Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) (complete)
Pseudonymous: Anonymous; the work is a gospel under Peter's name (pseudonymous). Serapion of Antioch (ca. 200) rejected it, according to Eusebius (Hist. eccl. 6.12). Only this fragment (the Akhmim codex, 8th-9th century; Passion and resurrection narrative, verses 1-60 in Harnack's numbering) and small papyrus scraps survive. Generally dated to the second century (ca. 100-200; confidence: approximate). It is not part of the 66-book canon.
Greek text: Harnack 1893 (Scan from the Internet Archive).English: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), public domain (CC0).
Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) (title)
0Harnack 1893, 8
Εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Πέτρον
Euangelion kata Petron
The Gospel according to Peter
Textual problem in this passage: see the notes.
Notes and citation
Summary: The title of the fragment.
- The title is the one under which the Akhmim fragment is known; the manuscript gives none at the start of the surviving text. The fragment (found at Akhmim in Egypt in 1886–87) begins in the middle of the trial of Jesus and breaks off after the resurrection. Bishop Serapion of Antioch (ca. 200) knew a Gospel of Peter and found some of it docetic (Eusebius, Hist. eccl. 6.12).
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. pref. (Harnack 1893, 8; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-0). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 1
1Harnack 1893, 8–12
Τ[ῶν] δὲ Ἰουδαίων οὐδεὶς ἐνέψατο τὰς χεῖρας οὐδὲ Ἡρώδης οὐδ᾽ εἷς τῶν κριτῶν αὐτοῦ" καὶ [μὴ] βουληϑέντων νίψασϑαι ἀνέστη Πειλᾶτος,
T[ōn] de Ioudaiōn oudeis enepsato tas cheiras oude Hērōdēs oud᾽ heis tōn kritōn autou" kai [mē] boulēϑentōn nipsasϑai anestē Peilatos,
But of the Jews no one washed his hands, nor did Herod or any one of his judges; and since they would not wash, Pilate rose.
Matt 27:24 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Unlike Pilate, neither the Jews nor Herod and his judges wash their hands.
- The fragment begins mid-sentence. Words in square brackets in Harnack's text are restorations of the damaged manuscript and are translated. Hand-washing echoes Matt 27:24.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (folio mark of the edition; OCR slip): (fol. Τ[ὥν] → Τ[ῶν].
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 1 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 2
2Harnack 1893, 8–12
καὶ τότε κελεύει Ἡρώδης ὁ βασιλεὺς παρ[αλημ]φϑῆναι τὸν κύριον εἰπὼν αὐτοῖς, ὅτι ὅσα ἐκέλευσα ὑμῖν ποιῆσαι αὐτῷ ποιήσατε.
kai tote keleuei Hērōdēs ho basileus par[alēm]phϑēnai ton kyrion eipōn autois, hoti hosa ekeleusa hymin poiēsai autǭ poiēsate.
And then Herod the king commands that the Lord be taken away, saying to them: 'Whatever I commanded you to do to him, do it.'
Notes and citation
Summary: Herod orders the Lord to be taken away for execution.
- In this gospel it is Herod, not Pilate, who gives the order for the crucifixion.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: line number inside the word): ἐκχέ5 λευσα → ἐκέλευσα.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 2 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 3
3Harnack 1893, 8–12
ἥκει δὲ ἐκεῖ Ἰωσὴφ ὁ φίλος Πειλάτου καὶ τοῦ κυρίου καὶ εἰδὼς ὅτι σταυρίσκειν αὐτὸν μέλλουσιν ἦλϑεν πρὸς τὸν Πειλᾶτον καὶ ἤτησε τὸ σῶμα τοῦ κυρίου πρὸς ταφήν. καὶ ὁ Πειλᾶτος πέμψας πρὸς Ἡρώδην ἤτησεν αὐτοῦ τὸ σῶμα,
hēkei de ekei Iōsēph ho philos Peilatou kai tou kyriou kai eidōs hoti stauriskein auton mellousin ēlϑen pros ton Peilaton kai ētēse to sōma tou kyriou pros taphēn. kai ho Peilatos pempsas pros Hērōdēn ētēsen autou to sōma,
But Joseph, the friend of Pilate and of the Lord, stood there; and knowing that they were about to crucify him, he came to Pilate and asked for the body of the Lord for burial. [4] And Pilate sent to Herod and asked for his body.
Mark 15:43 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Joseph asks Pilate for the Lord's body, and Pilate asks Herod for it.
- Verse 4 lies inside this ref; its start is marked [4].
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): εἰδοςς → εἰδὼς.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 3 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 5
5Harnack 1893, 8–12
καὶ ὁ Ἡρώδης ἔφη ἀδελφὲ Πειλᾶτε, εἰ καὶ μή τις αὐτὸν ἠτήκχει, ἡμεῖς αὐτὸν ἐϑάπτομεν (ἐπεὶ καὶ σάββατον ἐπιφαύσχει, γέγραπται γὰρ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ, ἥλιον μὴ δῦναι ἐπὶ πεφονευμένῳ) πρὸ μιᾶς τῶν ἀζύμων, τῆς ἑορτῆς αὐτῶν.
kai ho Hērōdēs ephē adelphe Peilate, ei kai mē tis auton ētēkchei, hēmeis auton eϑaptomen (epei kai sabbaton epiphauschei, gegraptai gar en tǭ nomǭ, hēlion mē dynai epi pephoneumenǭ) pro mias tōn azymōn, tēs heortēs autōn.
And Herod said: 'Brother Pilate, even if no one had asked for him, we would have buried him, since the sabbath is dawning; for it is written in the law that the sun should not set on one who has been put to death' … before the first day of the unleavened bread, their feast.
Textual problem in this passage: see the notes.
Deut 21:22–23 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Herod answers that they would bury him anyway because of the law and the coming sabbath.
- A line is lost in the scan before 'before the first day': the edition reads 'and he handed him over to the people'. The law is Deut 21:22–23. The parenthesis is Harnack's.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: repeated letter): ὁ Ἡρώδης ἔ ἔφη → ὁ Ἡρώδης ἔφη; πεφονευμένῳφ) → πεφονευμένῳ).
