Papyrus 128

Papyrus 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. It is designated by the siglum 𝔓²⁸ in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been assigned to the 6th or 7th century CE.

Papyrus 128

New Testament manuscript
Fragments containing John 9:3-4
Sign	𝔓128
Text	John 9:3–4, 12:16–18
Date	6th–7th century
Script	Greek
Found	Monastery of Saint Epiphanius, Egypt
Now at	Metropolitan Museum of Art
Type	?
Category	none

It was formerly listed as a part of Papyrus 44 (𝔓⁴⁴). Both are currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Inv. 14. 1. 527) in New York.

Transcription of Text

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[– – –]

See also

• Bible portal

• List of New Testament papyri

Further reading

• Crum, Walter Ewing; Evelyn-White, H. G. (1926). The Monastery of Epiphanius at Thebes, Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: Egyptian Expedition Publications. p. 120-121.
• Schofield, Ellwood M. (1936). The Papyrus Fragments of the Greek New Testament. Louisville: Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. pp. 296–301.

External links

• Papyrus 128 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 14.1.527
• Digital Images online at the CSNTM