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NT Manuscript differences come from thousands of surviving Greek manuscripts in various forms and ancient translations as follows (more details here):
- p1, p2 etc. - Papyri (i.e. written on papyrus). 85 of which originate before 500 AD
- 01, 02 etc. - Uncials (i.e. written all upper case, on parchment). 74 originate before 500 AD
- 1, 2 etc. - Miniscules (i.e. written mostly in lower case). None originate before 500 AD
- L1, L2 etc. - Lectionaries (i.e. daily readings). 2 originate before 500 AD
- Q1, Q2 etc - Quotations mainly from church Fathers. 215 sources originate before 500 AD
- Lt - (i.e. Old Latin). Translations of Greek manuscripts. 15 originate before 500 AD
- Vg - (i.e. Jerome's Vulgate). Translation from Greek by Jerome about 400 AD
- Cp - (i.e. Coptic). Translation into a popular language of Egypt in 3rd or 4th century
- Sy - (i.e. Peshitta). Translation into Syriac in the 4th century
- Ar - (i.e. Armenian). Translation in the 5th century based on Syriac manuscripts
- Gg - (i.e. Georgian). Translation in the 5th century probably based on Armenian.