Manuscripts · Chapter 1 of 2
Oldest NT
Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:
2That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
3Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
About Papyrus P52
A papyrus fragment with portions of John 18 in Greek, held at the John Rylands Library in Manchester. It is generally dated to the 2nd century and is among the earliest witnesses to the New Testament. Selection read in the King James Version text of John (1611, public domain); Portuguese and Spanish are Lux Veritas translations from it. It is not a transcription of the manuscript.
Source: King James Version (London: Robert Barker, 1611), excerpts from John, King James Version translators (1611) · public domain