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 5 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-5). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 6
6Harnack 1893, 8–12
Οἱ δὲ λαβόντες τὸν κύριον ὥϑουν αὐτὸν τρέχοντες καὶ ἔλεγον" σύρωμεν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ϑεοῦ ἐξουσίαν αὐτοῦ ἐσχηκότες, καὶ πορφύραν αὐτὸν περιέβαλλον καὶ ἐχάϑισαν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ καϑέδραν κρίσεως λέγοντες" δικαίως κρῖνε, βασιλεῦ τοῦ Ἰσραήλ.
Hoi de labontes ton kyrion hōϑoun auton trechontes kai elegon" syrōmen ton huion tou ϑeou exousian autou eschēkotes, kai porphyran auton perieballon kai echaϑisan auton epi kaϑedran kriseōs legontes" dikaiōs krine, basileu tou Israēl.
So they took the Lord and pushed him along as they ran, and said: 'Let us drag the Son of God, now that we have power over him.' [7] And they clothed him with purple and sat him on a seat of judgement, saying: 'Judge justly, King of Israel.'
John 19:13 (allusion, medium confidence) · Mark 15:17 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The people drag the Lord off, mock him with purple and seat him on the judgement seat.
- Verse 7 lies inside this ref; its numeral, misread as a letter, is removed and its start marked [7].
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: verse numeral read as a letter): ἐσχηκότες, Ἴ καὶ → ἐσχηκότες, καὶ; ἀέγοντες → λέγοντες.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 6 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-6). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 8
8Harnack 1893, 8–12
καί τις αὐτῶν ἐνεγχῶν στέφανον ἀχάνϑινον ἔϑηκεν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς τοῦ κυρίου.
kai tis autōn enenchōn stephanon achanϑinon eϑēken epi tēs kephalēs tou kyriou.
And one of them brought a crown of thorns and put it on the head of the Lord.
Matt 27:29 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: One of them crowns the Lord with thorns.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (folio mark of the edition): κυρίου. (fol. → κυρίου..
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 8 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-8). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 9
9Harnack 1893, 8–12
καὶ ἕτεροι ἑστῶτες ἐνέπτυον αὐτοῦ ταῖς ὄψεσι, καὶ ἄλλοι τὰς σιαγόνας αὐτοῦ ἐράπισαν, ἕτεροι καλάμῳ ἔνυσσον αὐτὸν καί τινες αὐτὸν ἐμάστιζον λέγοντες" ταύτῃ τῇ τιμῇ ἐτιμήσαμεν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ϑεοῦ.
kai heteroi hestōtes eneptyon autou tais opsesi, kai alloi tas siagonas autou erapisan, heteroi kalamǭ enysson auton kai tines auton emastizon legontes" tautę̄ tę̄ timę̄ etimēsamen ton huion tou ϑeou.
And others stood and spat in his face, and others struck his cheeks, others pierced him with a reed, and some scourged him, saying: 'With this honour let us honour the Son of God.'
Matt 27:30 (allusion, high confidence) · Mark 15:19 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: They spit on, strike, pierce and scourge the Lord in mockery.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): ἕτεροε → ἕτεροι.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 9 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-9). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 10
10Harnack 1893, 8–12
Καὶ ἤνεγκον δύο κακούργους καὶ ἐσταύρωσαν ἀνὰ μέσον αὐτῶν τὸν κύριον, αὐτὸς δὲ ἐσιώπα ὡς μηδὲν πόνον ἔχων. καὶ ὅτε ὥρϑωσαν τὸν σταυρὸν ἐπέγραψαν, ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὃ βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, καὶ τεϑεικότες τὰ ἐνδύματα ἔμπροσϑεν αὐτοῦ διεμερίσαντο καὶ λαχμὸν ἔβαλον ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῖς.
Kai ēnenkon dyo kakourgous kai estaurōsan ana meson autōn ton kyrion, autos de esiōpa hōs mēden ponon echōn. kai hote hōrϑōsan ton stauron epegrapsan, hoti houtos estin ho basileus tou Israēl, kai teϑeikotes ta endymata emprosϑen autou diemerisanto kai lachmon ebalon ep᾽ autois.
And they brought two criminals and crucified the Lord between them. But he kept silent, as having no pain. [11] And when they set the cross upright, they wrote on it: 'This is the King of Israel.' [12] And they laid his garments before him, divided them, and cast lots for them.
Luke 23:33 (allusion, high confidence) · Isa 53:7 (echo, medium confidence) · John 19:19 (allusion, high confidence) · John 19:23–24 (allusion, high confidence) · Ps 22:18 (21:19 LXX) (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The Lord is crucified between two criminals, keeps silent, and his garments are divided.
- 'As having no pain' (ὡς μηδὲν πόνον ἔχων) has been read as docetic (Christ did not truly suffer) or as describing his endurance; the Greek says only 'as having no pain'. Verses 11 and 12 lie inside this ref, marked [11] and [12].
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 10 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-10). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 13
13Harnack 1893, 8–12
εἷς δέ τις τῶν κακούργων ἐκείνων ὠνείδισεν αὐτοὺς λέγων" ἡμεῖς διὰ τὰ κακὰ ἃ ἐποιήσαμεν οὕτω πεπόνϑαμεν, οὗτος δὲ σωτὴρ γενόμενος τῶν ἀνϑρώπων τί ἠδίχησεν ὑμᾶς; καὶ ἀγανακτήσαντες ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ ἐκέλευσαν ἵνα μὴ σκελοκοπηθῇ, ὅπως βασανιζόμενος ἀποϑάνῃ.
heis de tis tōn kakourgōn ekeinōn ōneidisen autous legōn" hēmeis dia ta kaka ha epoiēsamen houtō peponϑamen, houtos de sōtēr genomenos tōn anϑrōpōn ti ēdichēsen hymas? kai aganaktēsantes ep᾽ autǭ ekeleusan hina mē skelokopēthę̄, hopōs basanizomenos apoϑanę̄.
But one of those criminals reproached them, saying: 'We have suffered thus because of the evils we did; but this man, who has become the saviour of men, what wrong has he done you?' [14] And they were angry with him and ordered that his legs should not be broken, so that he might die in torment.
