The Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis is a bi-lingual Greek and

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manuscript of the

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written in an uncial hand on

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. It is designated by the siglum D or 05 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts, and δ 5 in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts. It contains most of the four

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s and Acts, with a small fragment of 3 John. Using the study of comparative writing styles (

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), it is currently dated to the 5th century. Codex Bezae is renowned for having a distinctive text of the four Gospels and Acts, and is a leading member of the "Western" recension. The manuscript has been studied extensively. A digital facsimile of the codex is available from Cambridge University Library, which holds the manuscript.

Description

The manuscript is a

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(the precursor to the modern

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), containing the text of the four

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, Acts and 3 John written on 406 extant parchment leaves, from perhaps an original 534 (sized 26 x 21.5 cm). The text is written in one column per page, with the Greek text on the left face and the Latin text on the right. The text is written colometrically and is full of hiatus. The first three lines of each book are in red letters, with black and red ink alternating the title of books. As many as eleven correctors (designated as G, A, C, B, D, E, H, F, J, L, K) have amended the text of the manuscript between the sixth and twelfth centuries. The Greek text of the codex has some copying errors, e.g., errors of metathesis (the transposition of sounds or syllables in a word), such as seen in , where (''egeneto'') was changed into (''enegeto''); and in , where (''hypelaben'') transforms into (''hypebalen''). The manuscript employs the following nomina sacra (sacred names/words considered sacred in

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); the ones cited here are only

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(subject case) examples: ( / ''Iēsous'' / ''

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''), ( / ''Christos'' / ''

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''), ( / ''patēr'' / ''

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''), ( / ''staurōthē'' / '' ewas crucified''). Other words which usually feature among the nomina sacra are written out in full: (''mēter'' / ''

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''), υιος (''huios'' / '' Son''), σωτηρ (''sōter'' / '' savior''), ανθρωπος (''anthrōpos'' / ''man''), ουρανος (''ouranos'' / ''sky''), Δαυιδ (''

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''), Ισραηλ (''

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''), and (''Iērousalēm'' 'Jerusalem').

Codex contents

The

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presents the gospels in the so-called Western order of Matthew, John, Luke and Mark, of which only Luke is complete; after some missing pages the manuscript picks up with the Third Epistle of John (in Latin) and contains part of Acts. ; Missing sections: : Matthew 1:1–20, 6:20–9:2, 27:2–12; John 1:16–3:26; Acts 8:29–10:14, 21:2–10, 21:16–18, 22:10–20, 22:29–end ; Omitted verses: : Matthew ; ; ; ; ; ; : Mark : Luke ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; : John ; Supplementations (by a later hand): : Matthew 3:7–16; Mark 16:15–20; John 18:14–20:13

Text type

The Greek text is unique, with many interpolations found in no other manuscript. It has several remarkable omissions, and a capricious tendency to rephrase sentences. Aside from this one Greek manuscript, the type of text is found in

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(pre-

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) versions — as seen in the Latin here — and in Syriac, and Armenian versions. ''Bezae'' is the principal Greek representative of the

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. There is no consensus on the many problems the Greek text presents. Since the Latin text occasionally agrees with Codices Bobiensis and Vercellensis against all others, it "preserves an ancient form of the Old Latin", and is a witness to a text which was current no later than 250 CE. Issues of conformity have dogged the usage of the codex in biblical scholarship. "In general the Greek text is treated as an unreliable witness," but it is "an important corroborating witness wherever it agrees with other early manuscripts." Some of the outstanding features: Matthew 16:2b–3 is present and not marked as doubtful or spurious. One of the longer endings of Mark is given. Luke 22:43f and Pericope Adulterae are present and not marked as spurious or doubtful. John 5:4 is omitted, and the text of Acts is nearly 8% longer than the generally received text. It also includes a story of a man working on the Sabbath placed after Luke 6:4 which is not found in any other manuscript. Acts in Codex Bezae differs quite considerably from other manuscripts, which some argue possibly represents an earlier version directly from Luke.

Notable readings

Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis contains some extraordinary readings. Below is a selection of some of the more notable or unsupported readings, with text and translation. {{show , head-style = background-color: #F0F8FF; text-align: left; , content-style = background-color: #FFFFFF; text-align: left; , 1 = {{big, Gospel of Matthew , 2 = {{bibleref2, Matthew, 1:22, NASB
:{{lang, grc, διὰ Ησαιου τοῦ προφήτου (''through Isaiah the prophet'') : D it{{sup, mss vg{{sup, mss syr{{sup, s,( c),h,pal sa{{sup, ms arm Diatessaron{{sup, syr

