Papyrus 78

Papyrus 78 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓78, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Epistle of Jude. The surviving texts of Jude are verses 4–5 & 7–8. 𝔓78 is written in an elegant hand. The manuscript has been paleographically assigned to the 3rd century (or 4th century).

Description
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. 𝔓78 displays a free text. Aland placed it in Category I (because of its date).
 * Text

It is housed at the Sackler Library (P. Oxy. 2684) in Oxford.
 * Present location

Textual variants

 * v5: Addition of αδελφοι (brothers) after βουλομαι (I plan).
 * v7: υπεχουσαι (undergoing) becomes επεχουσαι (holding fast to).
 * v8: ουτοι (these) becomes αυτοι (themselves).
 * v8: δοξας (plural: glories) becomes δοξαν (singular: glory).

Images

 * P. Oxy. 2684 from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"
 * Papyrus 78 recto
 * Papyrus 78 verso