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
		—	λέγων·	saying;	λεγων	\|	dicens	dicens	saying;	ܘܐܡܪ	saying;	λέγων	saying;
		—	ἐγερθεὶς	Having arisen	εγερθεις	\|	surgens	Surge	Having arisen	ܠܗ	Having arisen	Ἐγερθεὶς	Having arisen
		—	παράλαβε	do take	παραλαβε	\|	et	et accipe	and take	ܩܘܡ	do take	παράλαβε	do take
		—	τὸ	the	—	\|	accipe	—	—	—	—	τὸ	the
		—	παιδίον	Child	—	\|	puerum	puerum	the child	ܕܒܪ	Child	παιδίον	Child
		—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܠܛܠܝܐ	and	καὶ	and
		—	τὴν	the	την	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τὴν	the
		—	μητέρα	mother	μητερα	\|	matrem	matrem	mother	ܘܠܐܡܗ	mother	μητέρα	mother
		—	αὐτοῦ	of Him	αυτου	\|	eius	ejus	his	ܘܙܠ	of Him	αὐτοῦ	of Him
		—	καὶ	and	και	\|	abi	et	and	ܠܐܪܥܐ	and	καὶ	and
		—	πορεύου	do go	πορευου	\|	—	vade	go	ܕܐܝܤܪܐܝܠ	do go	πορεύου	do go
		—	εἰς	into	εις	\|	in	in	into	ܡܝܬܘ	into	εἰς	into
		—	γῆν	the land	γην	\|	terram	terram	the land	ܠܗܘܢ	the land	γῆν	the land
		—	Ἰσραήλ·	of Israel;	ϊσραηλ	\|	israhel	Israël	of Israel	ܓܝܪ	of Israel;	Ἰσραήλ	of Israel;
		—	τεθνήκασιν	they have died	τεθνηκασιν	\|	mortui	defuncti sunt	have died	ܗܢܘܢ	they have died	τεθνήκασιν	they have died
		—	γὰρ	for	γαρ	\|	enim	enim	for	ܓܝܪ	for	γὰρ	for
		—	οἱ	those	οι	\|	qui	—	—	—	—	οἱ	those
		—	ζητοῦντες	seeking	ζητουντες	\|	sunt	quærebant	were seeking	ܗܘܘ	seeking	ζητοῦντες	seeking
		—	τὴν	the	την	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τὴν	the
		—	ψυχὴν	life	ψυχην	\|	animam	animam	the life	ܢܦܫܗ	life	ψυχὴν	life
		—	τοῦ	of the	του	\|	quaerunt	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	of the
		—	παιδίου.¶	Child.	παιδιου	\|	pueri	pueri	of the child	ܕܛܠܝܐ	Child.	παιδίου	Child.
	Next Fragment: Matt 2:22
	See 65 Earliest Papyri

Trace Your New Testament Back to the Gospel Sources

See how the Four Gospels in the Bible you read today connect to the Greek, Latin, Syriac, and Byzantine witnesses shown above.

