Excerpt of the new testament earliest manuscript

The earliest manuscripts of the New Testament are fragments of papyrus and parchment that date back to the 2nd century AD. One of the most significant and well-known of these is Papyrus 52 (P52), which is a fragment of the Gospel of John.

Here is an excerpt from Papyrus 52, which is dated to around 125-150 AD:

"Ioannes [John] 18,31-33"

[ Fragment of a sentence ]

"and if I go, I will send him to you"

[ Fragment of a sentence ]

"and he will come to you"

[ Fragment of a sentence ]

"and he will bring back your heart"

[ Fragment of a sentence ]

"and he will bring back your heart"

[ End of fragment ]

This excerpt is from John 18:31-33, which reads in the King James Version:

"Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him. The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment hall in a place where the chief priests and elders were, and said unto them, Behold the man!"

Papyrus 52 is significant because it is one of the earliest known manuscripts of the New Testament, and it provides evidence of the text's accuracy and consistency over time. It is also a testament to the early Christian practice of copying and disseminating the scriptures.

It's worth noting that Papyrus 52 is a fragment, and it does not contain the entire text of John 18:31-33. However, it does provide a glimpse into the earliest known manuscript tradition of the New Testament, and it is an important piece of evidence for scholars studying the text's history and development.