The controversy over fasting.

Matthew 9.14-17 = Mark 2.18-22 = Luke 5.33-39 (John 3.25-36).

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Matthew 9.14-17.	Mark 2.18-22.	Luke 5.33-39.
¹⁴ Τότε προσέρχονται* αὐτῷ οἱ* μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου,* λέγοντες· Διὰ τί ἡμεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι νηστεύομεν πολλά,* οἱ δὲ μαθηταί σου οὐ νηστεύουσιν; ¹⁵ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Μὴ δύνανται οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ νυμφῶνος πενθεῖν* ἐφ᾿ ὅσον* μετ᾿ αὐτῶν ἐστιν ὁ νυμφίος; ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν ὁ νυμφίος, καὶ* τότε νηστεύσουσιν. ¹⁶ οὐδεὶς δὲ ἐπιβάλλει* ἐπίβλημα ῥάκους ἀγνάφου ἐπὶ ἱματίῳ παλαιῷ· αἴρει γὰρ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱματίου, καὶ χεῖρον σχίσμα* γίνεται. ¹⁷ οὐδὲ βάλλουσιν οἶνον νέον εἰς ἀσκοὺς παλαιούς· εἰ δὲ μή γε, ῥήγνυνται οἱ ἀσκοί, καὶ ὁ οἶνος ἐκχεῖται καὶ οἱ ἀσκοὶ ἀπόλλυνται· ἀλλὰ βάλλουσιν* οἶνον νέον εἰς ἀσκοὺς καινούς, καὶ ἀμφότεροι συντηροῦνται.	¹⁸ Καὶ ἦσαν οἱ* μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου* καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι νηστεύοντες. καὶ ἔρχονται καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· Διὰ τί οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ τῶν Φαρισαίων νηστεύουσιν,* οἱ δὲ σοὶ μαθηταὶ οὐ νηστεύουσιν; ¹⁹ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Μὴ δύνανται οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ νυμφῶνος ἐν ᾧ ὁ νυμφίος μετ᾿ αὐτῶν ἐστιν νηστεύειν;* ὅσον* χρόνον ἔχουσιν τὸν νυμφίον μετ᾿ αὐτῶν οὐ δύνανται νηστεύειν· ²⁰ ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν ὁ νυμφίος, καὶ* τότε νηστεύσουσιν ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ. ²¹ οὐδεὶς ἐπίβλημα ῥάκους ἀγνάφου ἐπιράπτει* ἐπὶ ἱμάτιον παλαιόν· εἰ δὲ μή, αἴρει τὸ πλήρωμα ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ, τὸ καινὸν* τοῦ παλαιοῦ,* καὶ χεῖρον σχίσμα* γίνεται. ²² καὶ οὐδεὶς βάλλει οἶνον νέον εἰς ἀσκοὺς παλαιούς· εἰ δὲ μή, ῥήξει ὁ οἶνος τοὺς ἀσκούς, καὶ ὁ οἶνος ἀπόλλυται καὶ οἱ ἀσκοί· ἀλλὰ οἶνον νέον εἰς ἀσκοὺς καινούς.	³³ Οἱ* δὲ εἶπαν πρὸς* αὐτόν· Οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου νηστεύουσιν πυκνὰ* καὶ δεήσεις ποιοῦνται, ὁμοίως καὶ οἱ τῶν Φαρισαίων, οἱ δὲ σοὶ ἐσθίουσιν καὶ πίνουσιν. ³⁴ ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· Μὴ δύνασθε τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ νυμφῶνος ἐν ᾧ ὁ νυμφίος μετ᾿ αὐτῶν ἐστιν ποιῆσαι νηστεῦσαι; ³⁵ ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι, καὶ* ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν ὁ νυμφίος τότε νηστεύσουσιν ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις. ³⁶ ἔλεγεν δὲ καὶ παραβολὴν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὅτι, Οὐδεὶς ἐπίβλημα ἀπὸ ἱματίου καινοῦ σχίσας ἐπιβάλλει* ἐπὶ ἱμάτιον παλαιόν· εἰ δὲ μή γε, καὶ τὸ καινὸν* σχίσει* καὶ τῷ παλαιῷ* οὐ συμφωνήσει τὸ ἐπίβλημα τὸ ἀπὸ τοῦ καινοῦ. ³⁷ καὶ οὐδεὶς βάλλει οἶνον νέον εἰς ἀσκοὺς παλαιούς· εἰ δὲ μή γε, ῥήξει ὁ οἶνος ὁ νέος τοὺς ἀσκούς, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐκχυθήσεται καὶ οἱ ἀσκοὶ ἀπολοῦνται· ³⁸ ἀλλὰ οἶνον νέον εἰς ἀσκοὺς καινοὺς βλητέον.* ³⁹ καὶ οὐδεὶς πιὼν παλαιὸν θέλει νέον, λέγει γάρ· Ὁ παλαιὸς χρηστός ἐστιν.
Extant: א B C D L W Δ Θ �¹ �¹³ Byzantine. ¹⁴ νηστευομεν πολλα (א^recorrected C D L W Δ Θ �¹ �¹³ Byzantine) / νηστευομεν πυκνα (א^corrected) / νηστευομεν (א* B).	Extant: Ƿ⁸⁸ א A B C D L W Δ Θ �¹ �¹³ Byzantine. ²² απολλυται και οι ασκοι (Ƿ⁸⁸ B) / και οι ασκοι απολουνται (D) / εκχειται και οι ασκοι (L) / εκχειται και οι ασκοι απολουνται (א A C Δ �¹ �¹³ Byzantine) / εκχειται και οι ασκοι απολλυνται (W Θ). ²² αλλα οινον νεον εις ασκους καινους (א* B) / αλλα οινον νεον εις ασκους καινους βλητεον (Ƿ⁸⁸ א^corrected A C L Δ Θ �¹ �¹³ Byzantine) / αλλα οινον νεον εις ασκους καινους βαλλουσιν (W) / — (D).	Extant: Ƿ⁴ ~Ƿ⁷⁵ א A B C D L W Δ Θ Ψ �¹ �¹³ Byzantine. ³³ οι μαθηται (Ƿ⁴ א^corrected B L W) / δια τι οι μαθηται (א^{, recorrected} A C D Δ Θ Ψ �¹ �¹³ Byzantine). ³⁸ βλητεον (Ƿ⁴ Ƿ^75vid א^corrected B L �¹) / βαλλουσιν (א) / βαλληται (W) / βλητεον και αμφοτεροι συντηρουνται (A C Δ Θ Ψ �¹³ Byzantine) / βαλλουσιν και αμφοτεροι τηρουνται (D). ³⁹ D omits this entire verse.
Eusebius 73b. Word count: 105. Previous: Matthew 9.10-13. Next: Matthew 9.18-19.	Eusebius 23b. Word count: 129. Previous: Mark 2.15-17. Next: Mark 2.23-28.	Eusebius 40b. Word count: 142. Previous: Luke 5.29-32. Next: Luke 6.1-5.

