Urevangelium

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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
		—	τίς	Which	τις	\|	quis	quis	Which	ܡܢܘ	Which	Τίς	Which
		—	ἐκ	of	εκ	\|	nouissimus	ex	of	ܡܢ	of	ἐκ	of
		—	τῶν	the	των	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τῶν	the
		—	δύο	two	—	\|	duobus	duobus	two	ܗܠܝܢ	two	δύο	two
		—	ἐποίησεν	did	—	\|	fecit	fecit	did	ܬܪܝܗܘܢ	did	ἐποίησεν	did
		—	τὸ	the	το	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τὸ	the
		—	θέλημα	will	θελημα	\|	uoluntatem	voluntatem	will	ܥܒܕ	will	θέλημα	will
		—	τοῦ	of the	του	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	of the
		—	πατρός;	father?	πατρος	\|	patris	patris	father?	ܨܒܝܢܐ	father?	πατρός	father?
		—	λέγουσιν	They say	λεγουσιν	\|	dicunt	Dicunt	They say	ܕܐܒܘܗܝ	They say	Λέγουσιν	They say
		—	αὐτῷ·	to him:	—	\|	eis	ei	to him:	ܐܡܪܝܢ	to him:	αὐτῷ	to him:
		—	ὁ	The	ο	\|	—	—	—	—	—	Ὁ	The
		—	πρῶτος.	first.	—	\|	—	Primus	first.	ܠܗ	first.	πρῶτος	first.
		—	λέγει	Says	λεγει	\|	dicit	Dicit	Says	ܗܘ	Says	Λέγει	Says
		—	αὐτοῖς	to them	αυτοις	\|	antecedent	illis	to them	ܩܕܡܝܐ	to them	αὐτοῖς	to them
		—	ὁ	<the>	ο	\|	—	—	—	—	—	ὁ	<the>
		—	Ἰησοῦς·	Jesus;	—	\|	ihs	Jesus	Jesus;	ܐܡܪ	Jesus;	Ἰησοῦς	Jesus;
		—	ἀμὴν	Amen	αμην	\|	amen	Amen	Amen	ܐܡܝܢ	truly	Ἀμὴν	Amen
		—	λέγω	I say	λεγω	\|	dico	dico	I say	ܝܫܘܥ	I say	λέγω	I say
		—	ὑμῖν	to you	ϋμειν	\|	uobis	vobis	to you	ܐܡܝܢ	to you	ὑμῖν	to you
		—	ὅτι	that	οτι	\|	quia	quia	that	ܐܡܪ	that	ὅτι	that
		—	οἱ	the	οι	\|	—	—	—	—	—	οἱ	the
		—	τελῶναι	tax collectors	τελωναι	\|	publicani	publicani	tax collectors	ܐܢܐ	tax collectors	τελῶναι	tax collectors
		—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܠܟܘܢ	and	καὶ	and
		—	αἱ	the	αι	\|	—	—	—	—	—	αἱ	the
		—	πόρναι	prostitutes	πορναι	\|	meretrices	meretrices	prostitutes	ܕܡܟܤܐ	prostitutes	πόρναι	prostitutes
		—	προάγουσιν	go before	προαγουσιν	\|	—	præcedent	go before	ܘܙܢܝܬܐ	go before	προάγουσιν	go before
		—	ὑμᾶς	you	ϋμας	\|	uos	vos	you	ܩܕܡܝܢ	you	ὑμᾶς	you
		—	εἰς	into	εις	\|	in	in	into	ܠܟܘܢ	into	εἰς	into
		—	τὴν	the	την	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τὴν	the
		—	βασιλείαν	kingdom	βασιλειαν	\|	regno	regnum	kingdom	ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ	kingdom	βασιλείαν	kingdom
		—	τοῦ	<the>	του	\|	caelorum	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	<the>
		—	θεοῦ.	of God.	θυ	\|	de	Dei	of God.	ܕܐܠܗܐ	of God.	θεοῦ	of God.
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Alexandrian	Western	Latin	Byzantine
	—	τίς	Which	τις	\|	quis	quis	Which	ܡܢܘ	Which	Τίς	Which
	—	ἐκ	of	εκ	\|	nouissimus	ex	of	ܡܢ	of	ἐκ	of
	—	τῶν	the	των	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τῶν	the
	—	δύο	two	—	\|	duobus	duobus	two	ܗܠܝܢ	two	δύο	two
	—	ἐποίησεν	did	—	\|	fecit	fecit	did	ܬܪܝܗܘܢ	did	ἐποίησεν	did
	—	τὸ	the	το	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τὸ	the
	—	θέλημα	will	θελημα	\|	uoluntatem	voluntatem	will	ܥܒܕ	will	θέλημα	will
	—	τοῦ	of the	του	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	of the
	—	πατρός;	father?	πατρος	\|	patris	patris	father?	ܨܒܝܢܐ	father?	πατρός	father?
	—	λέγουσιν	They say	λεγουσιν	\|	dicunt	Dicunt	They say	ܕܐܒܘܗܝ	They say	Λέγουσιν	They say
	—	αὐτῷ·	to him:	—	\|	eis	ei	to him:	ܐܡܪܝܢ	to him:	αὐτῷ	to him:
	—	ὁ	The	ο	\|	—	—	—	—	—	Ὁ	The
	—	πρῶτος.	first.	—	\|	—	Primus	first.	ܠܗ	first.	πρῶτος	first.
	—	λέγει	Says	λεγει	\|	dicit	Dicit	Says	ܗܘ	Says	Λέγει	Says
	—	αὐτοῖς	to them	αυτοις	\|	antecedent	illis	to them	ܩܕܡܝܐ	to them	αὐτοῖς	to them
	—	ὁ	<the>	ο	\|	—	—	—	—	—	ὁ	<the>
	—	Ἰησοῦς·	Jesus;	—	\|	ihs	Jesus	Jesus;	ܐܡܪ	Jesus;	Ἰησοῦς	Jesus;
	—	ἀμὴν	Amen	αμην	\|	amen	Amen	Amen	ܐܡܝܢ	truly	Ἀμὴν	Amen
	—	λέγω	I say	λεγω	\|	dico	dico	I say	ܝܫܘܥ	I say	λέγω	I say
	—	ὑμῖν	to you	ϋμειν	\|	uobis	vobis	to you	ܐܡܝܢ	to you	ὑμῖν	to you
	—	ὅτι	that	οτι	\|	quia	quia	that	ܐܡܪ	that	ὅτι	that
	—	οἱ	the	οι	\|	—	—	—	—	—	οἱ	the
	—	τελῶναι	tax collectors	τελωναι	\|	publicani	publicani	tax collectors	ܐܢܐ	tax collectors	τελῶναι	tax collectors
	—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܠܟܘܢ	and	καὶ	and
	—	αἱ	the	αι	\|	—	—	—	—	—	αἱ	the
	—	πόρναι	prostitutes	πορναι	\|	meretrices	meretrices	prostitutes	ܕܡܟܤܐ	prostitutes	πόρναι	prostitutes
	—	προάγουσιν	go before	προαγουσιν	\|	—	præcedent	go before	ܘܙܢܝܬܐ	go before	προάγουσιν	go before
	—	ὑμᾶς	you	ϋμας	\|	uos	vos	you	ܩܕܡܝܢ	you	ὑμᾶς	you
	—	εἰς	into	εις	\|	in	in	into	ܠܟܘܢ	into	εἰς	into
	—	τὴν	the	την	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τὴν	the
	—	βασιλείαν	kingdom	βασιλειαν	\|	regno	regnum	kingdom	ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ	kingdom	βασιλείαν	kingdom
	—	τοῦ	<the>	του	\|	caelorum	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	<the>
	—	θεοῦ.	of God.	θυ	\|	de	Dei	of God.	ܕܐܠܗܐ	of God.	θεοῦ	of God.
Next Fragment: Matt 21:34
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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

