The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, Part 13

xii. 14 [to hea]l you and your brid 15 e I am Raphael, one of the seven holy ones who offer up and enter before the glory of the Lord God the great. 16 And the two were troubled and fell upon their face to the ground and feare 17 d, and he said to them, Do not fear; peace will be yours

and you shall bless the Lord for all eternity. 18 I was with you not that by my own grace, but by the will of God, and him bless 19 and all the days I appeared to you 20 and you were beholding me, for I did not eat nor did I drink 1 line lost

In place of a collation, we give the new text side by side with the three extant Greek versions and the Old Latin in full.

1594.

¹⁴ to heal you and your bride. ¹⁵ I am Raphael, one of the seven holy ones who offer up and enter before the glory of God the great. ¹⁶ And the two were troubled and fell upon their face to the ground and were afraid. ¹⁷ And he said to them, Do not fear, peace will be yours; and the God bless for all eternity. ¹⁸ I was with you, not that by my own grace, but by the will of God; and him bless. ¹⁹ And

BA.

¹⁴ to heal you and your bride Sarah. ¹⁵ I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels who offer up the prayers of the holy ones and enter before the glory of the Holy One. ¹⁶ And the two were troubled and fell upon their face, for they were afraid. ¹⁷ And he said to them, Do not fear (add that A) peace will be yours; and the God bless for all eternity, ¹⁸ for not by my own grace, but by the will of your God (add I came A); whence bless

א.

¹⁴ to heal and Sarah your bride. ¹⁵ I am Raphael, one of the seven angels who stand by and enter before the glory of the Lord. ¹⁶ And the two were troubled and fell upon their face and were afraid. ¹⁷ And he said to them, Do not fear, peace be to you; the God bless for all eternity. ¹⁸ I, when I was with you, not by my own grace was I with you, but by the will of God; him bless, according to all the days