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	ܘܟܢܫ	And	καὶ	And
		—	συναγαγὼν	having gathered together	συναγαγων	\|	congregans	congregans	having gathered together	ܟܠܗܘܢ	having gathered together	συναγαγὼν	having gathered together
		—	πάντας	all	παντας	\|	omnes	omnes	all	ܪܒܝ	all	πάντας	all
		—	τοὺς	the	τους	\|	nascitur	—	—	—	—	τοὺς	the
		—	ἀρχιερεῖς	chief priests	αρχιερεις	\|	principes	principes	chief priests	ܟܗܢܐ	chief priests	ἀρχιερεῖς	chief priests
		—	καὶ	and	και	\|	sacerdotum	sacerdotum	and	ܘܤܦܪܐ	and	καὶ	and
		—	γραμματεῖς	scribes	γραμματεις	\|	et	et	scribes	ܕܥܡܐ	scribes	γραμματεῖς	scribes
		—	τοῦ	of the	του	\|	interrogabat	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	of the
		—	λαοῦ	people	λαου	\|	scribas	scribas	people	—	—	λαοῦ	people
		—	ἐπυνθάνετο	he was inquiring	επυνθανετο	\|	populi	populi	he was inquiring	ܘܡܫܐܠ	he was inquiring	ἐπυνθάνετο	he was inquiring
		—	παρ᾽	of	—	\|	—	sciscitabatur	of	ܗܘܐ	of	παρ’	of
		—	αὐτῶν	them	—	\|	—	ab	them	ܠܗܘܢ	them	αὐτῶν	them
		—	ποῦ	where	που	\|	—	eis	where	ܕܐܝܟܐ	where	ποῦ	where
		—	ὁ	the	ο	\|	—	—	—	—	—	ὁ	the
		—	χριστὸς	Christ	—	\|	ubi	ubi	Christ	ܡܬܝܠܕ	Christ	χριστὸς	Christ
		—	γεννᾶται.	is born.	γενναται	\|	xps	Christus	is born.	ܡܫܝܚܐ	is born.	γεννᾶται	is born.
	Next Fragment: Matt 2:13
	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
	—	καὶ	And	και	\|	et	Et	And	ܘܟܢܫ	And	καὶ	And
	—	συναγαγὼν	having gathered together	συναγαγων	\|	congregans	congregans	having gathered together	ܟܠܗܘܢ	having gathered together	συναγαγὼν	having gathered together
	—	πάντας	all	παντας	\|	omnes	omnes	all	ܪܒܝ	all	πάντας	all
	—	τοὺς	the	τους	\|	nascitur	—	—	—	—	τοὺς	the
	—	ἀρχιερεῖς	chief priests	αρχιερεις	\|	principes	principes	chief priests	ܟܗܢܐ	chief priests	ἀρχιερεῖς	chief priests
	—	καὶ	and	και	\|	sacerdotum	sacerdotum	and	ܘܤܦܪܐ	and	καὶ	and
	—	γραμματεῖς	scribes	γραμματεις	\|	et	et	scribes	ܕܥܡܐ	scribes	γραμματεῖς	scribes
	—	τοῦ	of the	του	\|	interrogabat	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	of the
	—	λαοῦ	people	λαου	\|	scribas	scribas	people	—	—	λαοῦ	people
	—	ἐπυνθάνετο	he was inquiring	επυνθανετο	\|	populi	populi	he was inquiring	ܘܡܫܐܠ	he was inquiring	ἐπυνθάνετο	he was inquiring
	—	παρ᾽	of	—	\|	—	sciscitabatur	of	ܗܘܐ	of	παρ’	of
	—	αὐτῶν	them	—	\|	—	ab	them	ܠܗܘܢ	them	αὐτῶν	them
	—	ποῦ	where	που	\|	—	eis	where	ܕܐܝܟܐ	where	ποῦ	where
	—	ὁ	the	ο	\|	—	—	—	—	—	ὁ	the
	—	χριστὸς	Christ	—	\|	ubi	ubi	Christ	ܡܬܝܠܕ	Christ	χριστὸς	Christ
	—	γεννᾶται.	is born.	γενναται	\|	xps	Christus	is born.	ܡܫܝܚܐ	is born.	γεννᾶται	is born.
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

ܘܟܢܫ

And

καὶ

And

—

συναγαγὼν

having gathered together

συναγαγων

congregans

having gathered together

ܟܠܗܘܢ

having gathered together

συναγαγὼν

having gathered together

—

πάντας

all

παντας

omnes

all

ܪܒܝ

all

πάντας

all

—

τοὺς

the

τους

nascitur

—

τοὺς

the

—

ἀρχιερεῖς

chief priests

αρχιερεις

principes

chief priests

ܟܗܢܐ

chief priests

ἀρχιερεῖς

chief priests

—

καὶ

and

και

sacerdotum

and

ܘܤܦܪܐ

and

καὶ

and

—

γραμματεῖς

scribes

γραμματεις

scribes

ܕܥܡܐ

scribes

γραμματεῖς

scribes

—

τοῦ

of the

του

interrogabat

—

τοῦ

of the

—

λαοῦ

people

λαου

scribas

people

—

λαοῦ

people

—

ἐπυνθάνετο

he was inquiring

επυνθανετο

populi

he was inquiring

ܘܡܫܐܠ

he was inquiring

ἐπυνθάνετο

he was inquiring

—

παρ᾽

—

sciscitabatur

ܗܘܐ

παρ’

—

αὐτῶν

them

—

them

ܠܗܘܢ

them

αὐτῶν

them

—

ποῦ

where

που

—

eis

where

ܕܐܝܟܐ

where

ποῦ

where

—

ὁ

the

—

ὁ

the

—

χριστὸς

Christ

—

ubi

Christ

ܡܬܝܠܕ

Christ

χριστὸς

Christ

—

γεννᾶται.

is born.

γενναται

xps

Christus

is born.

ܡܫܝܚܐ

is born.

γεννᾶται

is born.

Next Fragment: Matt 2:13

See 65 Earliest Papyri

Matthew 2:4

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Matthew 2:4

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