Papyrus 33 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by symbol 𝔓³³, is a copy of the

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. It is a

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of the

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, it contains only Acts 7:6-10.13-18; 15:21-24.26-32. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the sixth century. 𝔓⁵⁸ was a part of the same codex to which 𝔓³³ belonged. The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the

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. Aland placed it in Category II. It is currently housed at the

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(Pap. G. 17973, 26133, 35831, 39783) in

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