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	ܘܡܚܕܐ	And	Καὶ	And
		—	ἰδοὺ	behold	ϊδου	\|	ecce	ecce	behold	ܗܐ	behold	ἰδού	behold
		—	τὸ	the	το	\|	uelum	—	—	—	—	τὸ	the
		—	καταπέτασμα	veil	καταπετασμα	\|	templi	templi	veil	ܬܪܥܐ	veil	καταπέτασμα	veil
		—	τοῦ	of the	του	\|	scissum	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	of the
		—	ναοῦ	temple	ναου	\|	est	est	temple	—	—	ναοῦ	temple
		—	ἐσχίσθη	was torn	εσχισθη	\|	in	in	was torn	ܕܗܝܟܠܐ	was torn	ἐσχίσθη	was torn
		—	ἀπ᾽	from	—	\|	duas	duas	from	ܐܨܛܪܝ	from	εἰς	from
		—	ἄνωθεν	top	—	\|	partes	partes	top	ܠܬܪܝܢ	top	δύο	top
		—	ἕως	until	—	\|	a	a	until	ܡܢ	until	ἀπὸ	until
		—	κάτω	bottom	—	\|	susu	summo	bottom	—	—	ἄνωθεν	bottom
		—	εἰς	into	εις	\|	usque	usque	into	ܠܥܠ	into	ἕως	into
		—	δύο,	two,	δυο	\|	deorsum	deorsum	two,	ܥܕܡܐ	two,	κάτω	two,
		—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܠܬܚܬ	and	καὶ	and
		—	ἡ	the	η	\|	terra	—	—	—	—	ἡ	the
		—	γῆ	earth	γη	\|	mota	mota	earth	ܘܐܪܥܐ	earth	γῆ	earth
		—	ἐσείσθη,	was shaken,	εσεισθη	\|	est	est	was shaken,	—	—	ἐσείσθη	was shaken,
		—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܐܬܬܙܝܥܬ	and	καὶ	and
		—	αἱ	the	αι	\|	petrae	—	—	—	—	αἱ	the
		—	πέτραι	rocks	πετραι	\|	fissae	scissæ	rocks	ܘܟܐܦܐ	rocks	πέτραι	rocks
		—	ἐσχίσθησαν,	were split,	εσχισθησαν	\|	sunt	sunt	were split,	ܐܨܛܪܝ	were split,	ἐσχίσθησαν	were split,
	Next Fragment: Matt 27:62
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Alexandrian	Western	Latin	Byzantine
	—	Καὶ	And	και	\|	et	Et	And	ܘܡܚܕܐ	And	Καὶ	And
	—	ἰδοὺ	behold	ϊδου	\|	ecce	ecce	behold	ܗܐ	behold	ἰδού	behold
	—	τὸ	the	το	\|	uelum	—	—	—	—	τὸ	the
	—	καταπέτασμα	veil	καταπετασμα	\|	templi	templi	veil	ܬܪܥܐ	veil	καταπέτασμα	veil
	—	τοῦ	of the	του	\|	scissum	—	—	—	—	τοῦ	of the
	—	ναοῦ	temple	ναου	\|	est	est	temple	—	—	ναοῦ	temple
	—	ἐσχίσθη	was torn	εσχισθη	\|	in	in	was torn	ܕܗܝܟܠܐ	was torn	ἐσχίσθη	was torn
	—	ἀπ᾽	from	—	\|	duas	duas	from	ܐܨܛܪܝ	from	εἰς	from
	—	ἄνωθεν	top	—	\|	partes	partes	top	ܠܬܪܝܢ	top	δύο	top
	—	ἕως	until	—	\|	a	a	until	ܡܢ	until	ἀπὸ	until
	—	κάτω	bottom	—	\|	susu	summo	bottom	—	—	ἄνωθεν	bottom
	—	εἰς	into	εις	\|	usque	usque	into	ܠܥܠ	into	ἕως	into
	—	δύο,	two,	δυο	\|	deorsum	deorsum	two,	ܥܕܡܐ	two,	κάτω	two,
	—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܠܬܚܬ	and	καὶ	and
	—	ἡ	the	η	\|	terra	—	—	—	—	ἡ	the
	—	γῆ	earth	γη	\|	mota	mota	earth	ܘܐܪܥܐ	earth	γῆ	earth
	—	ἐσείσθη,	was shaken,	εσεισθη	\|	est	est	was shaken,	—	—	ἐσείσθη	was shaken,
	—	καὶ	and	και	\|	et	et	and	ܐܬܬܙܝܥܬ	and	καὶ	and
	—	αἱ	the	αι	\|	petrae	—	—	—	—	αἱ	the
	—	πέτραι	rocks	πετραι	\|	fissae	scissæ	rocks	ܘܟܐܦܐ	rocks	πέτραι	rocks
	—	ἐσχίσθησαν,	were split,	εσχισθησαν	\|	sunt	sunt	were split,	ܐܨܛܪܝ	were split,	ἐσχίσθησαν	were split,
Next Fragment: Matt 27:62
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

ܘܡܚܕܐ

And

Καὶ

And

—

ἰδοὺ

behold

ϊδου

ecce

behold

ܗܐ

behold

ἰδού

behold

—

τὸ

the

το

uelum

—

τὸ

the

—

καταπέτασμα

veil

καταπετασμα

templi

veil

ܬܪܥܐ

veil

καταπέτασμα

veil

—

τοῦ

of the

του

scissum

—

τοῦ

of the

—

ναοῦ

temple

ναου

est

temple

—

ναοῦ

temple

—

ἐσχίσθη

was torn

εσχισθη

was torn

ܕܗܝܟܠܐ

was torn

ἐσχίσθη

was torn

—

ἀπ᾽

from

—

duas

from

ܐܨܛܪܝ

from

εἰς

from

—

ἄνωθεν

top

—

partes

top

ܠܬܪܝܢ

top

δύο

top

—

ἕως

until

—

until

ܡܢ

until

ἀπὸ

until

—

κάτω

bottom

—

susu

summo

bottom

—

ἄνωθεν

bottom

—

εἰς

into

εις

usque

into

ܠܥܠ

into

ἕως

into

—

δύο,

two,

δυο

deorsum

two,

ܥܕܡܐ

two,

κάτω

two,

—

καὶ

and

και

and

ܠܬܚܬ

and

καὶ

and

—

ἡ

the

terra

—

ἡ

the

—

γῆ

earth

γη

mota

earth

ܘܐܪܥܐ

earth

γῆ

earth

—

ἐσείσθη,

was shaken,

εσεισθη

est

was shaken,

—

ἐσείσθη

was shaken,

—

καὶ

and

και

and

ܐܬܬܙܝܥܬ

and

καὶ

and

—

αἱ

the

αι

petrae

—

αἱ

the

—

πέτραι

rocks

πετραι

fissae

scissæ

rocks

ܘܟܐܦܐ

rocks

πέτραι

rocks

—

ἐσχίσθησαν,

were split,

εσχισθησαν

sunt

were split,

ܐܨܛܪܝ

were split,

ἐσχίσθησαν

were split,

Next Fragment: Matt 27:62

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Matthew 27:51

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Matthew 27:51

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