—

τίς

Which

τις

quis

Which

ܡܢܘ

Which

Τίς

Which

—

ἐκ

εκ

nouissimus

ܡܢ

ἐκ

—

τῶν

the

των

—

τῶν

the

—

δύο

two

—

duobus

two

ܗܠܝܢ

two

δύο

two

—

ἐποίησεν

did

—

fecit

did

ܬܪܝܗܘܢ

did

ἐποίησεν

did

—

τὸ

the

το

—

τὸ

the

—

θέλημα

will

θελημα

uoluntatem

voluntatem

will

ܥܒܕ

will

θέλημα

will

—

τοῦ

of the

του

—

τοῦ

of the

—

πατρός;

father?

πατρος

patris

father?

ܨܒܝܢܐ

father?

πατρός

father?

—

λέγουσιν

They say

λεγουσιν

dicunt

Dicunt

They say

ܕܐܒܘܗܝ

They say

Λέγουσιν

They say

—

αὐτῷ·

to him:

—

eis

to him:

ܐܡܪܝܢ

to him:

αὐτῷ

to him:

—

ὁ

The

—

Ὁ

The

—

πρῶτος.

first.

—

Primus

first.

ܠܗ

first.

πρῶτος

first.

—

λέγει

Says

λεγει

dicit

Dicit

Says

ܗܘ

Says

Λέγει

Says

—

αὐτοῖς

to them

αυτοις

antecedent

illis

to them

ܩܕܡܝܐ

to them

αὐτοῖς

to them

—

ὁ

<the>

—

ὁ

<the>

—

Ἰησοῦς·

Jesus;

—

ihs

Jesus

Jesus;

ܐܡܪ

Jesus;

Ἰησοῦς

Jesus;

—

ἀμὴν

Amen

αμην

amen

Amen

ܐܡܝܢ

truly

Ἀμὴν

Amen

—

λέγω

I say

λεγω

dico

I say

ܝܫܘܥ

I say

λέγω

I say

—

ὑμῖν

to you

ϋμειν

uobis

vobis

to you

ܐܡܝܢ

to you

ὑμῖν

to you

—

ὅτι

that

οτι

quia

that

ܐܡܪ

that

ὅτι

that

—

οἱ

the

οι

—

οἱ

the

—

τελῶναι

tax collectors

τελωναι

publicani

tax collectors

ܐܢܐ

tax collectors

τελῶναι

tax collectors

—

καὶ

and

και

and

ܠܟܘܢ

and

καὶ

and

—

αἱ

the

αι

—

αἱ

the

—

πόρναι

prostitutes

πορναι

meretrices

prostitutes

ܕܡܟܤܐ

prostitutes

πόρναι

prostitutes

—

προάγουσιν

go before

προαγουσιν

—

præcedent

go before

ܘܙܢܝܬܐ

go before

προάγουσιν

go before

—

ὑμᾶς

you

ϋμας

uos

vos

you

ܩܕܡܝܢ

you

ὑμᾶς

you

—

εἰς

into

εις

into

ܠܟܘܢ

into

εἰς

into

—

τὴν

the

την

—

τὴν

the

—

βασιλείαν

kingdom

βασιλειαν

regno

regnum

kingdom

ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ

kingdom

βασιλείαν

kingdom

—

τοῦ

<the>

του

caelorum

—

τοῦ

<the>

—

θεοῦ.

of God.

θυ

Dei

of God.

ܕܐܠܗܐ

of God.

θεοῦ

of God.

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