Luke 23:40–41 (allusion, high confidence) · John 19:31–33 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: One criminal defends the Lord, and in anger they order that his legs not be broken so that he die in torment.
- Verse 14 lies inside this ref, marked [14]. 'His legs' most likely refers to the criminal who spoke.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): ἀγανακτήὅαντες → ἀγανακτήσαντες; σκελοχοπηϑῆῇ → σκελοκοπηθῇ.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 13 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-13). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 15
15Harnack 1893, 8–12
Ἦν δὲ μεσημβρία καὶ σκότος κατέσχε πᾶσαν τὴν Ἰουδαίαν καὶ ἐθορυβοῦντο καὶ ἠγωνίων μήποτε ὁ ἥλιος ἔδυ, ἐπειδὴ ἔτι ἔζη" γέγραπται γὰρ αὐτοῖς, ἥλιον μὴ δῦναι ἐπὶ πεφονευμένῳ.
Ēn de mesēmbria kai skotos katesche pasan tēn Ioudaian kai ethorybounto kai ēgōniōn mēpote ho hēlios edy, epeidē eti ezē" gegraptai gar autois, hēlion mē dynai epi pephoneumenǭ.
It was noon, and darkness covered all Judea; and they were troubled and in anguish lest the sun had set, since he was still alive; for it is written for them that the sun should not set on one who has been put to death.
Mark 15:33 (allusion, high confidence) · Deut 21:23 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Darkness falls at noon and the Jews fear the sun has set while he still lives.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 15 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-15). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 16
16Harnack 1893, 8–12
καί τις αὐτῶν εἶπεν" ποτίσατε αὐτὸν χολὴν μετὰ ὄξους, καὶ κεράσαντες ἐπότισαν. καὶ ἐπλήρωσαν πάντα καὶ ἐτελείωσαν κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτῶν τὰ ἁμαρτήματα.
kai tis autōn eipen" potisate auton cholēn meta oxous, kai kerasantes epotisan. kai eplērōsan panta kai eteleiōsan kata tēs kephalēs autōn ta hamartēmata.
And one of them said: 'Give him gall to drink with vinegar'; and they mixed it and gave him to drink. [17] And they fulfilled all things, and completed their sins upon their own head.
Ps 69:21 (68:22 LXX) (allusion, high confidence) · Matt 27:34 (allusion, high confidence) · 1 Thess 2:16 (echo, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: They give the Lord gall with vinegar and so complete their sins.
- Verse 17 lies inside this ref; its numeral is removed and its start marked [17].
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: verse numeral; folio mark of the edition): αὐτῶν (fol. εἶπεν → αὐτῶν εἶπεν; 11καὶ ἐπλήρωσαν → καὶ ἐπλήρωσαν.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 16 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-16). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 18
18Harnack 1893, 8–12
περιήρχοντο δὲ πολλοὶ μετὰ λύχνων νομίζοντες ὅτι νύξ ἐστιν, καὶ ἐπέσαντο.
periērchonto de polloi meta lychnōn nomizontes hoti nyx estin, kai epesanto.
And many went about with lamps, thinking that it was night, and they fell.
Notes and citation
Summary: In the darkness many go about with lamps and stumble.
- The meaning of the last word (ἐπέσαντο) is uncertain; the editors propose 'fell' or 'stumbled'. The edition's apparatus had leaked into the text after this verse and is removed.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (the edition's apparatus leaked into the text): 8584. ἐπεὶ... πεφονευμένῳ uncis includere suasit Diels — εὕρωμεν, corr. Harris (v. Justin) — τιμήσαμεν --- ἐσιωπάσας μηδὲν, corr. Gebhardt, Blass, Robinson, Hartel (undeva? und&?) — ὅτι ἐώρϑώωσαν, corr. Diels — ὠνεΐδησεν — ἀποϑάνοι, corr. Gebh. — μεσεμβρία — ἐθορουβοῦντο — ἠγώνισαν, corr. Β] 8.88 --- ἔδυε — γὰρ om. --- περιέρχοντο --- καὶ om. --- ἐπέσαντο, contulit Diels διεξεπέσαντο Polyaen. ἔπεσαν τε Robinson, ἐνεπέσατο (om. ἐστιν) Gebhardt, ἔπταισαν Hoffmann. → .
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 18 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-18). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 19
19Harnack 1893, 8–12
καὶ ὃ κύριος ἀνεβόησε λέγων" ἡ δύναμίς μου, ἡ δύναμίς μου κατέλειψάς με, καὶ εἰπον ἀνελήφϑη. Καὶ αὐτῆς τῆς ὥρας διεράγη τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ τῆς Ἱερουσαλὴμ εἰς δύο,
kai ho kyrios aneboēse legōn" hē dynamis mou, hē dynamis mou kateleipsas me, kai eipon anelēphϑē. Kai autēs tēs hōras dieragē to katapetasma tou naou tēs Hierousalēm eis dyo,
And the Lord cried out, saying: 'My power, my power, you have forsaken me.' And having said this he was taken up. [20] And at the same hour the veil of the temple of Jerusalem was torn in two.
Ps 22:1 (21:2 LXX) (allusion, high confidence) · Mark 15:34 (allusion, high confidence) · Mark 15:38 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The Lord cries out to his power, is taken up, and the temple veil is torn.
- 'My power, my power' stands where the canonical Gospels have 'My God, my God' (Ps 22:1); 'he was taken up' describes his death. Both have been read as docetic (the divine power leaving the man Jesus) or as reverent paraphrase; translated exactly. Verse 20 lies inside this ref, marked [20].
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 19 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-19). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 21
21Harnack 1893, 8–12
καὶ τότε ἀπέσπασαν τοὺς ἥλους ἀπὸ τῶν χειρῶν τοῦ κυρίου καὶ ἔϑηκαν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἡ γῆ πᾶσα ἐσείσϑη καὶ φόβος μέγας ἐγένετο.
kai tote apespasan tous hēlous apo tōn cheirōn tou kyriou kai eϑēkan auton epi tēs gēs, kai hē gē pasa eseisϑē kai phobos megas egeneto.
And then they drew the nails from the hands of the Lord and laid him on the ground; and the whole earth was shaken, and there was great fear.
