Papyrus 21

Papyrus 𝔓21
New Testament manuscript
Page recto with text of Matthew 12:24-26
Page recto with text of Matthew 12:24-26
NameP. Oxy. 1227
TextMatthew 12:24-33 †
Date4th century
ScriptGreek
FoundEgypt
Now atMuhlenberg College
CiteB. P. Grenfell & A. S. Hunt, Oxyrynchus Papyri X, pp. 12-14
Size11.5 cm by 4.5 cm
Typemixed
CategoryIII
Grenfell and Hunt
Bernard Grenfell Arthur Hunt

Papyrus 21 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by siglum 𝔓21, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew, it contains only Matthew 12:24-26.32-33. The manuscript paleographically had been assigned to the early 4th century.[1]

  1. ^ Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.