Editing Papyrus 63 (section)

== Text ==
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the [[Alexandrian text-type]], but with some the [[Byzantine text-type|Byzantine]] readings. [[Kurt Aland|Aland]] placed it in [[Categories of New Testament manuscripts#Category II|Category II]].<sup>[1]</sup>

<sup>[14]</sup> καθω̣ς̣ μ̣ωυσης υψωσεν τον οφιν ε̣ν̣ τη ερη̣μω ουτως υψωθηναι δει τον υιον του ανθ̣ρ̣ω̣πο̣υ̣ <sup>[15]</sup> ι̣ν̣[α] π̣α̣ς̣ ο̣ π̣[ιστευ]ω̣ν̣ ε̣ι̣ς̣ α̣υτον μ̣η απολη̣[τα]ι̣ α̣λ̣λ̣ εχ̣η̣ ζωην αιωνιον

<sup>[16]</sup> ουτως γαρ ηγ̣απ̣η̣σεν ο θεο̣ς τον κοσμον ωσ̣τ̣[ε] τ̣ο̣ν υιο̣ν αυτου τον̣ μ̣ο̣ν̣[ο]γ̣ε̣ν̣η̣ εδωκεν εις τον̣ [κοσμ]ον ι̣να̣ ο̣ π̣ιστευων εις [αυ]τ̣ο̣ν̣ μ̣η αποληται α̣λ̣λ εχ̣η̣ ζω̣[ην] α̣ιωνιον <sup>[17]</sup> ο̣υ̣ γ̣α̣ρ̣ [α]π̣[εσ]τ̣[ειλε]ν̣ ο̣ θ̣εος τ̣ον υιον̣ αυτ̣ου εις το̣[ν] [κ]ο̣σμ[ον] αλλ ινα σ̣ωθ̣η̣ [ο] κοσ̣μ̣ο̣ς̣ δ̣ι αυτου <sup>[18]</sup> ο πιστ̣ε̣υ̣ων εις αυ̣τον ου̣ κρινετ̣α̣ι̣ ο δ̣ε μη πιστευων ηδ̣η και κ̣ρ̣[ι]νεται̣ οτι μη πε̣πιστ̣[ε]υ̣κεν ε̣ις το ονομα το̣υ̣ μονογενου̣ς̣ υιου του θυ̅

In [[John 3:16]] it has textual variant υιον αυτου supported by the manuscripts second corrector of [[Codex Sinaiticus|Sinaiticus]] (א<sup>2</sup>), [[Codex Alexandrinus|A]], [[Codex Regius (New Testament)|L]], Θ, Ψ, [[Uncial 063|063]], [[Uncial 083|083]], [[Uncial 086|086]], [[Uncial 0113|0113]], [[Family 1|''f''<sup>1</sup>]], [[Family 13|''f''<sup>13</sup>]], Byz, [[Didache]].

; Location
It is currently housed at the [[Berlin State Museums|Staatliche Museen zu Berlin]] (Inv. 11914) in [[Berlin]].<sup>[1]</sup>

[[Image:Gospel of John 3,14-18 4,9-10 - recto.jpg|thumb|right|[[Image:C3945eee4633c095c5059f9a67aca5f7.png]]<sup>63</sup> - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin inv. 11914]]
[[Image:Gospel of John 3,14-18 4,9-10 - verso.jpg|thumb|right|[[Image:C3945eee4633c095c5059f9a67aca5f7.png]]<sup>63</sup> - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin inv. 11914]]