Papyrus Egerton 2:
The Canonical Parallels
- Debate over Credentials (l. 1-24)
John 5:39, 5:45, 9:29, (John 3:2, 5:46-47, 7:27-28, 8:14, 10:25, 12:31)
- Attempt to Seize Jesus (l. 25-34)
[Further Violence Against Jesus (l. 89-94)]
John 7:30, 7:44, 8:20, 8:59, 10:30-31, 10:39, Luke 4:30
- The Healing of the Leper (l. 35-47)
Mt 8:2-4, Mk 1:40-44, Lk 5:12-14, 17:12-19, (John 5:14, 8:11)
- Debate with False Questioners (l. 50-66)
Mt 22:15-22, Mk 12:13-17, Lk 20:20-26, (Mt 15:7-9, Mk 7:6-7, Lk 6:46, John 3:2)
- Miraculous Fruit (l. 67-82)
No exact parallels, but discussion of words and reminiscences.
1. Debate over Credentials (l. 1-24)
Egerton, line 7-10:
erau[nate t]av grafav? en aiv umeiv do[keite] zwhn ecein?
ekeinai ei[s]in [ai mart]urousai peri emou?
John 5:39
eraunate tav grafav oti umeiv dokeite en autaiv zwhn aiwnion ecein?
kai ekeinai eisin ai marturousai peri emou?
(it) have the Egerton variant. a, b, syc have both, one behind the other!
One question that arises with this parallel is one of punctuation. Is it:
a) " You search the scriptures, in which you think that you have life; they are they which bear witness of me."
or
b) "Search the scriptures: Those (scriptures) in which you think that you have life, they it is that bear witness of me"
Is it an assertion (a) or a command (b)?
In Egerton we have a command. In Egerton there is a point after grafav, but also a free space after ecein.
See:
T.W. Manson Review of Bell/Skeat Unknown Gospel and New Gospel, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 23 (1937) 130-132
H.I. Bell "Search the Scriptures (Jo 5:39)", Zeitschrift für neutestamentliche Wissenschaft 37 (1938) 10-13
Egerton, line 10-14:
mh [nomizete o]ti egw hlqon kathgo[r]hsai [umwn] prov ton P(ate)ra mou?
estin [o kath]gorwn umwn Mw(ushv) eiv on [umeiv] hlpikate?
John 5:45
mh dokeite oti egw kathgorhsw umwn prov ton patera?
estin o kathgorwn umwn Mwushv, eiv on umeiv hlpikate?
Egerton, line 14-17:
a[u]twn de le[gontw]n [oti] oidamen oti Mw(usei) ela[lhsen] o Q(eo)v[?]
se de ouk oidamen [poqen ei]?
John 9:29
hmeiv oidamen oti Mwusei lelalhken o qeov,
touton de ouk oidamen poqen estin?
Other parallels:
John 3:2
rabbi oidamen oti apo qeou elhluqav didaskalov oudeiv gar tauta ta shmeia dunatai poiein a su poieiv ean mh h o qeov met autou
John (5:36)
egw de ecw thn marturian meizw tou iwannou ta gar erga a edwken moi o pathr ina teleiwsw auta auta ta erga a egw poiw marturei peri emou oti o pathr me apestalken
John 5:46-47
5:46 ei gar episteuete Mwusei, episteuete an emoi? peri gar emou ekeinov egrayen?
5:47 ei de toiv ekeinou grammasin ou pisteuete, pwv toiv emoiv rhmasin pisteusete
John (7:27-28),
7:27 alla touton oidamen poqen estin o de cristov otan erchtai oudeiv ginwskei poqen estin
7:28 ekraxen oun en tw ierw didaskwn o ihsouv kai legwn kame oidate kai oidate poqen eimi kai ap emautou ouk elhluqa all estin alhqinov o pemyav me on umeiv ouk oidate
John (8:14)
apekriqh ihsouv kai eipen autoiv kan egw marturw peri emautou alhqhv estin h marturia mou oti oida poqen hlqon kai pou upagw umeiv de ouk oidate poqen ercomai kai pou upagw
John (10:25)
apekriqh autoiv o ihsouv eipon umin kai ou pisteuete ta erga a egw poiw en tw onomati tou patrov mou tauta marturei peri emou
John (12:31)
nun krisiv estin tou kosmou toutou nun o arcwn tou kosmou toutou ekblhqhsetai exw
2. Attempt to Seize Jesus (l. 25-34)
[Further Violence Against Jesus (l. 89-94)]
Egerton, l. 25-34:
[... tw ocl]w [ina bastasantev tav] liqouv omou li[qasw]si[n au]ton?
kai epebalon [tav] cei[rav] autwn ep auton oi [arcon]tev
[in]a piaswsin kai par[adwswsin] tw oclw?
kai ouk e[dunanto] auton piasai oti oupw e[lhluqei] autou h wra thv parado[sewv?]
autov de o k(urio)v exelqwn [ek twn cei]rwn apeneusen ap a[utwn?]
