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Papyrus P52 2

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Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king.

2To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.

3Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. Pilate saith unto him, What is truth?

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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