Matt 27:51 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The nails are drawn out, the Lord is laid on the ground, and the earth shakes.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 21 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-21). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 22
22Harnack 1893, 8–12
τότε ἥλιος ἔλαμψε, καὶ εὐρέϑη ὥρα ἐνάτη, ἐχάρησαν δὲ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ δεδώχασι τῷ Ἰωσὴφ τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ, ἵνα αὐτὸ ϑάφῃ, ἐπειδὴ ϑεασάμενος ἦν ὅσα ἀγαϑὰ ἐποίησεν.
tote hēlios elampse, kai eureϑē hōra enatē, echarēsan de hoi Ioudaioi kai dedōchasi tǭ Iōsēph to sōma autou, hina auto ϑaphę̄, epeidē ϑeasamenos ēn hosa agaϑa epoiēsen.
Then the sun shone, and it was found to be the ninth hour. [23] And the Jews rejoiced and gave his body to Joseph so that he might bury it, since he had seen all the good things he had done.
Mark 15:33–34 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The sun shines again at the ninth hour, and the Jews give the body to Joseph.
- This ref begins with verse 22 (the sun shining); verse 23 begins at the mark [23].
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 22 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-22). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 24
24Harnack 1893, 8–12
λαβὼν δὲ τὸν κύριον ἔλουσε καὶ ἐνείλησε σινδόνι καὶ εἰσήγαγεν εἰς ἴδιον τάφον καλούμενον κῆπον Ἰωσήφ.
labōn de ton kyrion elouse kai eneilēse sindoni kai eisēgagen eis idion taphon kaloumenon kēpon Iōsēph.
And he took the Lord, washed him, wrapped him in linen, and brought him into his own tomb, called the Garden of Joseph.
Matt 27:59–60 (allusion, high confidence) · John 19:41 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Joseph washes, wraps and buries the Lord in his own tomb.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 24 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-24). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 25
25Harnack 1893, 8–12
τότε οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι. καὶ οἱ ἱερεῖς ἰδόντες οἷον κακὸν ἑαυτοῖς ἐποίησαν, ἤρξαντο κόπτεσϑαι καὶ λέγειν" οὐαὶ ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἡμῶν, ἤγγισεν ἡ κρίσις καὶ τὸ τέλος Ἱερουσαλήμ.
tote hoi Ioudaioi kai hoi presbyteroi. kai hoi hiereis idontes hoion kakon heautois epoiēsan, ērxanto koptesϑai kai legein" ouai tais hamartiais hēmōn, ēngisen hē krisis kai to telos Hierousalēm.
Then the Jews and the elders and the priests, seeing what evil they had done to themselves, began to beat their breasts and say: 'Woe for our sins! The judgement and the end of Jerusalem have drawn near.'
Luke 23:48 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The Jewish leaders lament their sin and the coming judgement on Jerusalem.
- This gospel lays the blame for the crucifixion on the Jews and Herod; translated as written.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (folio mark of the edition): οἷον (fol. κακὸν → οἷον κακὸν.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 25 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-25). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 26
26Harnack 1893, 8–12
᾿Εγὼ δὲ μετὰ τῶν ἑταίρων μου ἐλυπούμην καὶ τετρωμένοι κατὰ διάνοιαν ἐχρυβόμεϑα᾽ ἐζητούμεϑα γὰρ ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὡς κακοῦργοι καὶ ὡς τὸν ναὸν ϑέλοντες ἐμπρῆσαι.
᾿Egō de meta tōn hetairōn mou elypoumēn kai tetrōmenoi kata dianoian echrybomeϑa᾽ ezētoumeϑa gar hyp᾽ autōn hōs kakourgoi kai hōs ton naon ϑelontes emprēsai.
But I with my companions was grieving, and wounded in mind we hid; for we were being sought by them as criminals and as men who wished to set the temple on fire.
Notes and citation
Summary: Peter and his companions hide in grief, sought as would-be temple burners.
- The narrator speaks as Peter (see v. 60).
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: Greek read as Latin letters): TETOMμένοι → τετρωμένοι.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 26 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-26). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 27
27Harnack 1893, 8–12
ἐπὶ δὲ τούτοις πᾶσιν ἐνηστεύομεν καὶ ἐχαϑεζόμεϑα πενθοῦντες καὶ κλαίοντες νυχτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας ἕως τοῦ σαββάτου.
epi de toutois pasin enēsteuomen kai echaϑezomeϑa penthountes kai klaiontes nychtos kai hēmeras heōs tou sabbatou.
And for all these things we fasted, and sat mourning and weeping night and day until the sabbath.
Mark 16:10 (echo, low confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The disciples fast and mourn until the sabbath.
Topics: Fasting
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 27 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-27). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 28
28Harnack 1893, 8–12
“Συναχϑέντες δὲ οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ φαρισαῖοι καὶ πρεσβύτεροι πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀκούσαντες, ὅτι ὃ λαὸς ἅπας γογγύζει καὶ κόπτεται τὰ στήϑη λέγοντες, ὅτι εἰ τῷ ϑανάτῳ αὐτοῦ ταῦτα τὰ μέγιστα σημεῖα γέγονεν, ἴδετε ὁπόσον δίκαιός ἐστιν, ἐφοβήϑησαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι καὶ ἦλϑον πρὸς Πειλᾶτον δεόμενοι αὐτοῦ καὶ λέγοντες"
“Synachϑentes de hoi grammateis kai pharisaioi kai presbyteroi pros allēlous akousantes, hoti ho laos hapas gongyzei kai koptetai ta stēϑē legontes, hoti ei tǭ ϑanatǭ autou tauta ta megista sēmeia gegonen, idete hoposon dikaios estin, ephobēϑēsan hoi presbyteroi kai ēlϑon pros Peilaton deomenoi autou kai legontes"
But the scribes and Pharisees and elders gathered together, having heard that all the people were murmuring and beating their breasts, saying: 'If these very great signs have happened at his death, see how righteous he is.' [29] The elders were afraid, and came to Pilate, beseeching him and saying:
Matt 27:62 (allusion, high confidence) · Luke 23:47–48 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Alarmed by the people's reaction, the leaders go to Pilate.
- Verse 29 lies inside this ref, marked [29].