Egerton, l. 89-94:
[... ego kai o pathr] en es[men .........]menw p[ar umin.......]
[...........li]qouv eiv [tav ceirav ina apo]kteinw[sinŽauton?]
[o Ih(souv) de autoiv] legei? o...
Parallels:
John 7:30
ezhtoun oun auton piasai kai oudeiv epebalen ep auton thn ceira oti oupw elhluqei h wra autou
John 7:44
tinev de hqelon ex autwn piasai auton all oudeiv epebalen ep auton tav ceirav
John 8:20
tauta ta rhmata elalhsen o ihsouv en tw gazofulakiw didaskwn en tw ierw kai oudeiv epiasen auton oti oupw elhluqei h wra autou
John 8:59
hran oun liqouv ina balwsin ep auton? ihsouv de ekrubh kai exhlqen ek tou ierou?
John 10:31
ebastasan palin liqouv oi ioudaioi ina liqaswsin auton
John 10:39
ezhtoun auton palin piasai kai exhlqen ek thv ceirov autwn
Luke 4:30
autov de dielqwn dia mesou autwn eporeueto
for lines 89-94: John 10:30-31
10:30 egw kai o pathr en esmen
10:31 ebastasan oun palin liqouv oi ioudaioi ina liqaswsin auton
3. The Healing of the Leper (l. 35-47)
Egerton:
kai [i]dou leprov proselq[wn autw] legei?
didaskale Ih(sou) le[proiv sun]odeuwn kai sunesqiw[n autoiv] en tw pandoceiw el[eprhsa] kai autov egw?
ean [o]un [su qelhv] kaqarizomai?
o dh k(urio)v [efh autw?] qel[w] kaqarisqhti?
[kai euqewv] [a]pesth ap autou h lep[ra? legei] de autw o Ih(souv) [?]
pore[uqeiv seau]ton epideixon toi[v iereusin]
kai anenegkon [peri tou kaq]arismou wv pro[s]e[taxen Mw(ushv) kai m]hketi a[ma]rtane...
Schmidt:
didaskale Ih(sou) le[proiv ei ef]odeuwn kai sunesqiw[n telwnaiv] en tw pandoceiw el[ehson isov] kai autov egw?
Main Parallels:
Mt 8:2-4
8:2 kai idou leprov proselqwn prosekunei autw legwn kurie ean qelhv dunasai me kaqarisai?
8:3 kai ekteinav thn ceira hyato autou legwn qelw kaqarisqhti kai euqewv ekaqarisqh autou h lepra?
8:4 kai legei autw o ihsouv ora mhdeni eiphv alla upage seauton deixon tw ierei kai prosenegke to dwron o prosetaxen mwushv eiv marturion autoiv?
Mk 1:40-44
1:40 kai ercetai prov auton leprov parakalwn auton kai legwn autw oti ean qelhv dunasai me kaqarisai?
1:41 kai splagcnisqeiv ekteinav thn ceira autou hyato kai legei autw qelw kaqarisqhti
1:42 kai euqewv aphlqen ap autou h lepra kai ekaqarisqh?
1:43 kai embrimhsamenov autw euquv exebalen auton?
1:44 kai legei autw ora mhdeni mhden eiphv alla upage seauton deixon tw ierei kai prosenegke peri tou kaqarismou sou a prosetaxen mwushv eiv marturion autoiv?
Lk 5:12-14,
5:12 kai egeneto en tw einai auton en mia twn polewn kai idou anhr plhrhv leprav idwn de ton ihsoun peswn epi proswpon edehqh autou legwn kurie ean qelhv dunasai me kaqarisai?
5:13 kai ekteinav thn ceira hyato autou eipwn qelw kaqarisqhti kai euqewv h lepra aphlqen ap autou?
5:14 kai autov parhggeilen autw mhdeni eipein alla apelqwn deixon seauton tw ierei kai prosenegke peri tou kaqarismou sou kaqwv prosetaxen mwushv eiv marturion autoiv?
Lk 17:12-19
17:12 kai eisercomenou autou eiv tina kwmhn aphnthsan deka leproi andrev oi esthsan porrwqen
17:13 kai autoi hran fwnhn legontev ihsou epistata elehson hmav?
17:14 kai idwn eipen autoiv poreuqentev epideixate eautouv toiv iereusin kai egeneto en tw upagein autouv ekaqarisqhsan?
17:15 eiv de ex autwn idwn oti iaqh upestreyen meta fwnhv megalhv doxazwn ton qeon?
17:16 kai epesen epi proswpon para touv podav autou eucaristwn autw kai autov hn samareithv?