Matthew 9.14-17.

Mark 2.18-22.

Luke 5.33-39.

¹⁴ Τότε
προσέρχονται*
αὐτῷ οἱ*
μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου,*
λέγοντες·

Διὰ τί ἡμεῖς

καὶ
οἱ
Φαρισαῖοι
νηστεύομεν πολλά,*
οἱ δὲ μαθηταί σου
οὐ νηστεύουσιν;

¹⁵ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς
ὁ Ἰησοῦς·
Μὴ δύνανται
οἱ υἱοὶ
τοῦ νυμφῶνος
πενθεῖν* ἐφ᾿ ὅσον*
μετ᾿ αὐτῶν ἐστιν
ὁ νυμφίος;

ἐλεύσονται δὲ
ἡμέραι ὅταν
ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν
ὁ νυμφίος, καὶ*
τότε νηστεύσουσιν.

¹⁶ οὐδεὶς δὲ
ἐπιβάλλει* ἐπίβλημα
ῥάκους ἀγνάφου

ἐπὶ ἱματίῳ παλαιῷ·

αἴρει γὰρ τὸ
πλήρωμα αὐτοῦ
ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱματίου,

καὶ χεῖρον
σχίσμα* γίνεται.
¹⁷ οὐδὲ βάλλουσιν
οἶνον νέον εἰς
ἀσκοὺς παλαιούς·
εἰ δὲ μή γε,
ῥήγνυνται
οἱ ἀσκοί,
καὶ ὁ οἶνος
ἐκχεῖται καὶ οἱ
ἀσκοὶ ἀπόλλυνται·
ἀλλὰ βάλλουσιν*
οἶνον νέον εἰς
ἀσκοὺς καινούς,
καὶ ἀμφότεροι
συντηροῦνται.