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: line number inside the word): δεό25 μενοι → δεόμενοι.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 28 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-28). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 30
30Harnack 1893, 8–12
παράδος ἡμῖν στρατιάτας ἵνα φυλάξωμεν τὸ μνῆμα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τρεῖς ἡμέρας, μήποτε ἐλθόντες οἱ μαϑηταὶ αὐτοῦ κλέψωσιν αὐτόν, καὶ ὑπολάβῃ ὁ λαὸς ὅτι ἐκ νεχρῶν ἀνέστη, καὶ ποιήσωσιν ἡμῖν κακά.
parados hēmin stratiatas hina phylaxōmen to mnēma autou epi treis hēmeras, mēpote elthontes hoi maϑētai autou klepsōsin auton, kai hypolabę̄ ho laos hoti ek nechrōn anestē, kai poiēsōsin hēmin kaka.
'Give us soldiers, so that we may guard his tomb for three days, lest his disciples come and steal him away, and the people suppose that he has risen from the dead, and do us harm.'
Matt 27:64 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The elders ask Pilate for soldiers to guard the tomb for three days.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip and stray bracket; folio mark of the edition; OCR slip): ἡμίέρας] → ἡμέρας; ἐλϑόν»τες (fol. οἱ → ἐλθόντες οἱ.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 30 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-30). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 31
31Harnack 1893, 8–12
ὃ δὲ Πειλᾶτος παραδέδωχεν αὐτοῖς Πετρώνιον τὸν χεντυρίωνα μετὰ στρατιωτῶν φυλάσσειν τὸν τάφον, καὶ σὺν αὐτοῖς ἦλϑον πρεσβύτεροι καὶ γραμματεῖς ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμα,
ho de Peilatos paradedōchen autois Petrōnion ton chentyriōna meta stratiōtōn phylassein ton taphon, kai syn autois ēlϑon presbyteroi kai grammateis epi to mnēma,
And Pilate gave them Petronius the centurion with soldiers to guard the tomb; and elders and scribes came with them to the tomb.
Matt 27:65–66 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Pilate assigns the centurion Petronius and soldiers to guard the tomb.
- The centurion's name, Petronius, is given only in this gospel.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 31 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-31). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 32
32Harnack 1893, 8–12
καὶ κυλίσαντες λίϑον μέγαν μετὰ τοῦ κεντυρίωνος καὶ τῶν στρατιωτῶν ὁμοῖ πάντες οἱ ὄντες ἐκεῖ ἔϑηχκαν ἐπὶ τῇ ϑύρᾳ τοῦ μνήματος καὶ ἐπέχρισαν ἑπτὰ σφραγῖδας καὶ σχηνὴν ἐχεῖ πήξαντες ἐφύλαξαν.
kai kylisantes liϑon megan meta tou kentyriōnos kai tōn stratiōtōn homoi pantes hoi ontes ekei eϑēchkan epi tę̄ ϑyrą tou mnēmatos kai epechrisan hepta sphragidas kai schēnēn echei pēxantes ephylaxan.
And having rolled a great stone, together with the centurion and the soldiers, all who were there together set it at the door of the tomb; [33] and they smeared on it seven seals, pitched a tent there and kept watch.
Matt 27:66 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: They roll a great stone to the tomb, seal it with seven seals and keep watch.
- Verse 33 lies inside this ref, marked [33].
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: stray mark): “στρατιωτῶν → στρατιωτῶν.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 32 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-32). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 34
34Harnack 1893, 8–12
πρωΐας δὲ ἐπιφώσχοντος τοῦ σαββάτου ἦλϑεν ὄχλος ἀπὸ Ἱερουσαλὴμ καὶ τῆς περιχώρου, ἵνα ἴδωσι τὸ μνημεῖον ἐσφραγισμένον.
prōïas de epiphōschontos tou sabbatou ēlϑen ochlos apo Hierousalēm kai tēs perichōrou, hina idōsi to mnēmeion esphragismenon.
Early in the morning, as the sabbath was dawning, a crowd came from Jerusalem and the surrounding country to see the sealed tomb.
Notes and citation
Summary: A crowd comes on the sabbath morning to see the sealed tomb.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 34 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-34). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 35
35Harnack 1893, 8–12
Τῇ δὲ νυχτὶ ἡ ἐπέφωσκχεν ἡ κυριαχὴ φυλασσόντων τῶν στρατιωτῶν ἀνὰ δύο δύο κατὰ φρουρὰν μεγάλη φωνὴ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ,
Tę̄ de nychti hē epephōskchen hē kyriachē phylassontōn tōn stratiōtōn ana dyo dyo kata phrouran megalē phōnē egeneto en tǭ ouranǭ,
But in the night in which the Lord's day was dawning, while the soldiers were keeping guard two by two in each watch, a loud voice came in heaven,
Matt 28:1–2 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: On the night before the Lord's day a loud voice sounds from heaven.
- 'The Lord's day' (ἡ κυριακή) is the early Christian name for Sunday.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 35 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-35). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 36
36Harnack 1893, 8–12
καὶ εἶδον ἀνοιχϑέντας τοὺς οὐρανοὺς καὶ δύο ἄνδρας κατελθόντας ἐκεῖϑεν πολὺ φέγγος ἔχοντας καὶ ἐγγίσαντας τῷ τάφῳ.
kai eidon anoichϑentas tous ouranous kai dyo andras katelthontas ekeiϑen poly phengos echontas kai engisantas tǭ taphǭ.
and they saw the heavens opened and two men come down from there with great brightness and draw near to the tomb.
Luke 24:4 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Two radiant men descend from the opened heavens to the tomb.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (folio mark of the edition): ἄνδρας (fol. κατελϑόντας → ἄνδρας κατελθόντας.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 36 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-36). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 37
37Harnack 1893, 8–12
δὲ λίϑος ἐκεῖνος ὁ βεβλημένος ἐπὶ τῇ ϑύρᾳ ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ κυλισϑεὶς ἀπεχώρησε παρὰ μέρος, καὶ ὁ τάφος ἠνοίγη καὶ ἀμφότεροι οἱ νεανίσκοι εἰσῆλϑον.
de liϑos ekeinos ho beblēmenos epi tę̄ ϑyrą aph᾽ heautou kylisϑeis apechōrēse para meros, kai ho taphos ēnoigē kai amphoteroi hoi neaniskoi eisēlϑon.
