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	ܘܥܠܘ	And	Καὶ	And
		—	ἐλθόντες	having come	ελθοντες	\|	in	intrantes	having come	ܠܒܝܬܐ	having come	ἐλθόντες	having come
		—	εἰς	into	εις	\|	domum	domum	into	—	—	εἰς	into
		—	τὴν	the	την	\|	uenientes	—	—	—	—	τὴν	the
		—	οἰκίαν	house	οικειαν	\|	—	invenerunt	house	ܘܚܙܐܘܗܝ	house	οἰκίαν	house
		—	εἶδον	they saw	ειδον	\|	puerum	puerum	they saw	ܠܛܠܝܐ	they saw	εἶδον	they saw
		—	τὸ	the	—	\|	uiderunt	—	—	—	—	τὸ	the
		—	παιδίον	Child	—	\|	cum	cum	Child	—	—	παιδίον	Child
		—	μετὰ	with	μετα	\|	sua	—	—	ܥܡ	with	μετὰ	with
		—	Μαρίας	Mary	μαριας	\|	maria	Maria	Mary	ܡܪܝܡ	Mary	Μαρίας	Mary
		—	τῆς	the	της	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τῆς	the
		—	μητρὸς	mother	μητρος	\|	matre	matre	mother	—	—	μητρὸς	mother
		—	αὐτοῦ,	of Him,	αυτου	\|	ei	ejus	of Him,	ܐܡܗ	of Him,	αὐτοῦ	of Him,
		—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܘܢܦܠܘ	and	καὶ	and
		—	πεσόντες	having fallen down	πεσοντες	\|	cadentes	procidentes	having fallen down	—	—	πεσόντες	having fallen down
		—	προσεκύνησαν	they worshiped	προσεκυνησαν	\|	adorauerunt	adoraverunt	they worshiped	ܤܓܕܘ	they worshiped	προσεκύνησαν	they worshiped
		—	αὐτῷ,	Him,	αυτω	\|	—	eum	Him,	ܠܗ	Him,	αὐτῷ	Him,
		—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	—	—	καὶ	and
		—	ἀνοίξαντες	having opened	ανοιξαντες	\|	aperientes	apertis	having opened	ܘܦܬܚܘ	having opened	ἀνοίξαντες	having opened
		—	τοὺς	the	τους	\|	suos	—	—	—	—	τοὺς	the
		—	θησαυροὺς	treasures	—	\|	thensauros	thesauris	treasures	ܤܝܡܬܗܘܢ	treasures	θησαυροὺς	treasures
		—	αὐτῶν	of them	αυτων	\|	et	suis	of them	—	—	αὐτῶν	of them
		—	προσήνεγκαν	they offered	προσηνεγκαν	\|	obtulerunt	obtulerunt	they offered	ܘܩܪܒܘ	they offered	προσήνεγκαν	they offered
		—	αὐτῷ	to Him	αυτω	\|	—	—	—	ܠܗ	to Him	αὐτῷ	to Him
		—	δῶρα,	gifts,	δωρα	\|	ei	ei	gifts,	—	—	δῶρα	gifts,
		—	χρυσὸν	gold	χρυσον	\|	munera	munera	gold	ܩܘܪܒܢܐ	gold	χρυσὸν	gold
		—	καὶ	and	και	\|	aurum	aurum	and	ܕܗܒܐ	and	καὶ	and
		—	λίβανον	frankincense	λιβανον	\|	thus	thus	frankincense	—	—	λίβανον	frankincense
		—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܘܡܘܪܐ	and	καὶ	and
		—	σμύρναν.	myrrh.	—	\|	smyrnam	myrrham	myrrh.	ܘܠܒܘܢܬܐ	myrrh.	σμύρναν	myrrh.
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Alexandrian	Western	Latin	Byzantine
	—	καὶ	And	και	\|	et	Et	And	ܘܥܠܘ	And	Καὶ	And
	—	ἐλθόντες	having come	ελθοντες	\|	in	intrantes	having come	ܠܒܝܬܐ	having come	ἐλθόντες	having come
	—	εἰς	into	εις	\|	domum	domum	into	—	—	εἰς	into
	—	τὴν	the	την	\|	uenientes	—	—	—	—	τὴν	the
	—	οἰκίαν	house	οικειαν	\|	—	invenerunt	house	ܘܚܙܐܘܗܝ	house	οἰκίαν	house
	—	εἶδον	they saw	ειδον	\|	puerum	puerum	they saw	ܠܛܠܝܐ	they saw	εἶδον	they saw
	—	τὸ	the	—	\|	uiderunt	—	—	—	—	τὸ	the
	—	παιδίον	Child	—	\|	cum	cum	Child	—	—	παιδίον	Child
	—	μετὰ	with	μετα	\|	sua	—	—	ܥܡ	with	μετὰ	with
	—	Μαρίας	Mary	μαριας	\|	maria	Maria	Mary	ܡܪܝܡ	Mary	Μαρίας	Mary
	—	τῆς	the	της	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τῆς	the
	—	μητρὸς	mother	μητρος	\|	matre	matre	mother	—	—	μητρὸς	mother
	—	αὐτοῦ,	of Him,	αυτου	\|	ei	ejus	of Him,	ܐܡܗ	of Him,	αὐτοῦ	of Him,
	—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܘܢܦܠܘ	and	καὶ	and
	—	πεσόντες	having fallen down	πεσοντες	\|	cadentes	procidentes	having fallen down	—	—	πεσόντες	having fallen down
	—	προσεκύνησαν	they worshiped	προσεκυνησαν	\|	adorauerunt	adoraverunt	they worshiped	ܤܓܕܘ	they worshiped	προσεκύνησαν	they worshiped
	—	αὐτῷ,	Him,	αυτω	\|	—	eum	Him,	ܠܗ	Him,	αὐτῷ	Him,
	—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	—	—	καὶ	and
	—	ἀνοίξαντες	having opened	ανοιξαντες	\|	aperientes	apertis	having opened	ܘܦܬܚܘ	having opened	ἀνοίξαντες	having opened
	—	τοὺς	the	τους	\|	suos	—	—	—	—	τοὺς	the
	—	θησαυροὺς	treasures	—	\|	thensauros	thesauris	treasures	ܤܝܡܬܗܘܢ	treasures	θησαυροὺς	treasures
	—	αὐτῶν	of them	αυτων	\|	et	suis	of them	—	—	αὐτῶν	of them
	—	προσήνεγκαν	they offered	προσηνεγκαν	\|	obtulerunt	obtulerunt	they offered	ܘܩܪܒܘ	they offered	προσήνεγκαν	they offered
	—	αὐτῷ	to Him	αυτω	\|	—	—	—	ܠܗ	to Him	αὐτῷ	to Him
	—	δῶρα,	gifts,	δωρα	\|	ei	ei	gifts,	—	—	δῶρα	gifts,
	—	χρυσὸν	gold	χρυσον	\|	munera	munera	gold	ܩܘܪܒܢܐ	gold	χρυσὸν	gold
	—	καὶ	and	και	\|	aurum	aurum	and	ܕܗܒܐ	and	καὶ	and
	—	λίβανον	frankincense	λιβανον	\|	thus	thus	frankincense	—	—	λίβανον	frankincense
	—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܘܡܘܪܐ	and	καὶ	and
	—	σμύρναν.	myrrh.	—	\|	smyrnam	myrrham	myrrh.	ܘܠܒܘܢܬܐ	myrrh.	σμύρναν	myrrh.
Next Fragment: Matt 2:13
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

