come	—	\|	uolucres	volucres	having come	—	—	ἦλθεν	having come
		—	τὰ	the	τα	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τὰ	the
		—	πετεινὰ	birds	πετεινα	\|	—	cæli	birds	ܘܐܬܬ	birds	πετεινὰ	birds
		—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܦܪܚܬܐ	and	καὶ	and
		—	κατέφαγεν	devoured	κατεφαγεν	\|	comederunt	comederunt	devoured	—	—	κατέφαγεν	devoured
		—	αὐτά.	them.	αυτα	\|	ea	ea	them.	ܘܐܟܠܬܗ	them.	αὐτά	them.
	Next Fragment: Matt 13:55
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Alexandrian	Western	Latin	Byzantine
	—	καὶ	And	και	\|	et	Et	And	ܘܟܕ	And	Καὶ	And
	—	ἐν	in	εν	\|	dum	dum	in	—	—	ἐν	in
	—	τῷ	the	τω	\|	quaedam	—	—	—	—	τῷ	the
	—	σπείρειν	sowing	σπειριν	\|	seminat	seminat	sowing	ܙܪܥ	sowing	σπείρειν	sowing
	—	αὐτὸν	of him	αυτον	\|	—	quædam	of him	ܐܝܬ	of him	αὐτόν	of him
	—	ἃ	some	α	\|	cecidit	ceciderunt	some	—	—	ἃ	some
	—	μὲν	indeed	μεν	\|	secus	secus	indeed	ܕܢܦܠ	indeed	μὲν	indeed
	—	ἔπεσεν	fell	επεσεν	\|	uiam	viam	fell	ܥܠ	fell	ἔπεσεν	fell
	—	παρὰ	along	παρα	\|	—	—	—	—	—	παρὰ	along
	—	τὴν	the	την	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τὴν	the
	—	ὁδόν,	road,	οδον	\|	et	et	road,	ܝܕ	road,	ὁδόν	road,
	—	καὶ	and	και	\|	uenerunt	venerunt	and	ܐܘܪܚܐ	and	καὶ	and
	—	ἐλθόντα	having come	—	\|	uolucres	volucres	having come	—	—	ἦλθεν	having come
	—	τὰ	the	τα	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τὰ	the
	—	πετεινὰ	birds	πετεινα	\|	—	cæli	birds	ܘܐܬܬ	birds	πετεινὰ	birds
	—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܦܪܚܬܐ	and	καὶ	and
	—	κατέφαγεν	devoured	κατεφαγεν	\|	comederunt	comederunt	devoured	—	—	κατέφαγεν	devoured
	—	αὐτά.	them.	αυτα	\|	ea	ea	them.	ܘܐܟܠܬܗ	them.	αὐτά	them.
Next Fragment: Matt 13:55
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

ܘܟܕ

And

Καὶ

And

—

ἐν

εν

dum

—

ἐν

—

τῷ

the

τω

quaedam

—

τῷ

the

—

σπείρειν

sowing

σπειριν

seminat

sowing

ܙܪܥ

sowing

σπείρειν

sowing

—

αὐτὸν

of him

αυτον

—

quædam

of him

ܐܝܬ

of him

αὐτόν

of him

—

ἃ

some

cecidit

ceciderunt

some

—

ἃ

some

—

μὲν

indeed

μεν

secus

indeed

ܕܢܦܠ

indeed

μὲν

indeed

—

ἔπεσεν

fell

επεσεν

uiam

viam

fell

ܥܠ

fell

ἔπεσεν

fell

—

παρὰ

along

παρα

—

παρὰ

along

—

τὴν

the

την

—

τὴν

the

—

ὁδόν,

road,

οδον

road,

ܝܕ

road,

ὁδόν

road,

—

καὶ

and

και

uenerunt

venerunt

and

ܐܘܪܚܐ

and

καὶ

and

—

ἐλθόντα

having come

—

uolucres

volucres

having come

—

ἦλθεν

having come

—

τὰ

the

τα

—

τὰ

the

—

πετεινὰ

birds

πετεινα

—

cæli

birds

ܘܐܬܬ

birds

πετεινὰ

birds

—

καὶ

and

και

and

ܦܪܚܬܐ

and

καὶ

and

—

κατέφαγεν

devoured

κατεφαγεν

comederunt

devoured

—

κατέφαγεν

devoured

—

αὐτά.

them.

αυτα

them.

ܘܐܟܠܬܗ

them.

αὐτά

them.

Next Fragment: Matt 13:55

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Matthew 13:4

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Matthew 13:4

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