And that stone which had been put at the door rolled away of itself and moved aside, and the tomb was opened, and both the young men went in.
Mark 16:4 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The stone rolls away by itself and the two young men enter the tomb.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 37 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-37). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 38
38Harnack 1893, 8–12
ἰδόντες οὖν οἱ στρατιῶται ἐκεῖνοι ἐξύπνισαν τὸν κεντυρίωνα καὶ τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους --- παρῆσαν γὰρ καὶ αὐτοὶ φυλάσσοντες --
idontes oun hoi stratiōtai ekeinoi exypnisan ton kentyriōna kai tous presbyterous --- parēsan gar kai autoi phylassontes --
When those soldiers saw this, they woke the centurion and the elders (for they too were there keeping guard);
Notes and citation
Summary: The soldiers wake the centurion and the elders.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): ἐδόντες οὐν → ἰδόντες οὖν.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 38 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-38). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 39
39Harnack 1893, 8–12
καὶ ἐξηγουμένων αὐτῶν ἃ εἶδον πάλιν ὁρῶσιν ἐξελϑόντας ἀπὸ τοῦ τάφου τρεῖς ἄνδρας, καὶ τοὺς δύο τὸν ἕνα ὑπορϑοῦντας καὶ σταυρὸν ἀχολουϑοῦντα αὐτοῖς,
kai exēgoumenōn autōn ha eidon palin horōsin exelϑontas apo tou taphou treis andras, kai tous dyo ton hena hyporϑountas kai stauron acholouϑounta autois,
and while they were telling what they had seen, they see again three men coming out of the tomb, the two supporting the one, and a cross following them;
Notes and citation
Summary: The guards see three men come out of the tomb, two supporting one, followed by a cross.
- The risen Lord leaving the tomb, which the canonical Gospels do not describe, is narrated here.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 39 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-39). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 40
40Harnack 1893, 8–12
καὶ τῶν μὲν δύο τὴν κεφαλὴν χωροῦσαν μέχρι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, τοῦ δὲ χειραγωγουμένου ὑπ᾿ αὐτῶν ὑπερβαίνουσαν τοὺς οὐρανούς, καὶ φωνῆς ἤκουον ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν λεγούσης" ἐκήρυξας τοῖς κοιμωμένοις; καὶ ὑπακοὴ ἠκούετο ἀπὸ τοῦ σταυροῦ, ὅτι ναί. συνεσχέπτοντο οὖν ἀλλήλοις ἐχεῖνοι ἀπελϑεῖν καὶ ἐνφανίσαι ταῦτα τῷ Πειλάτῳ.
kai tōn men dyo tēn kephalēn chōrousan mechri tou ouranou, tou de cheiragōgoumenou hyp᾿ autōn hyperbainousan tous ouranous, kai phōnēs ēkouon ek tōn ouranōn legousēs" ekēryxas tois koimōmenois? kai hypakoē ēkoueto apo tou staurou, hoti nai. synescheptonto oun allēlois echeinoi apelϑein kai enphanisai tauta tǭ Peilatǭ.
and the heads of the two reaching to heaven, but that of the one led by the hand by them going beyond the heavens. [41] And they heard a voice from the heavens saying: 'Have you preached to those who sleep?' [42] And an answer was heard from the cross: 'Yes.' [43] Those men then took counsel with one another to go away and report these things to Pilate.
1 Pet 3:19 (allusion, medium confidence) · 1 Pet 4:6 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The giant figures emerge, a heavenly voice asks whether he has preached to the sleeping, the cross answers 'Yes', and the guards resolve to tell Pilate.
- The preaching to 'those who sleep' (the dead) echoes 1 Pet 3:19; 4:6. Verses 41–43 lie inside this ref, marked [41], [42], [43].
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (folio mark of the edition): (fol. 4°) → .
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 40 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-40). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 44
44Harnack 1893, 8–12
καὶ ἔτι διανοουμένων αὐτῶν φαίνονται πάλιν ἀνοιχϑέντες οἱ οὐρανοὶ καὶ ἀνϑρωπός τις κατελϑὸν καὶ εἰσελϑὸν εἰς τὸ μνῆμα.
kai eti dianooumenōn autōn phainontai palin anoichϑentes hoi ouranoi kai anϑrōpos tis katelϑon kai eiselϑon eis to mnēma.
And while they were still considering it, the heavens appear opened again, and a man came down and went into the tomb.
Notes and citation
Summary: The heavens open again and a man descends into the tomb.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 44 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-44). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 45
45Harnack 1893, 8–12
ταῦτα ἰδόντες οἱ περὶ τὸν κεντυρίωνα νυχτὸς ἔσπευσαν πρὸς Πειλᾶτον ἀφέντες τὸν τάφον ὃν ἐφύλασσον καὶ ἐξηγήσαντο πάντα ἅπερ εἶδον ἀγωνιῶντες μεγάλως καὶ λέγοντες" ἀληϑῶς υἱὸς ἦν ϑεοῦ.
tauta idontes hoi peri ton kentyriōna nychtos espeusan pros Peilaton aphentes ton taphon hon ephylasson kai exēgēsanto panta haper eidon agōniōntes megalōs kai legontes" alēϑōs huios ēn ϑeou.
Seeing these things, the centurion and those with him hurried by night to Pilate, leaving the tomb they were guarding, and told all that they had seen, greatly distressed and saying: 'Truly he was the Son of God.'
Matt 27:54 (allusion, high confidence)
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Summary: The centurion reports to Pilate and confesses that he was the Son of God.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 45 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-45). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 46
46Harnack 1893, 8–12
ἀποχριϑεὶς ὁ Πειλᾶτος ἔφη" ἐγὼ καϑαρεύω τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ϑεοῦ, ὑμῖν δὲ τοῦτο ἔδοξεν.
apochriϑeis ho Peilatos ephē" egō kaϑareuō tou haimatos tou huiou tou ϑeou, hymin de touto edoxen.
Pilate answered and said: 'I am clean of the blood of the Son of God; this was your decision.'
