Rylands Papyrus 457 (P52)







(Recto)
The Rylands Papyrus 457 (a.k.a. P52) was discovered in Egypt; paleographically it is to be dated not later than 150.  Its present location is John Rylands Library in Manchester.

 
Greek Text (P52)

Recto (John 18:31-33)

EIPEN OUN AUTOIS O PILATOS LABETE AUTON UMEIS KAI KATA TON NOMON UMWN KRINATE AUTON EIPON AUTW OI IOUDAIOI HMIN OUK EXESTIN APOKTEINAI OUDENA INA O LOGOS TOU IHSOU PLHRWQH ON EIPEN SHMAINWN POIW QANATW HMELLEN APOQNHSKEIN EISHLQEN OUN PALIN EIS TO PRAITWRION O PILATOS KAI EFWNHSEN TON IHSOUN KAI EIPEN AUTW SU EI O BASILEUS TWN IOYDAIWN

Verso (John 18:37-38)

EIPEN OUN AUTW O PILATOS BASILEUS EI SU APEKRIQH O IHSOUS SU LEGEIS OTI BASILEUS EIMI EGW EIS TOUTO GEGENNHMAI KAI EIS TOUTO ELHLUQA EIS TON KOSMON INA MARTURHSW TH ALHQEIA PAS O WN EK THS ALHQEIAS AKOUEI MOU THS FWNHS LEGEI AUTW O PILATOS TI ESTIN ALHQEIA KAI TOUTO EIPWN PALIN EXHLQEN PROS TOUSIOUDAIOUS KAI LEGEI AUTOIS EPW OUDENIAN EURISKW EN AUTW AITIAN

(The bolded Greek text represents the text of the Gospel of John that is found on the papyrus fragment.)
Translation of Greek Text (P52)

 


Recto (John 18:31-33)
31 Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law." The Jews said to him, "It  is not lawful for us to put any man to death." 32 This was to fulfil the word which Jesus had spoken to show by what death he was to die.  33 Pilate entered the praetorium again and called Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"

Verso (John 18:37-38)

37 Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Every one who is of the  truth hears my voice." 38 Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" After he had said this, he went out to the Jews again, and told them, "I find no crime in him.