Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 5575
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 5575 is a second century papyrus fragment written in Greek of multiple Gospels: Matthew, Luke, and Thomas. It is the oldest extant fragment from the Gospel of Thomas and comes from the era of Early Christianity before the finalization of the New Testament canon. The papyrus fragment was published as part of Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXXXVII by the Egypt Exploration Society on August 31, 2023, after over a decade of study.
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The first words on the recto side may be part of Thomas 63:1–3, which is followed by a saying similar to Luke 12:22/Matt 6:25a. Next is a saying similar to Thomas 27, and text similar to Luke 12:24/Matt 6:25b–26. On the verso side are words that appear to belong to Luke 12:27–28, 30b–31/Matt 6:28b–30, 32b–33, but with variants.| Recto | Verso |
| ... he died. you: worry your what you will eat, about the body, what For I tell you: you fast you will never find and unless you... the world, you the Father... the birds, how... and heavenly Father You therefore... | how they grow... Solomon... in glory... the Father grass which dries up and is thrown into the oven, you... You therefore... for Father ... need you have. seek and will be given ... |