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	ܘܒܥܘ	And	Καὶ	And
		—	ζητοῦντες	seeking	ζητουντες	\|	quaerentes	quærentes	seeking	ܠܡܐܚܕܗ	seeking	ζητοῦντες	seeking
		—	αὐτὸν	Him	αυτον	\|	eum	eum	Him	ܘܕܚܠܘ	Him	αὐτὸν	Him
		—	κρατῆσαι	to lay hold of	κρατησαι	\|	tenere	tenere	to lay hold of	ܡܢ	to lay hold of	κρατῆσαι	to lay hold of
		—	ἐφοβήθησαν	they feared	εφοβηθησαν	\|	timuerunt	timuerunt	they feared	ܟܢܫܐ	they feared	ἐφοβήθησαν	they feared
		—	τοὺς	the	τους	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τοὺς	the
		—	ὄχλους,	crowds,	οχλους	\|	turbas	turbas	crowds,	ܡܛܠ	crowds,	ὄχλους	crowds,
		—	ἐπεὶ	because	επι	\|	quia	quoniam	because	ܕܐܝܟ	because	ἐπειδὴ	because
		—	εἰς	to	—	\|	sicut	sicut	to	ܕܠܢܒܝܐ	to	ὡς	to
		—	προφήτην	a prophet	—	\|	prophetam	prophetam	a prophet	ܐܚܝܕܝܢ	a prophet	προφήτην	a prophet
		—	αὐτὸν	Him	αυτον	\|	eum	eum	Him	ܗܘܘ	Him	αὐτὸν	Him
		—	εἶχον.¶	they were holding.	ειχον	\|	habebant	habebant	they were holding.	ܠܗ	they were holding.	εἶχον	they were holding.
	Next Fragment: Matt 23:30
	See 65 Earliest Papyri

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Alexandrian	Western	Latin	Byzantine
	—	καὶ	And	και	\|	et	Et	And	ܘܒܥܘ	And	Καὶ	And
	—	ζητοῦντες	seeking	ζητουντες	\|	quaerentes	quærentes	seeking	ܠܡܐܚܕܗ	seeking	ζητοῦντες	seeking
	—	αὐτὸν	Him	αυτον	\|	eum	eum	Him	ܘܕܚܠܘ	Him	αὐτὸν	Him
	—	κρατῆσαι	to lay hold of	κρατησαι	\|	tenere	tenere	to lay hold of	ܡܢ	to lay hold of	κρατῆσαι	to lay hold of
	—	ἐφοβήθησαν	they feared	εφοβηθησαν	\|	timuerunt	timuerunt	they feared	ܟܢܫܐ	they feared	ἐφοβήθησαν	they feared
	—	τοὺς	the	τους	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τοὺς	the
	—	ὄχλους,	crowds,	οχλους	\|	turbas	turbas	crowds,	ܡܛܠ	crowds,	ὄχλους	crowds,
	—	ἐπεὶ	because	επι	\|	quia	quoniam	because	ܕܐܝܟ	because	ἐπειδὴ	because
	—	εἰς	to	—	\|	sicut	sicut	to	ܕܠܢܒܝܐ	to	ὡς	to
	—	προφήτην	a prophet	—	\|	prophetam	prophetam	a prophet	ܐܚܝܕܝܢ	a prophet	προφήτην	a prophet
	—	αὐτὸν	Him	αυτον	\|	eum	eum	Him	ܗܘܘ	Him	αὐτὸν	Him
	—	εἶχον.¶	they were holding.	ειχον	\|	habebant	habebant	they were holding.	ܠܗ	they were holding.	εἶχον	they were holding.
Next Fragment: Matt 23:30
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

ܘܒܥܘ

And

Καὶ

And

—

ζητοῦντες

seeking

ζητουντες

quaerentes

quærentes

seeking

ܠܡܐܚܕܗ

seeking

ζητοῦντες

seeking

—

αὐτὸν

Him

αυτον

eum

Him

ܘܕܚܠܘ

Him

αὐτὸν

Him

—

κρατῆσαι

to lay hold of

κρατησαι

tenere

to lay hold of

ܡܢ

to lay hold of

κρατῆσαι

to lay hold of

—

ἐφοβήθησαν

they feared

εφοβηθησαν

timuerunt

they feared

ܟܢܫܐ

they feared

ἐφοβήθησαν

they feared

—

τοὺς

the

τους

—

τοὺς

the

—

ὄχλους,

crowds,

οχλους

turbas

crowds,

ܡܛܠ

crowds,

ὄχλους

crowds,

—

ἐπεὶ

because

επι

quia

quoniam

because

ܕܐܝܟ

because

ἐπειδὴ

because

—

εἰς

—

sicut

ܕܠܢܒܝܐ

ὡς

—

προφήτην

a prophet

—

prophetam

a prophet

ܐܚܝܕܝܢ

a prophet

προφήτην

a prophet

—

αὐτὸν

Him

αυτον

eum

Him

ܗܘܘ

Him

αὐτὸν

Him

—

εἶχον.¶

they were holding.

ειχον

habebant

they were holding.

ܠܗ

they were holding.

εἶχον

they were holding.

Next Fragment: Matt 23:30

See 65 Earliest Papyri

Matthew 21:46

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Urevangelium

Matthew 21:46

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