Papyrus 123
# Papyrus 123

Papyrus 123 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by $𝔓^{123},$ is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the First Epistle to the Corinthians.

## Description

To the present day survived only pieces from one leaf. The surviving texts of 1 Corinthians are verses 14:31-34; 15:3-6, they are in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the 4th century (INTF).

### Text

Recto

    μα]ν̣θανωσιν κ[αι παντες
    παρ]α̣κ̣α̣λ̣ω̣ντ̣[αι και] π̣να προ̣φητων̣ [προφηταις
    υ]π̣ο̣τασσεται̣ ο̣υ γαρ εστι[ν α]κ̣ατασ[ιας ο θς
    αλλ ειρ]η̣νες οω εν πασαις τα[ις] εκκ̣[λησιας
    των αγι]ω̣ν̣ α̣ι̣ γ̣υναικες εν [ταις εκκλησιαις
    σιγατωσαν ου γα]ρ̣ επιτρεπ̣[εται αυταις λαλειν

Verso

    υ]μ̣ιν εν π̣ρωτοι̣[ς ο και παρελαβον οτι
    χς απεθα]ν̣εν υπερ των α̣[μαρτιων ημων κατα
    τας γραφ]α̣ς και ο̣[τ]ι̣ ε̣τ̣α̣φη και̣ [οτι] εγηγε̣ρτα̣[ι τη
    ημερα τη τριτ]η̣ κα̣[τα] τ̣ας̣ γραφας κ̣αι οτι ωφ[θη κηφα
    ειτα τοις δωδεκα επειτα] ω̣φθη επανω̣ πε̣ν̣[τ]α̣
    κοσιοις αδελφοις εφαπαξ ε]ξ̣ ων οι πλ̣[ειονες
    μενουσιν εως αρτι τινες δε εκο]ι̣μ[ηθησαν

The Greek text of this codex probably is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. It was published by J. David Thomas in 2008.

## Location

The manuscript currently is housed at the Papyrology Rooms of the Sackler Library at Oxford with the shelf number P. Oxy. 4844.