Matt 27:24 (allusion, high confidence)
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Summary: Pilate declares himself innocent of the blood of the Son of God.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 46 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-46). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 47
47Harnack 1893, 8–12
εἶτα προσελϑόντες πάντες ἐδέοντο αὐτοῦ καὶ παρεκάλουν κελεῦσαι.τῷ κεντυρίωνι καὶ τοῖς στρατιώταις μηδὲν εἰπεῖν ἃ εἶδον"
eita proselϑontes pantes edeonto autou kai parekaloun keleusai.tǭ kentyriōni kai tois stratiōtais mēden eipein ha eidon"
Then they all came and begged him and urged him to order the centurion and the soldiers to say nothing of what they had seen.
Matt 28:12–14 (allusion, medium confidence)
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Summary: The leaders beg Pilate to silence the guards.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR debris): εἰπεῖν ὃ ἃ εἶδον → εἰπεῖν ἃ εἶδον.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 47 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-47). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 48
48Harnack 1893, 8–12
συμφέρει γάρ, φασίν, ἡμῖν ὀφλῆσαι μεγίστην ἁμαρτίαν ἔμπροσϑεν τοῦ ϑεοῦ καὶ μὴ ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς χεῖρας τοῦ λαοῦ τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ λιϑασϑῆναι. ἐχέλευσεν οὖν ὁ Πειλᾶτος τῷ κεντυρίων[ι] καὶ τοῖς στρατιώταις μηδὲν εἰπεῖν.
sympherei gar, phasin, hēmin ophlēsai megistēn hamartian emprosϑen tou ϑeou kai mē empesein eis cheiras tou laou tōn Ioudaiōn kai liϑasϑēnai. echeleusen oun ho Peilatos tǭ kentyriōn[i] kai tois stratiōtais mēden eipein.
'For it is better for us,' they say, 'to incur the greatest sin before God than to fall into the hands of the Jewish people and be stoned.' [49] So Pilate ordered the centurion and the soldiers to say nothing.
Notes and citation
Summary: Fearing the people, the leaders prefer sin before God, and Pilate orders the guards to keep silent.
- Verse 49 lies inside this ref, marked [49].
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 48 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-48). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 50
50Harnack 1893, 8–12
Ὄρϑρου δὲ τῆς κυριακῆς Μαριὰμ ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ μαϑήτρεα τοῦ κυρίου (φοβουμένη διὰ τοὺς Ἰουδαίους, ἐπειδὴ ἐφλέγοντο ὑπὸ τῆς ὀργῆς, οὐχ ἐποίησεν ἐπὶ τῷ μνήματι τοῦ χυρίου ἃ εἰώϑεσαν ποιεῖν αἱ γυναῖχες ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀποϑνήσχουσε καὶ τοῖς ἀγαπωμένοις αὐταῖς) λαβοῦσα μεϑʼ ἑαυτῆς τὰς φίλας ἦλϑε ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον ὅπου ἦν τεϑείς,
Orϑrou de tēs kyriakēs Mariam hē Magdalēnē maϑētrea tou kyriou (phoboumenē dia tous Ioudaious, epeidē ephlegonto hypo tēs orgēs, ouch epoiēsen epi tǭ mnēmati tou chyriou ha eiōϑesan poiein hai gynaiches epi tois apoϑnēschouse kai tois agapōmenois autais) labousa meϑʼ heautēs tas philas ēlϑe epi to mnēmeion hopou ēn teϑeis,
At dawn on the Lord's day, Mary Magdalene, a disciple of the Lord, who for fear of the Jews, since they were inflamed with anger, had not done at the Lord's tomb what women are accustomed to do for those who die and are dear to them, [51] took her friends with her and came to the tomb where he had been laid.
Mark 16:1–2 (allusion, high confidence) · John 20:1 (allusion, medium confidence)
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Summary: At dawn on Sunday Mary Magdalene and her friends come to the tomb to mourn.
- Verse 51 lies inside this ref, marked [51].
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (folio mark of the edition): (fol. 5%) → .
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 50 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-50). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 52
52Harnack 1893, 8–12
καὶ ἐφοβοῦντο μὴ ἴδωσιν αὐτὰς οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ ἔλεγον᾽ εἰ καὶ μὴ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ ἐσταυρώθη ἐδυνήϑημεν κλαῦσαι καὶ κόψασϑαι, κἂν νῦν ἐπὶ τοῦ μνήματος αὐτοῦ ποιήσωμεν ταῦτα.
kai ephobounto mē idōsin autas hoi Ioudaioi kai elegon᾽ ei kai mē en ekeinę̄ tę̄ hēmerą hę̄ estaurōthē edynēϑēmen klausai kai kopsasϑai, kan nyn epi tou mnēmatos autou poiēsōmen tauta.
And they were afraid that the Jews might see them, and they said: 'Although we could not weep and beat our breasts on the day on which he was crucified, let us do so now at his tomb.
Notes and citation
Summary: The women resolve to mourn at the tomb though they fear the Jews.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: Greek read as Latin letters): un ἴδωσιν → μὴ ἴδωσιν; ἡμέρᾳ an ἐσταυρώϑη → ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ ἐσταυρώθη.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 52 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-52). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 53
53Harnack 1893, 8–12
τίς δὲ ἀποκυλίσει ἡμῖν καὶ τὸν λίϑον τὸν τεϑέντα ἐπὶ τῆς ϑύρας τοῦ μνημείου, ἵνα εἰσελθοῦσαι παρακαϑεσϑῶμεν αὐτῷ καὶ ποιήσωμεν τὰ ὀφειλόμενα,
tis de apokylisei hēmin kai ton liϑon ton teϑenta epi tēs ϑyras tou mnēmeiou, hina eiselthousai parakaϑesϑōmen autǭ kai poiēsōmen ta opheilomena,
But who will roll away for us the stone that has been set at the door of the tomb, so that we may go in and sit beside him and do what is due?
