Papyrus 91

Date: 240-260 A.D.

Discovered: unknown

Location: (Larger fragment) Milan, Italy; Instituto di Papirologia, Universita Degli Studi di Milano. (Smaller Fragment) North Ryde, N.S.W. Australia: Ancient Documentary Research Centre at Macquarie University

Contents: Acts 2:30-37, 46-3:2

Notes: This manuscript was originally published in two pieces. They were later discovered to be from the same manuscript.

 

Acts 2

³⁰ Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, ³¹ he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul wasn’t left in Hades, and his flesh didn’t see decay. ³² This Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses. ³³ Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear. ³⁴ For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself,

‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my right hand
³⁵     until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’

³⁶ “Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Christ and Lord, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

³⁷ Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

[..]

⁴⁶ Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart, ⁴⁷ praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.

 

Acts 3

Peter and also John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. ² A certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.