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	ܘܫܕܪ	And	Καὶ	And
		—	πέμψας	having sent	πεμψας	\|	mittens	mittens	having sent	ܐܢܘܢ	having sent	πέμψας	having sent
		—	αὐτοὺς	them	αυτους	\|	eos	illos	them	ܠܒܝܬ	them	αὐτοὺς	them
		—	εἰς	to	εις	\|	in	in	to	ܠܚܡ	to	εἰς	to
		—	Βηθλέεμ	Bethlehem	βηθλεεμ	\|	bethleem	Bethlehem	Bethlehem	ܘܐܡܪ	Bethlehem	Βηθλεὲμ	Bethlehem
		—	εἶπεν·	he said;	ειπεν	\|	dixit	dixit	he said;	ܠܗܘܢ	he said;	εἶπεν	he said;
		—	πορευθέντες	Having gone	πορευθεντες	\|	eis	Ite	Having gone	ܙܠܘ	Having gone	Πορευθέντες	Having gone
		—	ἐξετάσατε	do search	—	\|	et	et	do search	ܥܩܒܘ	do search	ἀκριβῶς	do search
		—	ἀκριβῶς	carefully	ακρειβως	\|	interrogate	interrogate	carefully	ܥܠ	carefully	ἐξετάσατε	carefully
		—	περὶ	for	περι	\|	diligenter	diligenter	for	ܛܠܝܐ	for	περὶ	for
		—	τοῦ	the	του	\|	de	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	the
		—	παιδίου.	Child.	παιδιου	\|	puero	puero	Child.	—	—	παιδίου	Child.
		—	ἐπὰν	when	—	\|	euntes	et	when	ܚܦܝܛܐܝܬ	when	ἐπὰν	when
		—	δὲ	then	δε	\|	cum	cum	then	ܕܝܢ	but	δὲ	then
		—	εὕρητε,	You may have found Him,	ευρητε	\|	inueneritis	inveneritis	You may have found Him,	ܕܐܫܟܚܬܘܢܝܗܝ	You may have found Him,	εὕρητε	You may have found Him,
		—	ἀπαγγείλατέ	do bring word back	—	\|	renuntiate	renuntiate	do bring word back	ܬܘ	do bring word back	ἀπαγγείλατέ	do bring word back
		—	μοι	to me	μοι	\|	mihi	mihi	to me	ܚܘܐܘܢܝ	to me	μοι	to me
		—	ὅπως	so that	οπως	\|	ut	ut	so that	ܕܐܦ	so that	ὅπως	so that
		—	κἀγὼ	I myself also	καγω	\|	—	et	I myself also	ܐܢܐ	I myself also	κἀγὼ	I myself also
		—	ἐλθὼν	having come	ελθων	\|	ego	ego	having come	ܐܙܠ	having come	ἐλθὼν	having come
		—	προσκυνήσω	may worship	προσκυνησω	\|	ueniens	veniens	may worship	ܐܤܓܘܕ	may worship	προσκυνήσω	may worship
		—	αὐτῷ.¶	Him.	αυτω	\|	adorem	adorem	Him.	ܠܗ	Him.	αὐτῷ	Him.
	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	ܘܫܕܪ	And	Καὶ	And
	—	πέμψας	having sent	πεμψας	\|	mittens	mittens	having sent	ܐܢܘܢ	having sent	πέμψας	having sent
	—	αὐτοὺς	them	αυτους	\|	eos	illos	them	ܠܒܝܬ	them	αὐτοὺς	them
	—	εἰς	to	εις	\|	in	in	to	ܠܚܡ	to	εἰς	to
	—	Βηθλέεμ	Bethlehem	βηθλεεμ	\|	bethleem	Bethlehem	Bethlehem	ܘܐܡܪ	Bethlehem	Βηθλεὲμ	Bethlehem
	—	εἶπεν·	he said;	ειπεν	\|	dixit	dixit	he said;	ܠܗܘܢ	he said;	εἶπεν	he said;
	—	πορευθέντες	Having gone	πορευθεντες	\|	eis	Ite	Having gone	ܙܠܘ	Having gone	Πορευθέντες	Having gone
	—	ἐξετάσατε	do search	—	\|	et	et	do search	ܥܩܒܘ	do search	ἀκριβῶς	do search
	—	ἀκριβῶς	carefully	ακρειβως	\|	interrogate	interrogate	carefully	ܥܠ	carefully	ἐξετάσατε	carefully
	—	περὶ	for	περι	\|	diligenter	diligenter	for	ܛܠܝܐ	for	περὶ	for
	—	τοῦ	the	του	\|	de	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	the
	—	παιδίου.	Child.	παιδιου	\|	puero	puero	Child.	—	—	παιδίου	Child.
	—	ἐπὰν	when	—	\|	euntes	et	when	ܚܦܝܛܐܝܬ	when	ἐπὰν	when
	—	δὲ	then	δε	\|	cum	cum	then	ܕܝܢ	but	δὲ	then
	—	εὕρητε,	You may have found Him,	ευρητε	\|	inueneritis	inveneritis	You may have found Him,	ܕܐܫܟܚܬܘܢܝܗܝ	You may have found Him,	εὕρητε	You may have found Him,
	—	ἀπαγγείλατέ	do bring word back	—	\|	renuntiate	renuntiate	do bring word back	ܬܘ	do bring word back	ἀπαγγείλατέ	do bring word back
	—	μοι	to me	μοι	\|	mihi	mihi	to me	ܚܘܐܘܢܝ	to me	μοι	to me
	—	ὅπως	so that	οπως	\|	ut	ut	so that	ܕܐܦ	so that	ὅπως	so that
	—	κἀγὼ	I myself also	καγω	\|	—	et	I myself also	ܐܢܐ	I myself also	κἀγὼ	I myself also
	—	ἐλθὼν	having come	ελθων	\|	ego	ego	having come	ܐܙܠ	having come	ἐλθὼν	having come
	—	προσκυνήσω	may worship	προσκυνησω	\|	ueniens	veniens	may worship	ܐܤܓܘܕ	may worship	προσκυνήσω	may worship
	—	αὐτῷ.¶	Him.	αυτω	\|	adorem	adorem	Him.	ܠܗ	Him.	αὐτῷ	Him.
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