¹⁸ Καὶ ἦσαν οἱ*
μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου*
καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι
νηστεύοντες.
καὶ ἔρχονται

καὶ λέγουσιν
αὐτῷ·
Διὰ τί οἱ
μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου

καὶ
οἱ μαθηταὶ
τῶν Φαρισαίων
νηστεύουσιν,*
οἱ δὲ σοὶ μαθηταὶ
οὐ νηστεύουσιν;

¹⁹ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς
ὁ Ἰησοῦς·
Μὴ δύνανται
οἱ υἱοὶ
τοῦ νυμφῶνος

ἐν ᾧ ὁ νυμφίος
μετ᾿ αὐτῶν ἐστιν
νηστεύειν;*
ὅσον* χρόνον
ἔχουσιν τὸν νυμφίον
μετ᾿ αὐτῶν
οὐ δύνανται
νηστεύειν·
²⁰ ἐλεύσονται δὲ
ἡμέραι ὅταν
ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν
ὁ νυμφίος, καὶ*
τότε νηστεύσουσιν
ἐν ἐκείνῃ
τῇ ἡμέρᾳ.

²¹ οὐδεὶς
ἐπίβλημα
ῥάκους ἀγνάφου
ἐπιράπτει*
ἐπὶ ἱμάτιον παλαιόν·
εἰ δὲ μή,

αἴρει τὸ
πλήρωμα
ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ,
τὸ καινὸν*
τοῦ παλαιοῦ,*
καὶ χεῖρον
σχίσμα* γίνεται.
²² καὶ οὐδεὶς βάλλει
οἶνον νέον εἰς
ἀσκοὺς παλαιούς·
εἰ δὲ μή,
ῥήξει ὁ οἶνος
τοὺς ἀσκούς,
καὶ ὁ οἶνος
ἀπόλλυται καὶ οἱ
ἀσκοί·
ἀλλὰ
οἶνον νέον εἰς
ἀσκοὺς καινούς.

³³ Οἱ* δὲ

εἶπαν
πρὸς* αὐτόν·
Οἱ
μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου
νηστεύουσιν πυκνὰ*
καὶ δεήσεις
ποιοῦνται,
ὁμοίως καὶ
οἱ
τῶν Φαρισαίων,

οἱ δὲ σοὶ
ἐσθίουσιν
καὶ πίνουσιν.
³⁴ ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς
εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς·
Μὴ δύνασθε
τοὺς υἱοὺς
τοῦ νυμφῶνος

ἐν ᾧ ὁ νυμφίος
μετ᾿ αὐτῶν ἐστιν
ποιῆσαι νηστεῦσαι;

³⁵ ἐλεύσονται δὲ
ἡμέραι, καὶ* ὅταν
ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν
ὁ νυμφίος
τότε νηστεύσουσιν
ἐν ἐκείναις
ταῖς ἡμέραις.
³⁶ ἔλεγεν δὲ καὶ
παραβολὴν πρὸς
αὐτοὺς ὅτι,
Οὐδεὶς
ἐπίβλημα ἀπὸ
ἱματίου καινοῦ
σχίσας ἐπιβάλλει*
ἐπὶ ἱμάτιον παλαιόν·
εἰ δὲ μή γε,
καὶ τὸ καινὸν*
σχίσει* καὶ
τῷ παλαιῷ*
οὐ συμφωνήσει
τὸ ἐπίβλημα τὸ
ἀπὸ τοῦ καινοῦ.

³⁷ καὶ οὐδεὶς βάλλει
οἶνον νέον εἰς
ἀσκοὺς παλαιούς·
εἰ δὲ μή γε,
ῥήξει ὁ οἶνος ὁ
νέος τοὺς ἀσκούς,
καὶ αὐτὸς
ἐκχυθήσεται καὶ οἱ
ἀσκοὶ ἀπολοῦνται·
³⁸ ἀλλὰ
οἶνον νέον εἰς
ἀσκοὺς καινοὺς
βλητέον.*
³⁹ καὶ οὐδεὶς
πιὼν παλαιὸν θέλει
νέον, λέγει γάρ·
Ὁ παλαιὸς
χρηστός ἐστιν.