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{{sup, lat :{{lang, grc, διὰ τοῦ προφήτου (''through the prophet'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 2:17, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ὑπὸ κυριου διὰ Ἰερεμίου (''by the LORD through Jeremiah'') : D it{{sup, aur :{{lang, grc, διὰ Ἰερεμίου (''through Jeremiah'') : {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א B C ''al'' :{{lang, grc, ὑπὸ Ἰερεμίου (''by Jeremiah'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 3:16, NASB
:{{lang, grc, καταβαίνοντα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ὡς περιστερὰν (''descending out of heaven like a dove'') : D it vg{{sup, mss syr{{sup, h :{{lang, grc, καταβαῖνον ὡσεὶ περιστερὰν (''descending like a dove'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 4:4, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἐκπορευομένῳ διὰ στόματος (''proceeds out through the mouth'') ::Omit. : D it{{sup, a, b, g{{sup, 1 ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 5:4–5, NASB
: Matt 5:5, 4: D 17. 33. 130. lat syr{{sup, c Clement

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Eusebius : Matt 5:4,5 : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 5:11, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ψευδόμενοι (''falsely'') ::Omit. : D b c d g{{sup, 1 h k syr{{sup, s

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::Incl. : Majority Byz :{{lang, grc, ἕνεκεν δικαιοσύνης (''for the sake of righteousness'') : D it{{sup, mss :{{lang, grc, ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ (''for my sake'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 5:19, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ὃς δʼ ἂν ποιήσῃ καὶ διδάξῃ, οὗτος μέγας κληθήσεται ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν (''but whoever will do

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and should teach

the same will be called great in the kingdom of the heavens'') ::Omit. : D {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א * W bo{{sup, ms ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 5:32, NASB
:{{lang, grc, καὶ ὃς ἐὰν ἀπολελυμένην γαμήσῃ, μοιχᾶται (''and whoever should marry her who is divorced, he commits adultery'') ::Omit. : D it{{sup, a,b,d,k

{{sup, mss ::Incl. : Majority Byz :{{lang, grc, ὑπὲρ τῶν επηρεαζοντων υμας, καὶ διωκόντων ὑμᾶς : D L W Δ Θ 047 ƒ{{sup, 13 33. 118. 700. 892. Byz lat syr{{sup, p, h,pal mae-1 goth Clement Eusebius :{{lang, grc, ὑπὲρ τῶν διωκόντων ὑμᾶς : {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א B ƒ{{sup, 1 22 279 660* 1192 2786* it{{sup, k syr{{sup, s, c sa bo

{{sup, lat

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{{bibleref2, Matthew, 6:6, NASB
:{{lang, grc, πρόσευξαι τῷ πατρί σου ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ (''shut the door and pray to your Father in secret'') : D ƒ{{sup, 1 ƒ{{sup, 13 700. syr{{sup, s,c bo{{sup, mss :{{lang, grc, πρόσευξαι τῷ πατρί σου τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ (''shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 6:8, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἀνοῖξαι τὸ στόμα (''open your mouth'') : D it{{sup, h :{{lang, grc, αἰτῆσαι αὐτόν (''ask him'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 10:3, NASB
:{{lang, grc, Λεββαῖος (''Lebbaeus'') : D it{{sup, k,μ

{{sup, lat :{{lang, grc, Θαδδαῖος (''Thaddeus'') : {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א B 124 788. 892. 2211. ''f''{{sup, 13{{sup, mss 17. 130. 892. it{{sup, aur,c,ff{{sup, 1l vg sa bo :{{lang, grc, Λεββαῖος ὁ ἐπικληθεὶς Θαδδαῖος (''Lebbaeus, called Thaddeus'') : C{{sup, 2 L W X Δ Θ ƒ{{sup, 1 ƒ{{sup, 13{{sup, mss 22. 33. 565. 579. 700. Byz it{{sup, f syr{{sup, p, h,pal arm : Judas Zelotes (''Judas the Zealot'') : it{{sup, a,b,g{{sup, 1,h, q : omit. : syr{{sup, s {{bibleref2, Matthew, 10:14, NASB
:{{lang, grc, τῆς οἰκίας ἢ (''that house or'') ::Omit. : D arm ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 10:18, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἐπὶ ἡγεμόνων σταθήσεσθε (''you shall be caused to stand before governors'') ::Incl. : D 0171 it{{sup, mss syr{{sup, s ::Omit. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 10:19, NASB
:{{lang, grc, δοθήσεται γὰρ ὑμῖν ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ τί λαλήσητε (''for it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak'') ::Omit. : D L it{{sup, mss vg{{sup, mss Epiphanius ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 11:3, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἐργαζόμενος (''Are you the one who is to labor'') : D* :{{lang, grc, ἐρχόμενος (''Are you the one who is to come'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 11:5, NASB
:{{lang, grc, καὶ χωλοὶ περιπατοῦσιν (''and the lame are walking'') ::Omit. : D ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 12:34, NASB
:{{lang, grc, λαλεῖ ἀγαθὰ (''speaks good'') : D* it{{sup, d :{{lang, grc, λαλεῖ (''speaks'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 13:14, NASB
:{{lang, grc, Πορεύθητι, καὶ εἰπὲ τῷ λαῷ τούτῳ (''Go, and tell the people this'') ::Incl. : D it{{sup, mss mae-1 Eusebius ::Omit. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 13:33, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς (''he spoke to them'') ::Omit. : D it{{sup, d,(k) syr{{sup, s, c ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 13:49, NASB
:{{lang, grc, κόσμου : (''cosmos'') D :{{lang, grc, αἰῶνος τούτου (''this age'') : N co{{sup, sa{{sup, ms,bo :{{lang, grc, αἰῶνος (''age'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 14:2, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ὃν ἐγὼ ἀπεκεφάλισα (''whom I beheaded'') ::Incl. : D it{{sup, a,b,ff{{sup, 1,h vg{{sup, mss ::Omit. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 14:3, NASB
:{{lang, grc, Φιλίππου (''of Philip'') ::Omit. : D it{{sup, mss vg{{sup, mss Augustine ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 14:8, NASB
{{lang, grc, ἐπὶ πίνακι (''on a platter'') ::Omit. : D ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 15:26, NASB
:{{lang, grc, οὐκ ἔξεστιν (''it is not permitted'') : D it{{sup, mss syr{{sup, s, c