17:17 apokriqeiv de o ihsouv eipen ouci oi deka ekaqarisqhsan oi de ennea pou?
17:18 ouc eureqhsan upostreyantev dounai doxan tw qew ei mh o allogenhv outov?
17:19 kai eipen autw anastav poreuou h pistiv sou seswken se?
Other parallels:
Jo 5:14
meta tauta euriskei auton o ihsouv en tw ierw kai eipen autw ide ugihv gegonav mhketi amartane ina mh ceiron soi ti genhtai?
Jo 8:11
h de eipen oudeiv kurie eipen de o ihsouv oude egw se katakrinw poreuou apo tou nun mhketi amartane?
"Show yourselve to the priest", see: Lev 14:2-32
Gos. Naz. 10 (The man with the withered hand, Hieron., Com. to Mt 12:13)
4. Debate with False Questioners (l. 50-66)
Egerton:
[.... en ekeinw tw cronw ekkaqetoi tinev paragi-] nomenoi prov auton ex[etav-] tikwv epeirazon auton l[egontev?]
didaskale Ih(sou) oidamen oti [apo Q(eo)u] elhluqav? a gar poieiv ma[rturei] uper to[u]v prof(ht)av pantav[? lege oun] hmein? exon toiv ba(si)leus[in apodou]nai ta an[h]konta th arch ap [odwmen au]toi[v h mh?]
o de Ih(souv) eidwv [thn di]anoian [aut]wn embreim[hsamenov] eipen a[utoiv]? ti me kaleit[e tw sto]mati um[wn di]daskalon? m[h prass]ontev o o[sa l]ego? kalwv H[s(ai)av peri u]mwn ep[ro]f(hteu)sen eipwn?
o [laov ou]tov toiv [ceil]esin aut[wn timwsin] me h [de kardi]a aut[wn porrw ape]cei ap e[mou? m]ath[n [de] sebontai me] cei ap e[mou? m]ath[n me sebontai]...ental[mata...]
Isa 29:13 (Septuaginta):
kai eipen kuriov eggizei moi o laov outov toiv ceilesin autwn timwsin me h de kardia autwn porrw apecei ap emou mathn de sebontai me didaskontev entalmata anqrwpwn kai didaskaliav?
Main Parallels:
Mt 22:15-22
22:15 tote poreuqentev oi farisaioi sumboulion elabon opwv auton pagideuswsin en logw?
22:16 kai apostellousin autw touv maqhtav autwn meta twn hrwdianwn legontev didaskale oidamen oti alhqhv ei kai thn odon tou qeou en alhqeia didaskeiv kai ou melei soi peri oudenov ou gar blepeiv eiv proswpon anqrwpwn?
22:17 eipe oun hmin ti soi dokei exestin dounai khnson kaisari h ou
22:18 gnouv de o ihsouv thn ponhrian autwn eipen ti me peirazete upokritai
22:19 epideixate moi to nomisma tou khnsou oi de proshnegkan autw dhnarion?
22:20 kai legei autoiv tinov h eikwn auth kai h epigrafh
22:21 legousin autw kaisarov tote legei autoiv apodote oun ta kaisarov kaisari kai ta tou qeou tw qew?
22:22 kai akousantev eqaumasan kai afentev auton aphlqon?
Mk 12:13-17
12:13 kai apostellousin prov auton tinav twn farisaiwn kai twn hrwdianwn ina auton agreuswsin logw?
12:14 kai de elqontev legousin autw didaskale oidamen oti alhqhv ei kai ou melei soi peri oudenov ou gar blepeiv eiv proswpon anqrwpwn all ep alhqeiav thn odon tou qeou didaskeiv exestin khnson kaisari h ou h mh dwmen
12:15 o de eidwv autwn thn upokrisin eipen autoiv ti me peirazete ferete moi dhnarion ina idw?
12:16 oi de hnegkan kai legei autoiv tinov h eikwn auth kai h epigrafh oi de eipan autw kaisarov?
12:17 o de ihsouv eipen autoiv ta kaisarov apodote kaisari kai ta tou qeou tw qew kai eqaumasan ep autw?
Lk 20:20-26
20:20 kai parathrhsantev apesteilan egkaqetouv upokrinomenouv eautouv dikaiouv einai ina epilabwntai autou logou wste paradounai auton th arch kai th exousia tou hgemonov?
20:21 kai ephrwthsan auton legontev didaskale oidamen oti orqwv legeiv kai didaskeiv kai ou lambaneiv proswpon all ep alhqeiav thn odon tou qeou didaskeiv
20:22 exestin hmav kaisari foron dounai h ou
20:23 katanohsav de autwn thn panourgian eipen prov autouv
20:24 deixate moi dhnarion tinov ecei eikona kai epigrafhn oi de eipan kaisarov?
