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
		—	Ἔφη	was saying	εφη	\|	dicit	Ait	was saying	ܐܡܪ	was saying	Ἔφη	was saying
		—	δὲ	now	δε	\|	autem	illis	now	ܕܝܢ	but	δὲ	now
		—	αὐτοῖς	to them	αυτοις	\|	pilatus	Pilatus	to them	ܦܝܠܛܘܤ	to them	αὐτοῖς	to them
		—	ὁ	<the>	ο	\|	—	—	—	—	—	ὁ	<the>
		—	Πιλᾶτος·	Pilate;	πειλατος	\|	habetis	Habetis	Pilate;	ܠܟܘܢ	Pilate;	Πιλάτος	Pilate;
		—	ἔχετε	You have	—	\|	eis	—	—	ܩܤܛܘܢܪܐ	You have	Ἔχετε	You have
		—	κουστωδίαν·	a guard;	—	\|	custodes	custodiam	a guard;	ܙܠܘ	a guard;	κουστωδίαν	a guard;
		—	ὑπάγετε	do go	—	\|	ite	ite	do go	ܐܙܕܗܪܘ	do go	ὑπάγετε	do go
		—	ἀσφαλίσασθε	do make it as secure	—	\|	munite	custodite	do make it as secure	ܐܝܟܢܐ	do make it as secure	ἀσφαλίσασθε	do make it as secure
		—	ὡς	as	ως	\|	sicut	sicut	as	ܕܝܕܥܝܢ	as	ὡς	as
		—	οἴδατε.¶	you know how.	οιδατε	\|	scitis	scitis	you know how.	ܐܢܬܘܢ	you know how.	οἴδατε	you know how.
	Next Fragment: Matt 28:2
	See 65 Earliest Papyri

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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
	—	Ἔφη	was saying	εφη	\|	dicit	Ait	was saying	ܐܡܪ	was saying	Ἔφη	was saying
	—	δὲ	now	δε	\|	autem	illis	now	ܕܝܢ	but	δὲ	now
	—	αὐτοῖς	to them	αυτοις	\|	pilatus	Pilatus	to them	ܦܝܠܛܘܤ	to them	αὐτοῖς	to them
	—	ὁ	<the>	ο	\|	—	—	—	—	—	ὁ	<the>
	—	Πιλᾶτος·	Pilate;	πειλατος	\|	habetis	Habetis	Pilate;	ܠܟܘܢ	Pilate;	Πιλάτος	Pilate;
	—	ἔχετε	You have	—	\|	eis	—	—	ܩܤܛܘܢܪܐ	You have	Ἔχετε	You have
	—	κουστωδίαν·	a guard;	—	\|	custodes	custodiam	a guard;	ܙܠܘ	a guard;	κουστωδίαν	a guard;
	—	ὑπάγετε	do go	—	\|	ite	ite	do go	ܐܙܕܗܪܘ	do go	ὑπάγετε	do go
	—	ἀσφαλίσασθε	do make it as secure	—	\|	munite	custodite	do make it as secure	ܐܝܟܢܐ	do make it as secure	ἀσφαλίσασθε	do make it as secure
	—	ὡς	as	ως	\|	sicut	sicut	as	ܕܝܕܥܝܢ	as	ὡς	as
	—	οἴδατε.¶	you know how.	οιδατε	\|	scitis	scitis	you know how.	ܐܢܬܘܢ	you know how.	οἴδατε	you know how.
Next Fragment: Matt 28:2
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

—

Ἔφη

was saying

εφη

dicit

Ait

was saying

ܐܡܪ

was saying

Ἔφη

was saying

—

δὲ

now

δε

autem

illis

now

ܕܝܢ

but

δὲ

now

—

αὐτοῖς

to them

αυτοις

pilatus

Pilatus

to them

ܦܝܠܛܘܤ

to them

αὐτοῖς

to them

—

ὁ

<the>

—

ὁ

<the>

—

Πιλᾶτος·

Pilate;

πειλατος

habetis

Habetis

Pilate;

ܠܟܘܢ

Pilate;

Πιλάτος

Pilate;

—

ἔχετε

You have

—

eis

—

ܩܤܛܘܢܪܐ

You have

Ἔχετε

You have

—

κουστωδίαν·

a guard;

—

custodes

custodiam

a guard;

ܙܠܘ

a guard;

κουστωδίαν

a guard;

—

ὑπάγετε

do go

—

ite

do go

ܐܙܕܗܪܘ

do go

ὑπάγετε

do go

—

ἀσφαλίσασθε

do make it as secure

—

munite

custodite

do make it as secure

ܐܝܟܢܐ

do make it as secure

ἀσφαλίσασθε

do make it as secure

—

ὡς

ως

sicut

ܕܝܕܥܝܢ

ὡς

—

οἴδατε.¶

you know how.

οιδατε

scitis

you know how.

ܐܢܬܘܢ

you know how.

οἴδατε

you know how.

Next Fragment: Matt 28:2

See 65 Earliest Papyri

Matthew 27:65

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Matthew 27:65

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