ܘܥܠܘ

And

Καὶ

And

—

ἐλθόντες

having come

ελθοντες

intrantes

having come

ܠܒܝܬܐ

having come

ἐλθόντες

having come

—

εἰς

into

εις

domum

into

—

εἰς

into

—

τὴν

the

την

uenientes

—

τὴν

the

—

οἰκίαν

house

οικειαν

—

invenerunt

house

ܘܚܙܐܘܗܝ

house

οἰκίαν

house

—

εἶδον

they saw

ειδον

puerum

they saw

ܠܛܠܝܐ

they saw

εἶδον

they saw

—

τὸ

the

—

uiderunt

—

τὸ

the

—

παιδίον

Child

—

cum

Child

—

παιδίον

Child

—

μετὰ

with

μετα

sua

—

ܥܡ

with

μετὰ

with

—

Μαρίας

Mary

μαριας

maria

Maria

Mary

ܡܪܝܡ

Mary

Μαρίας

Mary

—

τῆς

the

της

—

τῆς

the

—

μητρὸς

mother

μητρος

matre

mother

—

μητρὸς

mother

—

αὐτοῦ,

of Him,

αυτου

ejus

of Him,

ܐܡܗ

of Him,

αὐτοῦ

of Him,

—

καὶ

and

και

and

ܘܢܦܠܘ

and

καὶ

and

—

πεσόντες

having fallen down

πεσοντες

cadentes

procidentes

having fallen down

—

πεσόντες

having fallen down

—

προσεκύνησαν

they worshiped

προσεκυνησαν

adorauerunt

adoraverunt

they worshiped

ܤܓܕܘ

they worshiped

προσεκύνησαν

they worshiped

—

αὐτῷ,

Him,

αυτω

—

eum

Him,

ܠܗ

Him,

αὐτῷ

Him,

—

καὶ

and

και

and

—

καὶ

and

—

ἀνοίξαντες

having opened

ανοιξαντες

aperientes

apertis

having opened

ܘܦܬܚܘ

having opened

ἀνοίξαντες

having opened

—

τοὺς

the

τους

suos

—

τοὺς

the

—

θησαυροὺς

treasures

—

thensauros

thesauris

treasures

ܤܝܡܬܗܘܢ

treasures

θησαυροὺς

treasures

—

αὐτῶν

of them

αυτων

suis

of them

—

αὐτῶν

of them

—

προσήνεγκαν

they offered

προσηνεγκαν

obtulerunt

they offered

ܘܩܪܒܘ

they offered

προσήνεγκαν

they offered

—

αὐτῷ

to Him

αυτω

—

ܠܗ

to Him

αὐτῷ

to Him

—

δῶρα,

gifts,

δωρα

gifts,

—

δῶρα

gifts,

—

χρυσὸν

gold

χρυσον

munera

gold

ܩܘܪܒܢܐ

gold

χρυσὸν

gold

—

καὶ

and

και

aurum

and

ܕܗܒܐ

and

καὶ

and

—

λίβανον

frankincense

λιβανον

thus

frankincense

—

λίβανον

frankincense

—

καὶ

and

και

and

ܘܡܘܪܐ

and

καὶ

and

—

σμύρναν.

myrrh.

—

smyrnam

myrrham

myrrh.

ܘܠܒܘܢܬܐ

myrrh.

σμύρναν

myrrh.

Next Fragment: Matt 2:13

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Matthew 2:11

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Matthew 2:11

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