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
		—	ὁ	The	ο	\|	sebat	—	—	—	—	ὁ	The
		—	λαὸς	nation	λαος	\|	populus	populus	nation	ܥܡܐ	nation	λαὸς	nation
		—	ὁ	the one	ο	\|	qui	—	—	—	—	ὁ	the one
		—	καθήμενος	sitting	καθημενος	\|	sedebant	sedebat	was sitting	ܕܝܬܒ	sitting	καθήμενος	sitting
		—	ἐν	in	εν	\|	in	in	in	ܒܚܫܘܟܐ	in	ἐν	in
		—	σκότει	darkness	σκοτεια	\|	tenebris	tenebris	darkness	—	—	σκότει	darkness
		—	φῶς	light	φως	\|	lumen	lucem	light	ܢܘܗܪܐ	light	εἶδεν	light
		—	εἶδεν	have seen	—	\|	uiderunt	vidit	saw	ܪܒܐ	have seen	φῶς	have seen
		—	μέγα,	great,	μεγαν	\|	magnum	magnam	great	ܚܙܐ	great,	μέγα	great,
		—	καὶ	and	—	\|	—	et	and	ܘܐܝܠܝܢ	and	καὶ	and
		—	τοῖς	to those	—	\|	qui	—	—	—	—	τοῖς	to those
		—	καθημένοις	sitting	καθημενοι	\|	terra	sedentibus	to those sitting	—	—	καθημένοις	sitting
		—	ἐν	in the	εν	\|	in	in	in	ܕܝܬܒܝܢ	in the	ἐν	in the
		—	χώρᾳ	land	χωρα	\|	—	regione	the region	ܒܐܬܪܐ	land	χώρᾳ	land
		—	καὶ	and	—	\|	lumen	—	—	ܘܒܛܠܠܐ	and	καὶ	and
		—	σκιᾷ	in a shadow	σκεια	\|	umbra	umbræ	of shadow	ܕܡܘܬܐ	in a shadow	σκιᾷ	in a shadow
		—	θανάτου	of death	θανατου	\|	mortis	mortis	of death	—	—	θανάτου	of death
		—	φῶς	a light	φως	\|	est	lux	light	ܢܘܗܪܐ	a light	φῶς	a light
		—	ἀνέτειλεν	has dawned	ανετειλεν	\|	ortum	orta est	has risen	ܕܢܚ	has dawned	ἀνέτειλεν	has dawned
		—	αὐτοῖς.¶	on them.	αυτοις	\|	eis	eis	on them	ܠܗܘܢ	on them.	αὐτοῖς	on them.
	Next Fragment: Matt 4:22
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Alexandrian	Western	Latin	Byzantine
	—	ὁ	The	ο	\|	sebat	—	—	—	—	ὁ	The
	—	λαὸς	nation	λαος	\|	populus	populus	nation	ܥܡܐ	nation	λαὸς	nation
	—	ὁ	the one	ο	\|	qui	—	—	—	—	ὁ	the one
	—	καθήμενος	sitting	καθημενος	\|	sedebant	sedebat	was sitting	ܕܝܬܒ	sitting	καθήμενος	sitting
	—	ἐν	in	εν	\|	in	in	in	ܒܚܫܘܟܐ	in	ἐν	in
	—	σκότει	darkness	σκοτεια	\|	tenebris	tenebris	darkness	—	—	σκότει	darkness
	—	φῶς	light	φως	\|	lumen	lucem	light	ܢܘܗܪܐ	light	εἶδεν	light
	—	εἶδεν	have seen	—	\|	uiderunt	vidit	saw	ܪܒܐ	have seen	φῶς	have seen
	—	μέγα,	great,	μεγαν	\|	magnum	magnam	great	ܚܙܐ	great,	μέγα	great,
	—	καὶ	and	—	\|	—	et	and	ܘܐܝܠܝܢ	and	καὶ	and
	—	τοῖς	to those	—	\|	qui	—	—	—	—	τοῖς	to those
	—	καθημένοις	sitting	καθημενοι	\|	terra	sedentibus	to those sitting	—	—	καθημένοις	sitting
	—	ἐν	in the	εν	\|	in	in	in	ܕܝܬܒܝܢ	in the	ἐν	in the
	—	χώρᾳ	land	χωρα	\|	—	regione	the region	ܒܐܬܪܐ	land	χώρᾳ	land
	—	καὶ	and	—	\|	lumen	—	—	ܘܒܛܠܠܐ	and	καὶ	and
	—	σκιᾷ	in a shadow	σκεια	\|	umbra	umbræ	of shadow	ܕܡܘܬܐ	in a shadow	σκιᾷ	in a shadow
	—	θανάτου	of death	θανατου	\|	mortis	mortis	of death	—	—	θανάτου	of death
	—	φῶς	a light	φως	\|	est	lux	light	ܢܘܗܪܐ	a light	φῶς	a light
	—	ἀνέτειλεν	has dawned	ανετειλεν	\|	ortum	orta est	has risen	ܕܢܚ	has dawned	ἀνέτειλεν	has dawned
	—	αὐτοῖς.¶	on them.	αυτοις	\|	eis	eis	on them	ܠܗܘܢ	on them.	αὐτοῖς	on them.
Next Fragment: Matt 4:22
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

—

ὁ

The

sebat

—

ὁ

The

—

λαὸς

nation

λαος

populus

nation

ܥܡܐ

nation

λαὸς

nation

—

ὁ

the one

qui

—

ὁ

the one

—

καθήμενος

sitting

καθημενος

sedebant

sedebat

was sitting

ܕܝܬܒ

sitting

καθήμενος

sitting

—

ἐν

εν

ܒܚܫܘܟܐ

ἐν

—

σκότει

darkness

σκοτεια

tenebris

darkness

—

σκότει

darkness

—

φῶς

light

φως

lumen

lucem

light

ܢܘܗܪܐ

light

εἶδεν

light

—

εἶδεν

have seen

—

uiderunt

vidit

saw

ܪܒܐ

have seen

φῶς

have seen

—

μέγα,

great,

μεγαν

magnum

magnam

great

ܚܙܐ

great,

μέγα

great,

—

καὶ

and

—

and

ܘܐܝܠܝܢ

and

καὶ

and

—

τοῖς

to those

—

qui

—

τοῖς

to those

—

καθημένοις

sitting

καθημενοι

terra

sedentibus

to those sitting

—

καθημένοις

sitting

—

ἐν

in the

εν

ܕܝܬܒܝܢ

in the

ἐν

in the

—

χώρᾳ

land

χωρα

—

regione

the region

ܒܐܬܪܐ

land

χώρᾳ

land

—

καὶ

and

—

lumen

—

ܘܒܛܠܠܐ

and

καὶ

and

—

σκιᾷ

in a shadow

σκεια

umbra

umbræ

of shadow

ܕܡܘܬܐ

in a shadow

σκιᾷ

in a shadow

—

θανάτου

of death

θανατου

mortis

of death

—

θανάτου

of death

—

φῶς

a light

φως

est

lux

light

ܢܘܗܪܐ

a light

φῶς

a light

—

ἀνέτειλεν

has dawned

ανετειλεν

ortum

orta est

has risen

ܕܢܚ

has dawned

ἀνέτειλεν

has dawned

—

αὐτοῖς.¶

on them.

αυτοις

eis

on them

ܠܗܘܢ

on them.

αὐτοῖς

on them.

Next Fragment: Matt 4:22

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