Extant: א B C D L W Δ Θ �¹ �¹³ Byzantine.

¹⁴ νηστευομεν πολλα (א^recorrected C D L W Δ Θ �¹ �¹³ Byzantine) / νηστευομεν πυκνα (א^corrected) / νηστευομεν (א* B).

Extant: Ƿ⁸⁸ א A B C D L W Δ Θ �¹ �¹³ Byzantine.

²² απολλυται και οι ασκοι (Ƿ⁸⁸ B) / και οι ασκοι απολουνται (D) / εκχειται και οι ασκοι (L) / εκχειται και οι ασκοι απολουνται (א A C Δ �¹ �¹³ Byzantine) / εκχειται και οι ασκοι απολλυνται (W Θ).
²² αλλα οινον νεον εις ασκους καινους (א* B) / αλλα οινον νεον εις ασκους καινους βλητεον (Ƿ⁸⁸ א^corrected A C L Δ Θ �¹ �¹³ Byzantine) / αλλα οινον νεον εις ασκους καινους βαλλουσιν (W) / — (D).

Extant: Ƿ⁴ ~Ƿ⁷⁵ א A B C D L W Δ Θ Ψ �¹ �¹³ Byzantine.

³³ οι μαθηται (Ƿ⁴ א^corrected B L W) / δια τι οι μαθηται (א*^{, recorrected} A C D Δ Θ Ψ �¹ �¹³ Byzantine).
³⁸ βλητεον (Ƿ⁴ Ƿ^75vid א^corrected B L �¹) / βαλλουσιν (א*) / βαλληται (W) / βλητεον και αμφοτεροι συντηρουνται (A C Δ Θ Ψ �¹³ Byzantine) / βαλλουσιν και αμφοτεροι τηρουνται (D).
³⁹ D omits this entire verse.

Eusebius 73b.
Word count: 105.
Previous: Matthew 9.10-13.
Next: Matthew 9.18-19.

Eusebius 23b.
Word count: 129.
Previous: Mark 2.15-17.
Next: Mark 2.23-28.

Eusebius 40b.
Word count: 142.
Previous: Luke 5.29-32.
Next: Luke 6.1-5.

Matthew 9.14-17.	Mark 2.18-22.	Luke 5.33-39.
¹⁴ Then the disciples of John come toward him, saying: On what account do we and the Pharisees fast much,* but your disciples do not fast? ¹⁵ And Jesus said to them: The sons of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as* the bridegroom is with them, can they? But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and* then they will fast. ¹⁶ But no one puts a patch of unshrunk fabric upon old clothing. For the filling takes itself away from the clothing, and a worse rip comes about. ¹⁷ Nor do they put new wine into old skins. Otherwise, the skins burst, and the wine pours out, and the skins perish; but rather they put new wine into new skins, and both are kept fresh.	¹⁸ And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting. And they come and say to him: On what account do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast,* but your disciples do not fast? ¹⁹ And Jesus said to them: The sons of the bridegroom cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? As long as* they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast. ²⁰ But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and* then they will fast in that day. ²¹ No one sews a patch of unshrunk fabric upon old clothing. Otherwise, the filling takes itself away from it, the new from the old, and a worse rip comes about. ²² And no one puts new wine into old skins Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perishes, along with the skins; but rather new wine goes into new skins.	³³ But they said toward him: The disciples of John often fast* and make requests, and the ones of the Pharisees likewise, but yours eat and drink. ³⁴ But Jesus said toward them: You cannot make the sons of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you? ³⁵ But days will come, and,* when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days. ³⁶ But he also said a parable toward them: No one rips a patch from new clothing and puts it upon old clothing. Otherwise, he will rip the new, and also the patch from the new does not match the old. ³⁷ And no one puts new wine into old skins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be poured out, and the skins perish; ³⁸ but rather new wine must be put into new skins. ³⁹ And no one drinking old wishes for new, for he says: The old is fine.

Matthew 9.14-17.

Mark 2.18-22.

Luke 5.33-39.

¹⁴ Then the disciples
of John

come toward
him, saying:
On what account do
we

and the
Pharisees
fast much,*
but your disciples
do not fast?
¹⁵ And Jesus said
to them:
The sons of the
bridegroom cannot
mourn as long as*
the bridegroom
is with them, can they?