:{{lang, grc, οὐκ ἐστιν (''it is not'') : 1293.

Eusebius :{{lang, grc, οὐκ καλὸν ἐστιν (''right it is not'') : 544. 1010. geo :{{lang, grc, οὐκ ἔστιν καλὸν (''it is not right'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 15:30, NASB
:{{lang, grc, κωφούς (''mute'') ::Omit. : D ::Incl. : Majority Byz :{{lang, grc, ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτούς πάντας (''and he healed them all'') : D it{{sup, mss sa bo{{sup, ms :{{lang, grc, ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτούς (''and he healed them'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 15:32, NASB
:{{lang, grc, μήποτε ἐκλυθῶσιν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ (''lest they should faint in the way'') ::Omit. : D* ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 15:39, NASB
:{{lang, grc, Μαγαδάν (''Magadan'') : {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א * B D :{{lang, grc, Μαγεδάν (''Magedan'') : {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א {{sup, 2 Δ{{sup, lat lat{{sup, mss syr{{sup, s, c,( p) co{{sup, sa Eusebius :{{lang, grc, Μαγδαλάν (''Magdalan'') : C N W 33. 565. 579. it{{sup, q mae-1 co{{sup, bo :{{lang, grc, Μαγδαλά (''Magdala'') : L Δ{{sup, gr Θ ƒ{{sup, 1 ƒ{{sup, 13 22 892. Byz syr{{sup, h {{bibleref2, Matthew, 16:4, NASB :{{lang, grc, καὶ μοιχαλὶς (''and adulterous'') ::Omit. : D it{{sup, mss ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 16:16, NASB :{{lang, grc, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ σῴζοντος (''the son of the saving God'') : D* :{{lang, grc, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος (''the son of the living God'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 16:20, NASB :{{lang, grc, ἐπετίμησεν (''rebuked'') : D B* it{{sup, e syr{{sup, c

{{sup, mss :{{lang, grc, διεστείλατο (''ordered'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 17:1, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ὄρος ὑψηλὸν λίαν (''very high mountain'') : D Eusebius :{{lang, grc, ὄρος ὑψηλὸν κατʼ ἰδίαν (''high mountain by themselves'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 17:2, NASB
:{{lang, grc, λευκὰ ὡς χιών (''white as snow'') : D lat{{sup, mss syr{{sup, c bo{{sup, mss :{{lang, grc, λευκὰ ὡς τὸ φῶς (''white as the light'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 17:12b, NASB
:{{lang, grc, οὕτως καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μέλλει πάσχειν ὑπʼ αὐτῶν (''So also the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands'') :Incl. in 17:12 : Majority Byz :Place in 17:13 : D it{{sup, a,b,c,d,e,ff{{sup, 1,ff{{sup, 2,g{{sup, 1,n,r{{sup, 1 {{bibleref2, Matthew, 18:10, NASB
:{{lang, grc, τῶν μικρῶν τούτων τῶν πιστευόντων εἰς ἐμέ (''these little ones who believe in me'') : D it{{sup, mss vg{{sup, mss syr{{sup, c co{{sup, sa{{sup, mss :{{lang, grc, τῶν μικρῶν τούτων (''these little ones) : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 18:16, NASB
: μαρτύρων (''witnesses'') : Majority Byz : omit : D {{bibleref2, Matthew, 18:18, NASB
: omit: D* it{{sup, n :{{lang, grc, ἔσται δεδεμένα ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ ὅσα ἐὰν λύσητε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς (''will be bound in heaven, and whatever you should loosen upon the earth'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 19:25, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἐξεπλήσσοντο καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν σφόδρα (''they were astonished and they were afraid exceedingly'') : D it{{sup, mss vg{{sup, mss syr{{sup, c : omit : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 19:29, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἢ πατέρα (''or father'') ::Incl. : Majority Byz ::Omit. : D :{{lang, grc, ἢ γυναῖκα (''or wife'') ::Incl. : Majority Byz ::Omit. : D {{bibleref2, Matthew, 20:28, NASB

