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| | == Omissions == | | == Omissions == |
| | There is very little that is omitted in this early text compared with the [[Codex Vaticanus]] and [[Codex Sinaiticus]]. The omissions, listed below, raise a potential issues for further investigation as to their authenticity as found in later manuscripts (the longest omissions are in bold below): | | There is very little that is omitted in this early text compared with the [[Codex Vaticanus]] and [[Codex Sinaiticus]]. The omissions, listed below, raise a potential issues for further investigation as to their authenticity as found in later manuscripts (the longest omissions are in bold below): |
| − | *'''John 6:12-35a''' (23.5 verses) | + | *'''John 6:12-35a''' (23.5 verses), see {{bibleref|John|6|12-35}} |
| − | *John 14:27-28, 31 (3 verses) | + | *John 14:27-28, 31 (3 verses), see {{bibleref|John|14|27-28}} |
| − | *John 15:1, 27 (2 verses) | + | *John 15:1, 27 (2 verses), see {{bibleref|John|15|1-27}} |
| − | *John 16:1, 5, 8-9 (3 verses) | + | *John 16:1, 5, 8-9 (3 verses), see {{bibleref|John|16|1-9}} |
| − | *John 20:21, 24 (2 verses) | + | *John 20:21, 24 (2 verses), see {{bibleref|20|21-24}} |
| − | *John 21, of which is omitted: '''John 21:10-11, 13-16, 18-25''' | + | *John 21, of which is omitted: '''John 21:10-11, 13-16, 18-25''', see {{bibleref|John|21|10-25}} |
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| | Aside from the disputable John 21, only 33.5 verses out of a total of 854 verses in this very early Egyptian manuscript are not in the [[Gospel of John]] chapters 1-20. Less than 5% of later manuscripts is missing in this very early manuscript discovered hundreds of miles away in [[Egypt]]. This is a remarkable independent confirmation of the authenticity and preserved integrity of the [[Gospel of John]]. | | Aside from the disputable John 21, only 33.5 verses out of a total of 854 verses in this very early Egyptian manuscript are not in the [[Gospel of John]] chapters 1-20. Less than 5% of later manuscripts is missing in this very early manuscript discovered hundreds of miles away in [[Egypt]]. This is a remarkable independent confirmation of the authenticity and preserved integrity of the [[Gospel of John]]. |