Papyrus 128

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Text John 9:3–4, 12:16–18 Script Greek		Date 6th–7th century

Sign P {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}} Found Monastery of Saint Epiphanius, Egypt Now at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Papyrus 128 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by P ¹²⁸, is a copy of a small part of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John, containing verses 9:3-4; 12:16-18. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the 6th or 7th century.

It was formerly listed as a part of Papyrus 44. Both are currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Inv. 14. 1. 527) in New York.

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John 9:3–4

ουτε οι γ[ονεις αυτου αλλ ινα φανερω]

θη τα εργ[α του θυ εν αυτω εμε δει εργα]
ζεσθαι τ[α εργα το]υ π[εμψαντος με ε]
ως ημ[ερα εστιν ε]ρχ[εται νυξ οτε ουδεις]
δυνατ [...]

John 12:12–13

[...]ερ[χεται ο ις εις ιεροσολυμα ελαβον τα

β]αϊα [...]

John 12:16–18

ε[ν]α και [ταυ]

[τα εποιησαν αυτω εμαρτυρει] ουν ο οχλο[ς
ο ων μετ αυτου] οτε [τον λαζαρο]ν εφων[η]
[σεν εκ του μνημ]ειο[υ και ηγειρ]εν αυτον
[εκ νεκρων δια τουτο και υπηντ]ησεν α [– – –]

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Papyrus 128 Wikipedia

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