{{lang, grc, ὑμεῖς δὲ ζητεῖτε ἐκ μικροῦ αὐξήσαι καὶ ἐκ μείζονος ἔλαττον εἶναι εἰσερχόμενοι δὲ καὶ παρακληθέντες δειπνῆσαι μὴ ἀνὰκλινεσθε εἷς τοὺς ἐξἔχοντας τόπους μήποτε ἐνδοξότερον σου ἐπέλθῃ καὶ προσελθὼν ὁ δειπνοκλήτωρ εἴπῃ σοι ἔτι κάτω χὼρει καὶ καταισχυνθήσῃ ἐὰν δὲ αναπεσής εἷς τόν ἥττονα τόπον καὶ ἐπέλθῃ σου ἥττων ἐρεῖ σοι ὁ δειπνοκλήτωρ σύναγε ἔτι ἄνω καὶ ἔσται σοι τοῦτο χρήσιμον ''But seek to increase from that which is small, and to become less from that which is greater. When you enter into a house and are summoned to dine, do not sit down at the prominent places, lest perchance a man more honorable than you come in afterwards, and he who invited you come and say to you, "Go down lower"; and you shall be ashamed. But if you sit down in the inferior place, and one inferior to you come in, then he that invited you will say to you, "Go up higher"; and this will be advantageous for you.''{{r, metz-ehrman, p=71

::Incl. : D Φ it{{sup, a aur b cd e ff{{sup, 1 ff{{sup, 2( g{{sup, 1) h( m)n r{{sup, 1 r{{sup, 2 vg{{sup, mss syr{{sup, (c), p{{sup, msh{{sup, mg Juvencus Hilary ::Omit. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 21:44, NASB :Omit. : D {{papyrus link, 104 33 it{{sup, a,b,d,e,ff{{sup, 1, ff{{sup, 2, r{{sup, 1 syr{{sup, s

{{sup, lat

Eusebius :Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 22:13, NASB :{{lang, grc, Ἄρατε αὐτόν ποδῶν καὶ χειρῶν καὶ Βάλετε αὐτόν εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον (''Take him by his feet and his hands and cast him into the outer darkness'') : D it{{sup, a,b,c,d,e,ff{{sup, 1,ff{{sup, 2,h,q,r{{sup, 1 syr{{sup, s, c

{{sup, lat Lucifer :{{lang, grc, Δήσαντες αὐτοῦ πόδας καὶ χεῖρας ἐκβάλετε αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον (''After binding him by his feet and his hands, cast him into the outer darkness'') : {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א B L Θ 085 ƒ{{sup, 1 22 700. 892. it{{sup, aur,f,g{{sup, 1,l vg syr{{sup, p co Didymus :{{lang, grc, Δήσαντες αὐτοῦ πόδας καὶ χεῖρας ἄρατε αὐτόν καὶ ἐκβάλετε εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον (''After binding him by his feet and his hands, take and cast him into the outer darkness'') : C ( M) W Δ (Φ) 0102 33. ( 565.)( 579.) ( 1241.) ( 1424.) Byz it{{sup, f syr{{sup, ( h) :{{lang, grc, Βάλετε εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον (''cast{{sup, pl iminto the outer darkness'') : ƒ{{sup, 13 {{bibleref2, Matthew, 22:17, NASB
:{{lang, grc, Εἰπέ οὖν ἡμῖν (''Therefore, tell us'') ::Omit. : D it{{sup, a,b,d,e,ff{{sup, 1,ff{{sup, 2,q,r{{sup, 1 syr{{sup, s bo{{sup, ms ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 22:24, NASB
:{{lang, grc, τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ (''his wife'') ::Omit. : D ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 22:46, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἐκείνης τῆς ὥρας (''from that hour'') : D W ƒ{{sup, 1 1506 it{{sup, a,d,q syr{{sup, s, c bo{{sup, mss

:{{lang, grc, ἐκείνης τῆς ἡμέρας (''from that day'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 23:26, NASB
:{{lang, grc, καὶ τῆς παροψίδος (''and the plate'') ::Omit. : D Θ ƒ{{sup, 1 2* 700. it{{sup, a,d,e,ff{{sup, 2,r{{sup, 1 syr{{sup, s