ܘܫܕܪ

And

Καὶ

And

—

πέμψας

having sent

πεμψας

mittens

having sent

ܐܢܘܢ

having sent

πέμψας

having sent

—

αὐτοὺς

them

αυτους

eos

illos

them

ܠܒܝܬ

them

αὐτοὺς

them

—

εἰς

εις

ܠܚܡ

εἰς

—

Βηθλέεμ

Bethlehem

βηθλεεμ

bethleem

Bethlehem

ܘܐܡܪ

Bethlehem

Βηθλεὲμ

Bethlehem

—

εἶπεν·

he said;

ειπεν

dixit

he said;

ܠܗܘܢ

he said;

εἶπεν

he said;

—

πορευθέντες

Having gone

πορευθεντες

eis

Ite

Having gone

ܙܠܘ

Having gone

Πορευθέντες

Having gone

—

ἐξετάσατε

do search

—

do search

ܥܩܒܘ

do search

ἀκριβῶς

do search

—

ἀκριβῶς

carefully

ακρειβως

interrogate

carefully

ܥܠ

carefully

ἐξετάσατε

carefully

—

περὶ

for

περι

diligenter

for

ܛܠܝܐ

for

περὶ

for

—

τοῦ

the

του

—

τοῦ

the

—

παιδίου.

Child.

παιδιου

puero

Child.

—

παιδίου

Child.

—

ἐπὰν

when

—

euntes

when

ܚܦܝܛܐܝܬ

when

ἐπὰν

when

—

δὲ

then

δε

cum

then

ܕܝܢ

but

δὲ

then

—

εὕρητε,

You may have found Him,

ευρητε

inueneritis

inveneritis

You may have found Him,

ܕܐܫܟܚܬܘܢܝܗܝ

You may have found Him,

εὕρητε

You may have found Him,

—

ἀπαγγείλατέ

do bring word back

—

renuntiate

do bring word back

ܬܘ

do bring word back

ἀπαγγείλατέ

do bring word back

—

μοι

to me

μοι

mihi

to me

ܚܘܐܘܢܝ

to me

μοι

to me

—

ὅπως

so that

οπως

so that

ܕܐܦ

so that

ὅπως

so that

—

κἀγὼ

I myself also

καγω

—

I myself also

ܐܢܐ

I myself also

κἀγὼ

I myself also

—

ἐλθὼν

having come

ελθων

ego

having come

ܐܙܠ

having come

ἐλθὼν

having come

—

προσκυνήσω

may worship

προσκυνησω

ueniens

veniens

may worship

ܐܤܓܘܕ

may worship

προσκυνήσω

may worship

—

αὐτῷ.¶

Him.

αυτω

adorem

Him.

ܠܗ

Him.

αὐτῷ

Him.

Next Fragment: Matt 2:13

See 65 Earliest Papyri

Matthew 2:8

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Urevangelium

Matthew 2:8

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