Mark 16:3 (allusion, high confidence)
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Summary: The women wonder who will roll away the stone.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: Greek read as Latin letters): Eva εἰσελϑοῦσαι → ἵνα εἰσελθοῦσαι.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 53 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-53). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 54
54Harnack 1893, 8–12
μέγας γὰρ ἦν ὁ λίϑος, καὶ φοβούμεϑα, μή τις ἡμᾶς ἴδῃ" καὶ εἰ μὴ δυνάμεϑα, κἂν ἐπὶ τῆς ϑύρας βάλωμεν ἃ φέρομεν εἰς μνημοσύνην αὐτοῦ, κλαύσομεν καὶ κοψόμεθα ἕως ἔλϑωμεν εἰς τὸν οἶχον ἡμῶν..
megas gar ēn ho liϑos, kai phoboumeϑa, mē tis hēmas idę̄" kai ei mē dynameϑa, kan epi tēs ϑyras balōmen ha pheromen eis mnēmosynēn autou, klausomen kai kopsometha heōs elϑōmen eis ton oichon hēmōn..
For the stone was great, and we are afraid that someone may see us. And if we cannot, let us at least lay at the door what we are bringing in his memory; we will weep and beat our breasts until we come to our home.'
Mark 16:4 (allusion, medium confidence)
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Summary: The women plan to leave their offerings at the door if they cannot enter.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR debris): ur 1δ τις → μή τις; κοψόμεϑα ὃ ἕως → κοψόμεθα ἕως.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 54 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-54). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 55
55Harnack 1893, 8–12
καὶ ἀπελϑοῦσαι εὗρον τὸν τάφον ἠνεφγμένον καὶ προσελϑοῦσαι παρέκυψαν ἐκεῖ καὶ ὁρῶσιν ἐκεῖ τινὰ νεανίσχον καϑεζόμενον ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ τάφου ὡραῖον καὶ περιβεβλημένον στολὴν λαμπροτάτην, ὅστις ἔφη αὐταῖς"
kai apelϑousai heuron ton taphon ēnephgmenon kai proselϑousai parekypsan ekei kai horōsin ekei tina neanischon kaϑezomenon en mesǭ tou taphou hōraion kai peribeblēmenon stolēn lamprotatēn, hostis ephē autais"
And they went and found the tomb opened; and they came near, stooped and looked in there, and they see there a young man sitting in the middle of the tomb, handsome and clothed in a most shining robe, who said to them:
Mark 16:5 (allusion, high confidence)
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Summary: The women find the tomb open and a young man in shining clothes sitting inside.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; folio mark of the edition): αἱραῖον → ὡραῖον; (fol. στολὴν → στολὴν.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 55 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-55). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 56
56Harnack 1893, 8–12
τί ἤλθατε; τίνα ζητεῖτε; μὴ τὸν σταυρωϑέντα ἐκεῖνον; ἀνέστη καὶ ἀπῆλϑεν᾽ εἰ δὲ μὴ πιστεύετε, παρακύψατε καὶ ἴδατε τὸν τόπον ἔνϑα ἔχειτο, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν, ἀνέστη γὰρ καὶ ἀπῆλϑεν ἐκεῖ ὅϑεν ἀπεστάλη. τότε αἱ γυναῖχες φοβηϑεῖσαι ἔφυγον"
ti ēlthate? tina zēteite? mē ton staurōϑenta ekeinon? anestē kai apēlϑen᾽ ei de mē pisteuete, parakypsate kai idate ton topon enϑa echeito, hoti ouk estin, anestē gar kai apēlϑen ekei hoϑen apestalē. tote hai gynaiches phobēϑeisai ephygon"
'Why have you come? Whom do you seek? Not that one who was crucified? He has risen and gone away. If you do not believe, stoop and look at the place where he lay, that he is not there; for he has risen and gone away to the place from which he was sent.' [57] Then the women were afraid and fled.
Mark 16:6–8 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The young man tells the women that the crucified one has risen and gone back to where he was sent, and they flee in fear.
- Verse 57 lies inside this ref, marked [57].
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 56 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-56). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 58
58Harnack 1893, 8–12
ἦν δὲ τελευταία ἡμέρα τῶν ἀξύμων, καὶ πολλοί τινες ἐξήρχοντο ὑποστρέφοντες εἰς τοὺς οἴχους αὐτῶν τῆς ἑορτῆς παυσαμένης.
ēn de teleutaia hēmera tōn axymōn, kai polloi tines exērchonto hypostrephontes eis tous oichous autōn tēs heortēs pausamenēs.
It was the last day of the unleavened bread, and many were going out, returning to their homes, since the feast was over.
Notes and citation
Summary: At the end of the feast many people return home.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 58 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-58). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 59
59Harnack 1893, 8–12
ἡμεῖς δὲ οἱ δώδεκα μαϑηταὶ τοῦ κυρίου ἐκλαίομεν καὶ ἐλυπούμεϑα καὶ ἕχαστος λυπούμενος διὰ τὸ συμβὰν ἀπηλλάγη εἰς τὸν οἶχον αὐτοῦ.
hēmeis de hoi dōdeka maϑētai tou kyriou eklaiomen kai elypoumeϑa kai hechastos lypoumenos dia to symban apēllagē eis ton oichon autou.
But we, the twelve disciples of the Lord, wept and grieved; and each one, grieving for what had happened, went away to his home.
Notes and citation
Summary: The twelve disciples grieve and go home.
- 'The twelve' is the text's own number, though Judas is gone.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 59 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-59). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 60
60Harnack 1893, 8–12
ἐγὼ δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος καὶ Ἀνδρέας ὁ ἀδελφός μου λαβόντες ἡμῶν τὰ λίνα ἀπήλϑαμεν εἰς τὴν ϑάλασσαν, καὶ ἦν σὺν ἡμῖν Λευεὶς ὁ τοῦ Ἀλφαίου ὃν κύριος.
egō de Simōn Petros kai Andreas ho adelphos mou labontes hēmōn ta lina apēlϑamen eis tēn ϑalassan, kai ēn syn hēmin Leueis ho tou Alphaiou hon kyrios.
But I, Simon Peter, and Andrew my brother took our nets and went away to the sea; and there was with us Levi, the son of Alphaeus, whom the Lord …
Textual problem in this passage: see the notes.
John 21:1–3 (allusion, medium confidence) · Mark 2:14 (allusion, medium confidence)
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Summary: Peter, Andrew and Levi go back to fishing, where the fragment breaks off.
- The manuscript breaks off here mid-sentence.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Pet. 60 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-60). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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