{{sup, lat Clement ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 23:34, NASB
:{{lang, grc, καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν μαστιγώσετε ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς ὑμῶν (''and of them, ye will scourge in your synagogues'') ::Omit. : D it{{sup, a Lucifer ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 24:31, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἀρχομένων δὲ τούτων γίνεσθαι ἀναβλέψατε καὶ ἐπάρατε τὰς κεφαλὰς ὑμῶν διότι ἐγγίζει ἡ ἀπολύτρωσις ὑμῶν (''But when these things begin happening, look up and lift up your heads, because that your redemption is approaching'') ::Incl. : D 1093. it{{sup, b,c,d,h,q,r{{sup, 1 ::Omit. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Matthew, 24:41, NASB
:{{lang, grc, δύο ἐπὶ κλίνης μιᾶς εἷς παραλαμβάνεται καὶ εἷς ἀφίεται (''two upon one bed; one taken, and one left'') ::Incl. : D ƒ{{sup, 13 it{{sup, mss vg{{sup, mss

{{sup, mss ::Omit. : Majority Byz {{show , head-style = background-color: #F0F8FF; text-align: left; , content-style = background-color: #FFFFFF; text-align: left; , 1 = {{big, Gospel of Mark , 2= {{bibleref2, Mark, 1:6, NASB
:{{lang, grc, καὶ ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ (''and a leather belt roundabout his waist'') ::Omit. : D it{{sup, a,b,d,ff{{sup, 2,r{{sup, 1,t vg{{sup, ms ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Mark, 1:7, NASB
:{{lang, grc, κύψας (''stoop'') ::Omit. : D Θ ƒ{{sup, 13 28.* 565. ℓ{{sup, ''844'',''2211'' it{{sup, mss ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Mark, 5:9, NASB
:{{lang, grc, απεκριτη : D :{{lang, grc, λεγιων ονομα μοι : {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א B C L Δ :{{lang, grc, απεκριθη λεγων : E 565. 700. :{{lang, grc, λεγεων : A W Θ ƒ{{sup, 1 ƒ{{sup, 13 Byz{{Cite book , title=Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece , editor-first1=Kurt , editor-last1=Aland , editor1-link=Kurt Aland , editor-first2=Matthew , editor-last2=Black , editor2-link=Matthew Black , editor-first3=Carlo Maria , editor-last3=Martini , editor3-link=Carlo Maria Martini , editor-first4=Bruce M. , editor-last4=Metzger , editor4-link=Bruce Metzger , editor-first5=Allen , editor-last5=Wikgren , editor5-link=Allen Wikgren , edition=26 , year=1981 , publisher=Deutsche Bibelstiftung , location=Stuttgart , isbn=3-438-051001 (NA26){{rp, 102 {{bibleref2, Mark, 10, NASB :Verse Order 23, 25, 24, 26 : D :Verse Order 23, 24, 25, 26 : Majority Byz{{r, na26, p=123 {{bibleref2, Mark, 13:2, NASB :{{lang, grc, και μετα τριων ημερων αλλος αναστησεται ανευ χειρων (''and within three days another will arise without hands'') ::Incl. : D W it{{sup, a,b,c,d,(e),ff{{sup, 2,i,(k),n,r{{sup, 1

::Omit. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Mark, 15:34, NASB (see {{bibleref2, Psalms, 22:2, NASB) :{{lang, grc, ὠνείδισάς με (''insult me'') : D it{{sup, c, (i), k syr{{sup, h :{{lang, grc, ἐγκατέλιπές με (''forsaken me'') : {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א B Ψ 059. vg

