Papyrus 41 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓⁴¹, is an early copy of the

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and Coptic. It is a diglot, it is a

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of the

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. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the 8th century.

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; Contents The Greek text of the papyrus contains: Acts 17:28-18:2.17-18.22-25.27; 19:1-4.6-8.13-16.18-19; 20:9-13.15-16.22-24.26-38; 21:3.4.26-27; 22:11-14.16-17. The Coptic text of the papyrus contains: Acts 17:30-18:2.25.27-28; 19:2-8.15.17-19; 20:11-16.24-28; 20:36-21:3; 22:12-14.16-17. ; Text-type The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the

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. Aland placed it in Category III. ; Textual variants In Acts 21:1 it reads Παταρα και Μυρα for Παταρα, the reading is supported by D^gr gig (it^ph Hyram) vg^mss cop^sa;UBS3, p. 500. ; Location It is currently housed at the

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

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