20:25 o de eipen prov autouv toinun apodote ta kaisarov kaisari kai ta tou qeou tw qew?
20:26 kai ouk iscusan epilabesqai autou rhmatov enantion tou laou kai qaumasantev epi th apokrisei autou esighsan?
Other parallels:
John 3:2:
3:2 outov hlqen prov auton nuktov kai eipen autw rabbi oidamen oti apo qeou elhluqav didaskalov oudeiv gar dunatai tauta ta shmeia poiein a su poieiv ean mh h o qeov met autou
Gos. Thom 100;
for Jes 29:13 see Mt 15:7-9:
15:7 upokritai kalwv proefhteusen peri umwn hsaiav legwn
15:8 o laov outov toiv ceilesin me tima h de kardia autwn porrw apecei ap emou
15:9 mathn de sebontai me didaskontev didaskaliav entalmata anqrwpwn
and Mk 7:6-7:
7:6 o de eipen autoiv kalwv eprofhteusen hsaiav peri umwn twn upokritwn wv gegraptai outov o laov toiv ceilesin me tima h de kardia autwn porrw apecei ap emou
7:7 mathn de sebontai me didaskontev didaskaliav entalmata anqrwpwn
Mal 1:6: Lk 6:46:
6:46 ti de me kaleite kurie kurie kai ou poieite a legw
5. Miraculous Fruit (l. 67-82)
No parallels.
Egerton, l. 67-71:
[.....................]tw [.....]w [k]atakleisan-[...........] upotetakta[i] adhlwv [....................] to barov autou astato(n) [.......]
"(...) shut up (...) has been subjected uncertainly (...) its weight unweighed?"
katakleisan: Acts 26:10 ... fulakaiv katekleisa ... (shut, locked up), see also Lk 3:20
upotetaktai: 1Co 15:27 ... panta upotetaktai ... (all things are put in subjection), see also: upotassw: Lk 2:51, 10:17+20, Rom 8:7 etc...
adhlwv: 1Co 9:26 ... recw wv ouk adhlwv ... (I do not run aimlessly), see also: Lk 11:44, 1Co 14:8, 1Tim 6:17
to barov: Mt 20:12 ... to barov thv hmerav ... (the burden of the day), see also Acts 15:28, 2Co 4:17, Gal 6:2, 1Th 2:7, Rev 2:24
astato(n): not in NT
compare:
Mk 4:26-29
kai elegen outwv estin h basileia tou qeou wv anqrwpov balh ton sporon epi thv ghv kai kaqeudh kai egeirhtai nukta kai hmeran kai o sporov blasta kai mhkunhtai wv ouk oiden autov? automath h gh karpoforei prwton corton eita stacun eita plhrh siton en tw stacui? otan de paradoi o karpov euquv apostellei to drepanon oti paresthken o qerismov?
John 12:24
amhn amhn legw umin ean mh o kokkov tou sitou peswn eiv thn ghn apoqanh autov monov menei ean de apoqanh polun karpon ferei?
James 5:7
makroqumhsate oun adelfoi ewv thv parousiav tou kuriou idou o gewrgov ekdecetai ton timion karpon thv ghv makroqumwn ep autw ewv labh ueton prwimon kai oyimon?
Egerton, l. 70-82:
aporhqentwn de ekei[nwn wv] prov to xenon eperwthma [autou pe]ripatwn o Ih(souv) [e]staqh [epi tou] ceilouv tou io[rda]nou [potam]ou kai ekteina[v thn] cei[ra auto]u thn dexian [ege]misen [......... k]ai katespeir[en epi] ton [............]on? kai tote [........] kate[...........]enon udwr. e[......]n thn [.....................] ? kai ep[.....]qh enw[pion autwn e]xhga[g]en [de] karpo[n....................] poll[a.............] eiv ca[ran.................] ta[.............a]utouv [........]
And when they where perplexed at his strange question, Jesus, as he walked, stood on the bank of the Jordan river, stretching out his right hand, filled it with (...) and sowed upon the (...). And then (...) water (...) the (...). And (...) before them, he brought forth fruit (...) much (...) for joy (...) them.
aporhqentwn, from aporew: Mk 6:20, Lk 24:4, Jo 13:24,Acts 25:20, 2Co 4:8, Gal 4:20 (perplexed, uncertain, be at a loss)
eperwthma: verb eperwtaw common in NT, but noun only once in 1Pe 3:21: ...eperwthma eiv qeon (an appeal to God)
ceilouv: only in Heb 11:12 to ceilov thv qalasshv (seashore)
katespeiren: (sowing), not in NT
exhgagen de karpon: exagein karpon (bring out fruit), not in NT
polla...: (much), or pollostov: (small, little, minor)
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