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Eusebius :{{lang, grc, με ἐγκατέλιπες (''forsaken me'') : Majority Byz {{show , head-style = background-color: #F0F8FF; text-align: left; , content-style = background-color: #FFFFFF; text-align: left; , 1 = {{big, Gospel of Luke , 2 = {{bibleref2, Luke, 4:17, NASB :{{lang, grc, ἁπτύξας (''touched'') : D* :{{lang, grc, ἀναπτύξας (''unrolled'') : {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א D{{sup, c K Δ Θ Π Ψ ƒ{{sup, 1 ƒ{{sup, 13 28. 565. 700. 1009. 1010. 1071. 1079. 1216. 1230. 1242. 1253. 1344. 1546. 1646. 2148. 2174. Byz :{{lang, grc, ἀνοίξας (''opened'') : A B L W Ξ 33. 892. 1195. 1241. ℓ ''547'' syr{{sup, s, h,pal bo sa {{bibleref2, Luke, 6:5, NASB
:{{lang, grc, τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, θεασάμενός τινα ἐργαζόμενον τῷ σαββάτῳ, εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ἄνθρωπε, εἰ μὲν οἴδας τί ποιεῖς, μακάριοις εἶ· εἰ δὲ μὴ οἴδας, ἐπικατάρατος καὶ παραβάτης εἶ τοῦ νόμου. (''On that same day, seeing someone working on the Sabbath, he (Jesus) said to him, 'Man, if you know what you do, blessed are you; but if you do not know, you are cursed and a transgressor of the law.) ::Incl. : D ::Omit. : Majority Byz{{r, scrivener, p=li {{bibleref2, Luke, 7:1, NASB :{{lang, grc, και εγενετο οτε ετελεσεν ταυτα τα ρηματα λαλων ηλθεν : D (it syr{{sup, h(mg) :{{lang, grc, επειδη επληρωσεν παντα τα ρηματα αυτου εις τας ακοας του λαου εισηλθεν : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Luke, 7:2, NASB
:{{lang, grc, παις (''boy servant'') : D :{{lang, grc, δουλος (''slave'') : Majority Byz{{r, na26, p=175 {{bibleref2, Luke, 9:55–56, NASB
:{{lang, grc, και ειπεν, Ουκ οιδατε ποιου πνευματος εστε (''But He turned and rebuked them and He said: You do not know what manner of spirit you are of'') : D (ℓ ''1127''{{sup, m) D geo Epiphanius :{{lang, grc, καὶ εἶπεν, Οὐκ οἰδατε οἵου πνεύματός ἐστε ὑμεῖς : Byz :Omit. : {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א A B C L Δ Ξ 28. 33. 71. 157. ''al'' {{bibleref2, Luke, 11:2, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἐφ ἡμᾶς ἐλθέτω σου ἡ βασιλεία (''Let thine kingdom come upon us'') : D :{{lang, grc, ἐλθέτω τὸ πνεῦμα σου τὸ ἄγιον εφ ημας και καθαρισατω ημας (''May your Holy Spirit come upon us and cleanse us'') : 162. 700. :{{lang, grc, ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου (''May your kingdom come'') : Byz :{{lang, grc, ἐλθάτω ἡ βασιλεία σου (''May your kingdom come'') : C P W Δ ƒ{{sup, 13 1241 :Omit. : geo {{bibleref2, Luke, 22:1, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ηγγισεν : D Codex Regius :{{lang, grc, εγγιζεν : Majority Byz{{r, na26, p=232 {{bibleref2, Luke, 23:34, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἔλεγεν πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς, οὐ γὰρ οἴδασιν τί ποιοῦσιν (''Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing"'') ::Omit. : {{papyrus link, 75 {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א {{sup, a B D W Θ 0124 31.* 38. 435. 597.* 1241. 1808.* it{{sup, a,b{{sup, c,d syr{{sup, s co ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Luke, 24:1, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἀρώματα (''aromatics'') ::Omit. : D it{{sup, mss syr{{sup, s, c co{{sup, sa ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Luke, 24:2, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἐλθοῦσαι δὲ εὗρον (''Then, upon arriving, they found'') ::Omit. : D 070 it{{sup, c sa ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Luke, 24:3, NASB
:{{lang, grc, τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ (''of the Lord Jesus'') ::Omit. : D it{{sup, a,b,d,e,ff{{sup, 2,l,r{{sup, 1 ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Luke, 24:6, NASB
:{{lang, grc, οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε, ἀλλὰ ἠγέρθη ::Omit. : D it{{sup, a,b,d,e,ff{{sup, 2,l,r{{sup, 1 arm{{sup, mss geo{{sup, mss ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Luke, 24:7, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἁμαρτωλῶν (''sinful'') ::Omit. : D it{{sup, a,b,d,e,ff{{sup, 2,l,r{{sup, 1 ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Luke, 24:9, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου (''from the tomb'') ::Omit. : D it{{sup, a,b,d,e,ff{{sup, 2,l,r{{sup, 1 arm geo ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Luke, 24:10, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἦσαν δὲ (''Now they were'') ::Omit. : A D W Γ 788. 1241. ℓ{{sup, mss it{{sup, d,e syr{{sup, s, c ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Luke, 24:17, NASB
:{{lang, grc, καὶ ἐστάθησαν (''and they stood still'') ::Omit. : D Cyril ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Luke, 24:36, NASB
:{{lang, grc, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς εἰρήνη ὑμῖν (''and said to them, "Peace be unto you"'') ::Omit. : D it{{sup, a,b,e,ff{{sup, 2 ,l,r{{sup, 1 ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Luke, 24:37, NASB