Alexandrian	Western	Latin	Byzantine
	—	λέγων·	saying;	λεγων	\|	dicens	dicens	saying;	ܘܐܡܪ	saying;	λέγων	saying;
	—	ἐγερθεὶς	Having arisen	εγερθεις	\|	surgens	Surge	Having arisen	ܠܗ	Having arisen	Ἐγερθεὶς	Having arisen
	—	παράλαβε	do take	παραλαβε	\|	et	et accipe	and take	ܩܘܡ	do take	παράλαβε	do take
	—	τὸ	the	—	\|	accipe	—	—	—	—	τὸ	the
	—	παιδίον	Child	—	\|	puerum	puerum	the child	ܕܒܪ	Child	παιδίον	Child
	—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܠܛܠܝܐ	and	καὶ	and
	—	τὴν	the	την	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τὴν	the
	—	μητέρα	mother	μητερα	\|	matrem	matrem	mother	ܘܠܐܡܗ	mother	μητέρα	mother
	—	αὐτοῦ	of Him	αυτου	\|	eius	ejus	his	ܘܙܠ	of Him	αὐτοῦ	of Him
	—	καὶ	and	και	\|	abi	et	and	ܠܐܪܥܐ	and	καὶ	and
	—	πορεύου	do go	πορευου	\|	—	vade	go	ܕܐܝܤܪܐܝܠ	do go	πορεύου	do go
	—	εἰς	into	εις	\|	in	in	into	ܡܝܬܘ	into	εἰς	into
	—	γῆν	the land	γην	\|	terram	terram	the land	ܠܗܘܢ	the land	γῆν	the land
	—	Ἰσραήλ·	of Israel;	ϊσραηλ	\|	israhel	Israël	of Israel	ܓܝܪ	of Israel;	Ἰσραήλ	of Israel;
	—	τεθνήκασιν	they have died	τεθνηκασιν	\|	mortui	defuncti sunt	have died	ܗܢܘܢ	they have died	τεθνήκασιν	they have died
	—	γὰρ	for	γαρ	\|	enim	enim	for	ܓܝܪ	for	γὰρ	for
	—	οἱ	those	οι	\|	qui	—	—	—	—	οἱ	those
	—	ζητοῦντες	seeking	ζητουντες	\|	sunt	quærebant	were seeking	ܗܘܘ	seeking	ζητοῦντες	seeking
	—	τὴν	the	την	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τὴν	the
	—	ψυχὴν	life	ψυχην	\|	animam	animam	the life	ܢܦܫܗ	life	ψυχὴν	life
	—	τοῦ	of the	του	\|	quaerunt	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	of the
	—	παιδίου.¶	Child.	παιδιου	\|	pueri	pueri	of the child	ܕܛܠܝܐ	Child.	παιδίου	Child.
Next Fragment: Matt 2:22
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

—

λέγων·

saying;

λεγων

dicens

saying;

ܘܐܡܪ

saying;

λέγων

saying;

—

ἐγερθεὶς

Having arisen

εγερθεις

surgens

Surge

Having arisen

ܠܗ

Having arisen

Ἐγερθεὶς

Having arisen

—

παράλαβε

do take

παραλαβε

et accipe

and take

ܩܘܡ

do take

παράλαβε

do take

—

τὸ

the

—

accipe

—

τὸ

the

—

παιδίον

Child

—

puerum

the child

ܕܒܪ

Child

παιδίον

Child

—

καὶ

and

και

and

ܠܛܠܝܐ

and

καὶ

and

—

τὴν

the

την

—

τὴν

the

—

μητέρα

mother

μητερα

matrem

mother

ܘܠܐܡܗ

mother

μητέρα

mother

—

αὐτοῦ

of Him

αυτου

eius

ejus

his

ܘܙܠ

of Him

αὐτοῦ

of Him

—

καὶ

and

και

abi

and

ܠܐܪܥܐ

and

καὶ

and

—

πορεύου

do go

πορευου

—

vade

ܕܐܝܤܪܐܝܠ

do go

πορεύου

do go

—

εἰς

into

εις

into

ܡܝܬܘ

into

εἰς

into

—

γῆν

the land

γην

terram

the land

ܠܗܘܢ

the land

γῆν

the land

—

Ἰσραήλ·

of Israel;

ϊσραηλ

israhel

Israël

of Israel

ܓܝܪ

of Israel;

Ἰσραήλ

of Israel;

—

τεθνήκασιν

they have died

τεθνηκασιν

mortui

defuncti sunt

have died

ܗܢܘܢ

they have died

τεθνήκασιν

they have died

—

γὰρ

for

γαρ

enim

for

ܓܝܪ

for

γὰρ

for

—

οἱ

those

οι

qui

—

οἱ

those

—

ζητοῦντες

seeking

ζητουντες

sunt

quærebant

were seeking

ܗܘܘ

seeking

ζητοῦντες

seeking

—

τὴν

the

την

—

τὴν

the

—

ψυχὴν

life

ψυχην

animam

the life

ܢܦܫܗ

life

ψυχὴν

life

—

τοῦ

of the

του

quaerunt

—

τοῦ

of the

—

παιδίου.¶

Child.

παιδιου

pueri

of the child

ܕܛܠܝܐ

Child.

παιδίου

Child.

Next Fragment: Matt 2:22

See 65 Earliest Papyri

Matthew 2:20

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Matthew 2:20

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