But days will come
when the bridegroom
is taken away from
them, and* then they
will fast.

¹⁶ But no one
puts a patch of
unshrunk fabric
upon old clothing.
For

the filling takes
itself away from
the clothing,

and a worse rip
comes about.
¹⁷ Nor do they
put new wine
into old skins.
Otherwise, the
skins
burst,
and the wine
pours out, and
the skins perish;
but rather they put
new wine
into new skins,
and both are
kept fresh.

¹⁸ And the disciples
of John and the
Pharisees were fasting.
And they come
and say to him:
On what account do
the disciples of John

and the disciples
of the Pharisees
fast,*
but your disciples
do not fast?
¹⁹ And Jesus said
to them:
The sons of the
bridegroom cannot
fast while
the bridegroom
is with them, can they?
As long as* they
have the bridegroom
with them they
cannot fast.
²⁰ But days will come
when the bridegroom
is taken away from
them, and* then they
will fast in that day.

²¹ No one
sews a patch of
unshrunk fabric
upon old clothing.
Otherwise,

the filling takes
itself away from
it,
the new from the old,
and a worse rip
comes about.
²² And no one
puts new wine
into old skins
Otherwise, the
wine will burst
the skins,
and the wine
perishes, along
with the skins;
but rather
new wine goes
into new skins.

³³ But

they said
toward him:

The disciples of John
often fast*
and make requests,
and the ones
of the Pharisees
likewise,
but yours
eat and drink.
³⁴ But Jesus said
toward them:
You cannot make
the sons of the
bridegroom fast while
the bridegroom
is with them, can you?

³⁵ But days will come,
and,* when the bridegroom
is taken away from
them, then they
will fast in those days.
³⁶ But he also said
a parable toward them:
No one
rips a patch from
new clothing and puts
it upon old clothing.
Otherwise, he will
rip the new, and also
the patch from the new
does
not match
the old.

³⁷ And no one
puts new wine
into old skins.
Otherwise, the new
wine will burst
the skins,
and it will be
poured out, and
the skins perish;
³⁸ but rather
new wine must be put
into new skins.
³⁹ And no one
drinking old wishes
for new, for he says:
The old is fine.

