Papyrus 19 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), signed by 𝔓
19, is an early copy of the
New Testament
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in
Greek
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*Greeks, an ethnic group
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**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
. The manuscript
paleographically has been assigned to the 4th or 5th century.
The papyrus is currently housed at the
Bodleian Library
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, Gr. bibl. d. 6 (P) at the
University of Oxford
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Description
Papyrus 19 is a papyrus
Papyrus ( ) is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface. It was made from the pith of the papyrus plant, ''Cyperus papyrus'', a wetland sedge. ''Papyrus'' (plural: ''papyri'' or ''papyruses'') can a ...
manuscript
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand or typewritten, as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced in some indirect or automated way. More recently, the term has ...
of the Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Matthew is the first book of the New Testament of the Bible and one of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells the story of who the author believes is Israel's messiah (Christ (title), Christ), Jesus, resurrection of Jesus, his res ...
, containing text for Matthew 10:32- 11:5. The leaf is complete at the top and bottom, but broken at the sides.Alexandrian text-type
In textual criticism of the New Testament, the Alexandrian text-type is one of the main text types. It is the text type favored by the majority of modern textual critics and it is the basis for most modern (after 1900) Bible translations.
Over 5,8 ...
. Aland placed it in Category II.[
]
Text
Matthew 10:32-40
: 2/sup> – . 3/sup>
Matthew 10:41-11:5
: –
Notable Readings
Matthew 10:34 has the variant (''Therefore, youpl think'') instead of (''Do not think'').[
Matthew 10:37b (''and the person loving their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me'') is omitted, as in B* D 983 Harklean Version, syrh Codex Schøyen
Matthew 10:38 is omitted, as in M*
Matthew 10:37b-38 is also omitted in the ]Hebrew
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Shem Tov Matthew manuscript.
See also
*List of New Testament papyri
A New Testament papyrus is a copy of a portion of the New Testament made on papyrus. To date, over 140 such papyri are known. In general, they are considered the earliest witnesses to the original text of the New Testament.
This elite status amo ...
References
Further reading
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External links
P. Oxy. 1170
at the Oxyrhynchus online
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New Testament papyri
4th-century biblical manuscripts
Bodleian Library collection
Gospel of Matthew papyri