Urevangelium

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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
ενP70		In	Ἐν	In	εν	\|	in	In	In	ܒܗܘܢ	In	Ἐν	In
δεP70		then	δὲ	then	—	\|	diebus	diebus	then	ܕܝܢ	but	δὲ	then
ταισP70		the	ταῖς	the	ταις	\|	iohannes	—	—	—	—	ταῖς	the
ημεραισP70		days	ἡμέραις	days	ημεραις	\|	autem	autem	days	ܒܝܘܡܬܐ	days	ἡμέραις	days
εκειναισP70		those	ἐκείναις	those	εκειναις	\|	illis	illis	those	ܗܢܘܢ	those	ἐκείναις	those
παραγινεταιP70		comes	παραγίνεται	comes	παραγεινεται	\|	uenit	venit	comes	ܐܬܐ	comes	παραγίνεται	comes
ἸωάννηςP70		John	Ἰωάννης	John	—	\|	—	Joannes	John	ܝܘܚܢܢ	John	Ἰωάννης	John
ὁP70		the	ὁ	the	ο	\|	—	—	—	—	—	ὁ	the
βαπτιστὴςP70		Baptist	βαπτιστὴς	Baptist	βαπτιστης	\|	baptista	Baptista	Baptist	ܡܥܡܕܢܐ	Baptist	βαπτιστής	Baptist
κηρύσσωνP70		preaching	κηρύσσων	preaching	κηρυσσων	\|	—	prædicans	preaching	ܘܡܟܪܙ	preaching	κηρύσσων	preaching
ἐνP70		in	ἐν	in	εν	\|	in	in	in	ܗܘܐ	in	ἐν	in
τῇP70		the	τῇ	the	τη	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τῇ	the
ἐρήμῳP70		wilderness	ἐρήμῳ	wilderness	ερημω	\|	deserto	deserto	wilderness	ܒܚܘܪܒܐ	wilderness	ἐρήμῳ	wilderness
τῆςP70		<the>	τῆς	<the>	της	\|	praedicans	—	—	—	—	τῆς	<the>
ἸουδαίαςP70		of Judea	Ἰουδαίας	of Judea	ϊουδαιας	\|	iudeae	Judææ	of Judea	ܕܝܗܘܕ	of Judea	Ἰουδαίας	of Judea
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Greek Papyri	Alexandrian	Western	Latin	Byzantine
ενP70		In	Ἐν	In	εν	\|	in	In	In	ܒܗܘܢ	In	Ἐν	In
δεP70		then	δὲ	then	—	\|	diebus	diebus	then	ܕܝܢ	but	δὲ	then
ταισP70		the	ταῖς	the	ταις	\|	iohannes	—	—	—	—	ταῖς	the
ημεραισP70		days	ἡμέραις	days	ημεραις	\|	autem	autem	days	ܒܝܘܡܬܐ	days	ἡμέραις	days
εκειναισP70		those	ἐκείναις	those	εκειναις	\|	illis	illis	those	ܗܢܘܢ	those	ἐκείναις	those
παραγινεταιP70		comes	παραγίνεται	comes	παραγεινεται	\|	uenit	venit	comes	ܐܬܐ	comes	παραγίνεται	comes
ἸωάννηςP70		John	Ἰωάννης	John	—	\|	—	Joannes	John	ܝܘܚܢܢ	John	Ἰωάννης	John
ὁP70		the	ὁ	the	ο	\|	—	—	—	—	—	ὁ	the
βαπτιστὴςP70		Baptist	βαπτιστὴς	Baptist	βαπτιστης	\|	baptista	Baptista	Baptist	ܡܥܡܕܢܐ	Baptist	βαπτιστής	Baptist
κηρύσσωνP70		preaching	κηρύσσων	preaching	κηρυσσων	\|	—	prædicans	preaching	ܘܡܟܪܙ	preaching	κηρύσσων	preaching
ἐνP70		in	ἐν	in	εν	\|	in	in	in	ܗܘܐ	in	ἐν	in
τῇP70		the	τῇ	the	τη	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τῇ	the
ἐρήμῳP70		wilderness	ἐρήμῳ	wilderness	ερημω	\|	deserto	deserto	wilderness	ܒܚܘܪܒܐ	wilderness	ἐρήμῳ	wilderness
τῆςP70		<the>	τῆς	<the>	της	\|	praedicans	—	—	—	—	τῆς	<the>
ἸουδαίαςP70		of Judea	Ἰουδαίας	of Judea	ϊουδαιας	\|	iudeae	Judææ	of Judea	ܕܝܗܘܕ	of Judea	Ἰουδαίας	of Judea
	Next Fragment: Matt 3:9
	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

ενP70

Ἐν

εν

ܒܗܘܢ

Ἐν

δεP70

then

δὲ

then

—

diebus

then

ܕܝܢ

but

δὲ

then

ταισP70

the

ταῖς

the

ταις

iohannes

—

ταῖς

the

ημεραισP70

days

ἡμέραις

days

ημεραις

autem

days

ܒܝܘܡܬܐ

days

ἡμέραις

days

εκειναισP70

those

ἐκείναις

those

εκειναις

illis

those

ܗܢܘܢ

those

ἐκείναις

those

παραγινεταιP70

comes

παραγίνεται

comes

παραγεινεται

uenit

venit

comes

ܐܬܐ

comes

παραγίνεται

comes

ἸωάννηςP70

John

Ἰωάννης

John

—

Joannes

John

ܝܘܚܢܢ

John

Ἰωάννης

John

ὁP70

the

ὁ

the

—

ὁ

the

βαπτιστὴςP70

Baptist

βαπτιστὴς

Baptist

βαπτιστης

baptista

Baptista

Baptist

ܡܥܡܕܢܐ

Baptist

βαπτιστής

Baptist

κηρύσσωνP70

preaching

κηρύσσων

preaching

κηρυσσων

—

prædicans

preaching

ܘܡܟܪܙ

preaching

κηρύσσων

preaching

ἐνP70

ἐν

εν

ܗܘܐ

ἐν

τῇP70

the

τῇ

the

τη

—

τῇ

the

ἐρήμῳP70

wilderness

ἐρήμῳ

wilderness

ερημω

deserto

wilderness

ܒܚܘܪܒܐ

wilderness

ἐρήμῳ

wilderness

τῆςP70

<the>

τῆς

<the>

της

praedicans

—

τῆς

<the>

ἸουδαίαςP70

of Judea

Ἰουδαίας

of Judea

ϊουδαιας

iudeae

Judææ

of Judea

ܕܝܗܘܕ

of Judea

Ἰουδαίας

of Judea

Next Fragment: Matt 3:9

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Matthew 3:1

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Urevangelium

Matthew 3:1

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