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
		—	οἱ	<the>	οι	\|	qui	—	—	—	—	Οἱ	<the>
		—	δὲ	And	δε	\|	—	At	And	ܕܝܢ	but	δὲ	And
		—	εἶπαν	they said	—	\|	dixerunt	dixerunt	said	ܕܝܢ	they said	εἶπον	they said
		—	αὐτῷ·	to him;	αυτω	\|	ei	ei	to him	ܐܡܪܘ	to him;	αὐτῷ	to him;
		—	ἐν	In	εν	\|	in	In	In	ܒܒܝܬ	In	Ἐν	In
		—	Βηθλέεμ	Bethlehem	βηθλεεμ	\|	bethleem	Bethlehem	Bethlehem	ܠܚܡ	Bethlehem	Βηθλεὲμ	Bethlehem
		—	τῆς	<the>	της	\|	autem	—	—	—	—	τῆς	<the>
		—	Ἰουδαίας.	of Judea.	ϊουδαιας	\|	iudaeae	Judæ	of Judea.	—	—	Ἰουδαίας	of Judea.
		—	οὕτως	thus	ουτως	\|	sic	sic	thus	ܕܝܗܘܕܐ	thus	οὕτως	thus
		—	γὰρ	for	γαρ	\|	enim	enim	for	ܓܝܪ	for	γὰρ	for
		—	γέγραπται	it has been written	γεγραπται	\|	scriptum	scriptum est	it is written	ܓܝܪ	it has been written	γέγραπται	it has been written
		—	διὰ	through	δια	\|	per	per	through	ܟܬܝܒ	through	διὰ	through
		—	τοῦ	the	του	\|	est	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	the
		—	προφήτου·	prophet:	προφητου	\|	profetam	prophetam	prophet	ܒܢܒܝܐ	prophet:	προφήτου	prophet:
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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
	—	οἱ	<the>	οι	\|	qui	—	—	—	—	Οἱ	<the>
	—	δὲ	And	δε	\|	—	At	And	ܕܝܢ	but	δὲ	And
	—	εἶπαν	they said	—	\|	dixerunt	dixerunt	said	ܕܝܢ	they said	εἶπον	they said
	—	αὐτῷ·	to him;	αυτω	\|	ei	ei	to him	ܐܡܪܘ	to him;	αὐτῷ	to him;
	—	ἐν	In	εν	\|	in	In	In	ܒܒܝܬ	In	Ἐν	In
	—	Βηθλέεμ	Bethlehem	βηθλεεμ	\|	bethleem	Bethlehem	Bethlehem	ܠܚܡ	Bethlehem	Βηθλεὲμ	Bethlehem
	—	τῆς	<the>	της	\|	autem	—	—	—	—	τῆς	<the>
	—	Ἰουδαίας.	of Judea.	ϊουδαιας	\|	iudaeae	Judæ	of Judea.	—	—	Ἰουδαίας	of Judea.
	—	οὕτως	thus	ουτως	\|	sic	sic	thus	ܕܝܗܘܕܐ	thus	οὕτως	thus
	—	γὰρ	for	γαρ	\|	enim	enim	for	ܓܝܪ	for	γὰρ	for
	—	γέγραπται	it has been written	γεγραπται	\|	scriptum	scriptum est	it is written	ܓܝܪ	it has been written	γέγραπται	it has been written
	—	διὰ	through	δια	\|	per	per	through	ܟܬܝܒ	through	διὰ	through
	—	τοῦ	the	του	\|	est	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	the
	—	προφήτου·	prophet:	προφητου	\|	profetam	prophetam	prophet	ܒܢܒܝܐ	prophet:	προφήτου	prophet:
Next Fragment: Matt 2:13
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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

—

οἱ

<the>

οι

qui

—

Οἱ

<the>

—

δὲ

And

δε

—

And

ܕܝܢ

but

δὲ

And

—

εἶπαν

they said

—

dixerunt

said

ܕܝܢ

they said

εἶπον

they said

—

αὐτῷ·

to him;

αυτω

to him

ܐܡܪܘ

to him;

αὐτῷ

to him;

—

ἐν

εν

ܒܒܝܬ

Ἐν

—

Βηθλέεμ

Bethlehem

βηθλεεμ

bethleem

Bethlehem

ܠܚܡ

Bethlehem

Βηθλεὲμ

Bethlehem

—

τῆς

<the>

της

autem

—

τῆς

<the>

—

Ἰουδαίας.

of Judea.

ϊουδαιας

iudaeae

Judæ

of Judea.

—

Ἰουδαίας

of Judea.

—

οὕτως

thus

ουτως

sic

thus

ܕܝܗܘܕܐ

thus

οὕτως

thus

—

γὰρ

for

γαρ

enim

for

ܓܝܪ

for

γὰρ

for

—

γέγραπται

it has been written

γεγραπται

scriptum

scriptum est

it is written

ܓܝܪ

it has been written

γέγραπται

it has been written

—

διὰ

through

δια

per

through

ܟܬܝܒ

through

διὰ

through

—

τοῦ

the

του

est

—

τοῦ

the

—

προφήτου·

prophet:

προφητου

profetam

prophetam

prophet

ܒܢܒܝܐ

prophet:

προφήτου

prophet:

Next Fragment: Matt 2:13

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Matthew 2:5

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Matthew 2:5

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