John 3.25-36.
²⁵ Ἐγένετο οὖν ζήτησις ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν Ἰωάννου μετὰ Ἰουδαίου περὶ καθαρισμοῦ. ²⁶ καὶ ἦλθον πρὸς τὸν Ἰωάννην καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· Ῥαββί, ὃς ἦν μετὰ σοῦ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, ᾧ σὺ μεμαρτύρηκας, ἴδε, οὗτος βαπτίζει καὶ πάντες ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτόν. ²⁷ ἀπεκρίθη Ἰωάννης καὶ εἶπεν· Οὐ δύναται ἄνθρωπος λαμβάνειν οὐδὲ ἓν ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ δεδομένον αὐτῷ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ. ²⁸ αὐτοὶ ὑμεῖς μοι μαρτυρεῖτε ὅτι εἶπον ὅτι, Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὁ Χριστός, ἀλλ᾿ ὅτι, Ἀπεσταλμένος εἰμὶ ἔμπροσθεν ἐκείνου. ²⁹ ὁ ἔχων τὴν νύμφην νυμφίος ἐστίν· ὁ δὲ φίλος τοῦ νυμφίου, ὁ ἑστηκὼς καὶ ἀκούων αὐτοῦ, χαρᾷ χαίρει διὰ τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ νυμφίου. αὕτη οὖν ἡ χαρὰ ἡ ἐμὴ πεπλήρωται. ³⁰ ἐκεῖνον δεῖ αὐξάνειν, ἐμὲ δὲ ἐλαττοῦσθαι. ³¹ ὁ ἄνωθεν ἐρχόμενος ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν· ὁ ὢν ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐστιν καὶ ἐκ τῆς γῆς λαλεῖ. ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐρχόμενος ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν· ³² ὃ ἑώρακεν καὶ ἤκουσεν, τοῦτο μαρτυρεῖ, καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν αὐτοῦ οὐδεὶς λαμβάνει. ³³ ὁ λαβὼν αὐτοῦ τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἐσφράγισεν ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἀληθής ἐστιν. ³⁴ ὃν γὰρ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ θεοῦ λαλεῖ, οὐ γὰρ ἐκ μέτρου δίδωσιν τὸ πνεῦμα. ³⁵ ὁ πατὴρ ἀγαπᾷ τὸν υἱόν, καὶ πάντα δέδωκεν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ. ³⁶ ὁ πιστεύων εἰς τὸν υἱὸν ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον· ὁ δὲ ἀπειθῶν τῷ υἱῷ οὐκ ὄψεται ζωήν, ἀλλ᾿ ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ θεοῦ μένει ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν.
Extant: ~Ƿ³⁶ Ƿ⁶⁶ Ƿ⁷⁵ ~Ƿ⁸⁰ א A B ~D L W Δ Θ Ψ �¹ �¹³ Byzantine. ²⁵ μετα Ιουδαιου (Ƿ⁷⁵ א^corrected A B L W^supplied Δ Ψ Byzantine) / μετα Ιουδαιων (Ƿ⁶⁶ א* Θ �¹ �¹³). ^31-32 ερχομενος επανω παντων εστιν· ο εωρακεν και ηκουσεν τουτο μαρτυρει (Ƿ^36vid Ƿ^{66 corrected} B L W^supplied Ψ) / επανω παντων εστιν· ο εωρακεν και ηκουσεν τουτο μαρτυρει (Ƿ⁶⁶) / ερχομενος επανω παντων εστιν· ο εωρακεν και ηκουσεν μαρτυρει (א^corrected) / ερχομενος επανω παντων εστιν· και ο εωρακεν και ηκουσεν τουτο μαρτυρει (A Δ Θ �¹³ Byzantine) / ερχομενος ο εωρακεν και ηκουσεν μαρτυρει (D �¹) / ερχομενος ο εωρακεν και ηκουσεν τουτο μαρτυρει (Ƿ⁷⁵) / ερχομενος ον εωρακεν και ηκουσεν μαρτυρει (א). ³⁴ το πνευμα (Ƿ⁶⁶ Ƿ⁷⁵ א B^corrected C* L W^supplied Θ �¹) / ο θεος το πνευμα (A C^corrected D Δ Ψ �¹³ Byzantine) / — (B*).
Eusebius 27-31a. Word count: 214. Previous: John 3.22-24. Next: John 4.1-3.
²⁵ Therefore there came about a seeking out from among the disciples of John with a Jew concercing purification. ²⁶ And they came toward John and said to him: Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he is baptizing and all are coming toward him. ²⁷ John answered and said: A man cannot take even one thing except it be given to him from heaven. ²⁸ You yourselves testify to me that I said: I am not the Christ, but rather: I am sent before him. ²⁹ He who has the bride is a bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices with joy on account of the voice of the bridegroom. Therefore this joy of mine has been fulfilled. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease. ³¹ He who comes from above is over all things; he who is from the earth is from the earth and speaks from the earth; he who comes from heaven is above all things. ³² What he has seen and heard, this he testifies, and no one receives his testimony. ³³ He who has received his testimony sealed that God is true. ³⁴ For he whom God sent speaks the words of God, for he gives the spirit without measure. ³⁵ The father loves the son, and he has given all things in his hand. ³⁶ He who has faith in the son has eternal life; but he who disobeys the son shall not see life, but rather the wrath of God remains upon him.

John 3.25-36.