:{{lang, grc, φαντασμα (''phantasma'') : D Marcion{{sup, Tert :{{lang, grc, πνευμα (''spirit'') : Majority Byz{{r, na26, p=245 {{bibleref2, Luke, 24:42, NASB
:{{lang, grc, και απο μελισσιου κηριου (''and honeycomb of the beehive'') ::Omit. : {{Papyrus link, 75 {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א A B D L W P 579. 1079. 1377.* 2411. it{{sup, d,e syr{{sup, s sa bo{{sup, mss ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Luke, 24:46, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἐκ νεκρῶν (''from the dead'') ::Omit. : D sa ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Luke, 24:49, NASB
:{{lang, grc, τοῦ πατρός (''of the Father'') ::Omit. : D it{{sup, e ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Luke, 24:51, NASB
:{{lang, grc, καὶ ἀνεφέρετο εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν (''and he was being uplifted into the sky'') ::Omit. : {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א * D it{{sup, a,b,d,e,ff{{sup, 2,l ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Luke, 24:52, NASB
:{{lang, grc, προσκυνήσαντες αὐτὸν (''upon worshiping him'') ::Omit. : D it{{sup, a,b,d,e,ff{{sup, 2,l syr{{sup, s ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, Luke, 24:53, NASB
:{{lang, grc, αἰνοῦντες (''praising'') D it{{sup, a,b,d,e,ff{{sup, 2,l,r{{sup, 1 vg{{sup, mss :{{lang, grc, εὐλογοῦντες (''eulogizing'') {{Papyrus link, 75 {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א B C* L syr{{sup, s,pal sa bo geo :{{lang, grc, αἰνοῦντες καὶ εὐλογοῦντες (''praising and eulogizing'') A C{{sup, 2 W Δ Θ Ψ ƒ{{sup, 1 ƒ{{sup, 13 33 157 579 Byz it{{sup, aur,c,f,q vg{{sup, mss syr{{sup, p,h arm {{show , head-style = background-color: #F0F8FF; text-align: left; , content-style = background-color: #FFFFFF; text-align: left; , 1 = {{big, Gospel of John , 2 = {{bibleref2, John, 1:4, NASB
:{{lang, grc, ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἐστίν (''in Him is life'') : D {{Script, Hebr, א it sa{{sup, mss :{{lang, grc, ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ᾓν (''in Him was life'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, John, 4:51, NASB :{{lang, grc, υιος σου : D{{sup, gr :{{lang, grc, υιος αυτου : D{{sup, lat {{bibleref2, John, 4:9, NASB :{{lang, grc, οὐ γὰρ συγχρῶνται Ἰουδαῖοι Σαμαρίταις (''for Jews have no dealings with Samaritans'') ::Omit. : {{Script, Hebr, *א D it{{sup, a,b,d,e,j ::Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, John, 5:39, NASB
:{{lang, grc, καὶ ἐκεῖναί εἰσιν ἁμαρτάνουσαι περὶ ἐμοῦ· (''and they are the ones who sin concerning Me'') : D :{{lang, grc, καὶ ἐκεῖναί εἰσιν αἱ μαρτυροῦσαι περὶ ἐμοῦ· (''and they testify concerning Me'') : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, John, 6:1, NASB
:{{lang, grc, της θαλασσης της Γαλιλαιας εις τα μερη της Τιβεριαδος : D Θ 892. 1009. 1230. 1253. it{{sup, b,d,e :{{lang, grc, τῆς θαλάσσης τῆς Γαλιλαίας τῆς Τιβεριάδος : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, John, 7:8, NASB
:{{lang, grc, εγω ουκ αναβαινω (''I am not going'') : {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א D K 1241. :{{lang, grc, εγω ουπω αναβαινω (''I am not yet going'') : B L T W Θ Ψ 0105 0180 0250 ƒ{{sup, 1 ƒ{{sup, 13 Byz{{r, na26, p=269 {{bibleref2, John, 8:46, NASB
:Omit. : D :Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, John, 11:54, NASB
:{{lang, grc, εἰς τὴν χώραν Σαμφουριν ἐγγὺς τῆς ἐρήμου (''into the region of Sepphoris near the wilderness'') : D :{{lang, grc, εἰς τὴν χώραν ἐγγὺς τῆς ἐρήμου (''into the region near the wilderness'') : Majority Byz{{r, na26, p=289 {{bibleref2, John, 12:8, NASB
:Omit. : D :Incl. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, John, 17:11, NASB :{{lang, grc, καὶ οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἐν τῷ τούτῳ τῷ κόσμῳ (''and no longer am I in this world'') : D b c f ff{{sup, 2 q :{{lang, grc, καὶ οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ (''and no longer am I in the world'') : Majority Byz :{{lang, grc, ουκετι ειμι εν τω κοσμω· και εν τω κοσμω ειμι (''no longer am I in this world, and I am in the world'') ::Incl. : {{papyrus link, 107{{sup, (vid) D (a c) r{{sup, 1 ::Omit. : Majority Byz {{bibleref2, John, 20:8, NASB :{{lang, grc, και ιδεν και ουκ επιστευσεν (''and saw and did not believe'') : D :{{lang, grc, και ιδεν και επιστευσεν (''and saw and believed'') : Majority Byz {{show , head-style = background-color: #F0F8FF; text-align: left; , content-style = background-color: #FFFFFF; text-align: left; , 1 = {{big, Acts of the Apostles , 2 = {{bibleref2, Acts, 20:28, NASB
:{{lang, grc, του κυριου (''of the Lord'') : D {{papyrus link, 74 C* E Ψ 33. 36. 453. 945. 1739. 1891. :{{lang, grc, του θεοῦ (''of God'') : {{larger, {{script, Hebr, א B 614. 1175. 1505. vg syr bo{{sup, ms;

