Before 1900, only 9 papyri manuscripts were known, and only one had been cited in a critical apparatus ( P {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}} 11 by Constantin von Tischendorf).
在1900年以前，只有9份蒲草紙抄本已知，當中只有1份被引用（ P {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}} 11，由康斯坦丁·馮·蒂申多夫）。