²⁵ Ἐγένετο οὖν ζήτησις ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν Ἰωάννου μετὰ Ἰουδαίου περὶ καθαρισμοῦ. ²⁶ καὶ ἦλθον πρὸς τὸν Ἰωάννην καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· Ῥαββί, ὃς ἦν μετὰ σοῦ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, ᾧ σὺ μεμαρτύρηκας, ἴδε, οὗτος βαπτίζει καὶ πάντες ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτόν. ²⁷ ἀπεκρίθη Ἰωάννης καὶ εἶπεν· Οὐ δύναται ἄνθρωπος λαμβάνειν οὐδὲ ἓν ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ δεδομένον αὐτῷ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ. ²⁸ αὐτοὶ ὑμεῖς μοι μαρτυρεῖτε ὅτι εἶπον ὅτι, Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὁ Χριστός, ἀλλ᾿ ὅτι, Ἀπεσταλμένος εἰμὶ ἔμπροσθεν ἐκείνου. ²⁹ ὁ ἔχων τὴν νύμφην νυμφίος ἐστίν· ὁ δὲ φίλος τοῦ νυμφίου, ὁ ἑστηκὼς καὶ ἀκούων αὐτοῦ, χαρᾷ χαίρει διὰ τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ νυμφίου. αὕτη οὖν ἡ χαρὰ ἡ ἐμὴ πεπλήρωται. ³⁰ ἐκεῖνον δεῖ αὐξάνειν, ἐμὲ δὲ ἐλαττοῦσθαι. ³¹ ὁ ἄνωθεν ἐρχόμενος ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν· ὁ ὢν ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐστιν καὶ ἐκ τῆς γῆς λαλεῖ. ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐρχόμενος ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν· ³² ὃ ἑώρακεν καὶ ἤκουσεν, τοῦτο μαρτυρεῖ, καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν αὐτοῦ οὐδεὶς λαμβάνει. ³³ ὁ λαβὼν αὐτοῦ τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἐσφράγισεν ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἀληθής ἐστιν. ³⁴ ὃν γὰρ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ θεοῦ λαλεῖ, οὐ γὰρ ἐκ μέτρου δίδωσιν τὸ πνεῦμα. ³⁵ ὁ πατὴρ ἀγαπᾷ τὸν υἱόν, καὶ πάντα δέδωκεν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ. ³⁶ ὁ πιστεύων εἰς τὸν υἱὸν ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον· ὁ δὲ ἀπειθῶν τῷ υἱῷ οὐκ ὄψεται ζωήν, ἀλλ᾿ ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ θεοῦ μένει ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν.

Extant: ~Ƿ³⁶ Ƿ⁶⁶ Ƿ⁷⁵ ~Ƿ⁸⁰ א A B ~D L W Δ Θ Ψ �¹ �¹³ Byzantine.

²⁵ μετα Ιουδαιου (Ƿ⁷⁵ א^corrected A B L W^supplied Δ Ψ Byzantine) / μετα Ιουδαιων (Ƿ⁶⁶ א* Θ �¹ �¹³).
^31-32 ερχομενος επανω παντων εστιν· ο εωρακεν και ηκουσεν τουτο μαρτυρει (Ƿ^36vid Ƿ^{66 corrected} B L W^supplied Ψ) / επανω παντων εστιν· ο εωρακεν και ηκουσεν τουτο μαρτυρει (Ƿ⁶⁶*) / ερχομενος επανω παντων εστιν· ο εωρακεν και ηκουσεν μαρτυρει (א^corrected) / ερχομενος επανω παντων εστιν· και ο εωρακεν και ηκουσεν τουτο μαρτυρει (A Δ Θ �¹³ Byzantine) / ερχομενος ο εωρακεν και ηκουσεν μαρτυρει (D �¹) / ερχομενος ο εωρακεν και ηκουσεν τουτο μαρτυρει (Ƿ⁷⁵) / ερχομενος ον εωρακεν και ηκουσεν μαρτυρει (א*).
³⁴ το πνευμα (Ƿ⁶⁶ Ƿ⁷⁵ א B^corrected C* L W^supplied Θ �¹) / ο θεος το πνευμα (A C^corrected D Δ Ψ �¹³ Byzantine) / — (B*).

Eusebius 27-31a.
Word count: 214.
Previous: John 3.22-24.
Next: John 4.1-3.

²⁵ Therefore there came about a seeking out from among the disciples of John with a Jew concercing purification. ²⁶ And they came toward John and said to him: Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he is baptizing and all are coming toward him. ²⁷ John answered and said: A man cannot take even one thing except it be given to him from heaven. ²⁸ You yourselves testify to me that I said: I am not the Christ, but rather: I am sent before him. ²⁹ He who has the bride is a bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices with joy on account of the voice of the bridegroom. Therefore this joy of mine has been fulfilled. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease. ³¹ He who comes from above is over all things; he who is from the earth is from the earth and speaks from the earth; he who comes from heaven is above all things. ³² What he has seen and heard, this he testifies, and no one receives his testimony. ³³ He who has received his testimony sealed that God is true. ³⁴ For he whom God sent speaks the words of God, for he gives the spirit without measure. ³⁵ The father loves the son, and he has given all things in his hand. ³⁶ He who has faith in the son has eternal life; but he who disobeys the son shall not see life, but rather the wrath of God remains upon him.