:{{lang, grc, τοῦ κυρίου καὶ θεοῦ (''of the Lord and of God'') : C{{sup, c3 L 323 1241 Byz{{r, na26, p=384

History

The codex's place of origin is still disputed; both

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have been suggested.{{Cite book , first=David Charles , last=Parker , author-link=David C. Parker , title=Codex Bezae: An Early Christian Manuscript and its Text , year=1992 , publisher=Cambridge University Press , location=Cambridge , isbn=978-0-521-07236-6 {{rp, 261–276 Other proposed places of origin include

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.{{r, CDL-CB The manuscript is believed to have been repaired at

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(France) in the ninth century, as revealed by a distinctive ink used for supplementary pages. It was closely guarded for many centuries in the monastic library of St

at Lyon. The manuscript was consulted, perhaps in Italy, for disputed readings at the

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, and was at about the same time collated for Stephanus's edition of the Greek New Testament. During the upheavals of the Wars of Religion in the 16th century, when textual analysis had a new urgency among the

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ransacked the library in 1562. It was delivered to the Protestant scholar Theodore Beza, the friend and successor of Calvin, who gave it in 1581 to the

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, in the comparative security of England, which accounts for its double name. It remains in the Cambridge University Library (Nn. II 41).{{Cite web , title=Liste Handschriften , publisher=Institute for New Testament Textual Research , location=Münster , url=http://intf.uni-muenster.de/vmr/NTVMR/ListeHandschriften.php?ObjID=20005 , access-date=16 March 2013 {{Cite book , first1=Bruce Manning , last1=Metzger , author-link1=Bruce M. Metzger , first2=Bart D. , last2=Ehrman , author-link2=Bart D. Ehrman , title=The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration , edition=4 , year=2005 , publisher=Oxford University Press , location=New York; Oxford , isbn=978-0-19-516122-9 , url=https://archive.org/details/textnewtestament00metz , url-access=limited{{rp, 70–73 Scholar John Mill collated and biblical scholar Johann Jakob Wettstein transcribed (in 1716) the text of the codex. Both did their editions of the Greek Testament, but both did their work carelessly. A much better collation was made about 1732 by John Dickinson. In 1787, the University of Cambridge appointed Dr Thomas Kipling to edit a facsimile edition which appeared in two volumes in 1793. The English cleric Frederick H. A. Scrivener edited the text of the codex in 1864 (rewritten text of the codex){{Cite book , first=Frederick Henry Ambrose , last=Scrivener , author-link=Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener , title=Bezae Codex Cantabrigiensis: Being an exact Copy, in ordinary Type, of the celebrated Uncial Graeco-Latin Manuscript of the Four Gospels and Acts of the Apostles , year=1864 , publisher=Bell and Daldy , location=London , url=https://archive.org/details/bezaecodexcanta00cambgoog and published a photographic facsimile in 1899. The importance of the manuscript is such that a colloquium held at Lunel, Hérault, in the south of France on 27–30 June 1994 was entirely devoted to it.The story of the colloquium has been chronicled by one of the participants: J.-M. Auwers, "Le colloque international sur le Codex Bezae", Revue Théologique de Louvain 26 (1995), 405–412. See also: {{Cite book , editor1-first=David Charles , editor1-last=Parker , author1-link=David C. Parker , editor2-first=Christian , editor2-last=Amphoux , author2-link=Christian Amphoux , title=Codex Bezae, Studies from the Lunel Colloquium , year=1996 , publisher=Brill , location=Leiden. Papers discussed the many questions it poses to our understanding of the use of the Gospels and Acts in early Christianity, and of the text of the New Testament.

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High resolution digital facsimile of the Codex Bezae
with full transcription, from Cambridge University Library * R. Waltz

at the ''Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism'' (2007)

The Gospels and Acts according to codex Bezae; greek and latin text, translation and comments

History of Research on Codex Bezae

Codex Bezae and the Da Vinci Code
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