EARLY PAPYRUS & UNCIAL WITNESSES TO THE WORDS OF JESUS

Adapted from The Text of the Greek New Testament by Aland & Aland, 1988

 

Of the abundance of manuscript evidence that establishes the text of the Greek New Testament books, those listed below are the earliest that substantiate the Gospels and the words of Jesus. Aland and Aland sort manuscripts into four categories:

 

Cat1    Very early manuscripts, useful for establishing the original text.

Cat2    Early manuscripts with alien influences, useful for establishing the original text.

Cat3    Distinctive manuscripts, useful for tracing the history of the text.

Cat4    D text (very distinctive).

 

p = papyrus.


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MSS  CENTURY  CATEGORY  BOOKS & VERSES

 

p4      3rd     Cat1    Lk 5.31 34-38 6.3-5

 

p5      3rd     Cat1    Jn 1.38,39

 

p21     3rd     Cat3    Mt 12.25-26

 

p22     3rd     Cat1    Jn 15.25-27 16.2 21-28 31-32

 

p28     3rd     Cat3    Jn 6.10 20

 

p37     3rd/4th Cat1    Mt 26.21 23-24 26-29 31-32 34 36 38-42 45-46 50

 

p45     3rd     Cat1    Mt 20.25-28

                        21.13 16

                        25.41-46

                        26.2 10-13 18 21 23-29 31-32 34 36 38-39

 

                        Mk 4.6-9 11-32 39-40

                        5.8-9 19 30 34 36 39 41

                        6.4 8-11 31 37 38 50

                        7.6-23 27 29

                        8.2-3 5 12 15 17-21 23 26 27 29 33-38

                        9.1 12-13 16 19 21 23 25 29 31

 

                        Lk 6.31-49

                        9.26-27 41

                        10.2-16 18-24 26 28 30-36 41-42

                        11.2-13 17-26 28-36 39-44 46-52

                        12.1-12 14.59

                        13.2-8 12 15-16 18-21 24-30 32-35

                        14.3 5 8-14 16-24 26-33

 

                        Jo 10.7-18 25 30-32 34-38

                        11.4 7 10 23 25-26 34 42-44

 

p52     c125    Cat1    Jo 18.37

 

p53     3rd     Cat1    Mt 26.31-32 34 36 38-40

 

p64+67  c200    Cat1    Mt 26.10 23 31-32

 

p66     c200    Cat1    Jn 1.1-6.11 6:35-14.26 29-30

                        2.4 7-8 16 19

                        3.3 5-8 10-15 (16-21)

                        4.13 16-18 21-24 26 32 34-38 48 50 53

                        5.6 8 11 14 17 19-45

                        6.5 10 35-51

                        7.6-8 16 19 21-24 28-29 33-34 36-38

                        8.12 14-19 21 23-26 28-29 31-32 34-41 42-46 49-51 54-56 58

                        9.3-4 7 35 37 39 41

                        10.1-5 7-18 25-30 32 34-38

                        11.4 7 9-11 14 23 25 34 39-42

                        12.7 23-28 30-32 34-36 44-49

                        13.1 8

                        14.9-21 23-30

                        15.7-8

 

p69     3rd     Cat4    Lk 22 46 48 61(?)

 

p70     3rd     Cat1    Mt 11.26-27 12.4-5 24.4-6 12-15

 

p75     3rd     Cat1    Lk 4.35 43

                        5.4 10 37-38

                        6.3-5 8-10 20-49

                        7.9 14 22-28 31-35 40-42 44-48 50

                        8.5-8 10-18 21-22 25 30 39 45 46 48 50 52 54

                        9.3-5 13-14 18 22-27 41 44 48 50 58-60 62

                        10.2-16 18-24 26 28 30-36 41-42

                        11.2-13 17-26 28-36 39-44 46-52

                        12.1-12 14-59

                        13.2-8 12 15-16 18-21 24-30 32-35

                        14.3 5 8-14 16-24 26-33

                        15.4-32

                        16.1-13 15-31

                        17.1-4 6-10 14 17-37

                        18.2-9 10-14 16-17

                        22.8 10-12 15-23 25-32 34-38 40 42 46 48 51 52-53 61 67-70

                        23.3 28-31 34 43 46

                        24.17 19 25-26 38-39 41 44 46-49

 

p77     2/3rd   Cat1    Mt 23.30-39

 

p90     2nd     Cat1    Jn 18.36-37

 

p95     3rd     Cat1    Jn 5.26-29 36-38

 

UNCIALS

 

0162    3/4th   Cat1    Jn 2.4 7-8 16

 

0171    c300    Cat1    Mt 10:17-23 25-32

                        Lk 22:46 48 51 52-53 61

 

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