# Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment)

- Author: Anonymous
- Latin title: *Evangelium Petri*
- Date: ca. 100–200 (approximate)
- Source: Adolf von Harnack, Bruchstücke des Evangeliums und der Apokalypse des Petrus, Texte und Untersuchungen 9.2 (Leipzig: Hinrichs, 1893), 8-12 (Scan from the Internet Archive)

- Translation: Claude, from the original text, unless a passage says otherwise; each passage below gives the translator
- Work page: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/
- Passages: 45

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) (title)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-0
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The title of the fragment.

### Greek text

Εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Πέτρον

### English translation (Claude)

The Gospel according to Peter

### Translation notes

- The title is the one under which the Akhmim fragment is known; the manuscript gives none at the start of the surviving text. The fragment (found at Akhmim in Egypt in 1886–87) begins in the middle of the trial of Jesus and breaks off after the resurrection. Bishop Serapion of Antioch (ca. 200) knew a Gospel of Peter and found some of it docetic (Eusebius, Hist. eccl. 6.12).

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. pref. (Harnack 1893, 8; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-0).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 1

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-1
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: Unlike Pilate, neither the Jews nor Herod and his judges wash their hands.

### Greek text

Τ[ῶν] δὲ Ἰουδαίων οὐδεὶς ἐνέψατο τὰς χεῖρας οὐδὲ Ἡρώδης οὐδ᾽ εἷς τῶν κριτῶν αὐτοῦ" καὶ [μὴ] βουληϑέντων νίψασϑαι ἀνέστη Πειλᾶτος,

### English translation (Claude)

But of the Jews no one washed his hands, nor did Herod or any one of his judges; and since they would not wash, Pilate rose.

### Scripture references

- Matt 27:24: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- The fragment begins mid-sentence. Words in square brackets in Harnack's text are restorations of the damaged manuscript and are translated. Hand-washing echoes Matt 27:24.

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 1 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-1).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 2

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-2
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: Herod orders the Lord to be taken away for execution.

### Greek text

καὶ τότε κελεύει Ἡρώδης ὁ βασιλεὺς παρ[αλημ]φϑῆναι τὸν κύριον εἰπὼν αὐτοῖς, ὅτι ὅσα ἐκέλευσα ὑμῖν ποιῆσαι αὐτῷ ποιήσατε.

### English translation (Claude)

And then Herod the king commands that the Lord be taken away, saying to them: 'Whatever I commanded you to do to him, do it.'

### Translation notes

- In this gospel it is Herod, not Pilate, who gives the order for the crucifixion.

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 2 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-2).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 3

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-3
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: Joseph asks Pilate for the Lord's body, and Pilate asks Herod for it.

### Greek text

ἥκει δὲ ἐκεῖ Ἰωσὴφ ὁ φίλος Πειλάτου καὶ τοῦ κυρίου καὶ εἰδὼς ὅτι σταυρίσκειν αὐτὸν μέλλουσιν ἦλϑεν πρὸς τὸν Πειλᾶτον καὶ ἤτησε τὸ σῶμα τοῦ κυρίου πρὸς ταφήν. καὶ ὁ Πειλᾶτος πέμψας πρὸς Ἡρώδην ἤτησεν αὐτοῦ τὸ σῶμα,

### English translation (Claude)

But Joseph, the friend of Pilate and of the Lord, stood there; and knowing that they were about to crucify him, he came to Pilate and asked for the body of the Lord for burial. [4] And Pilate sent to Herod and asked for his body.

### Scripture references

- Mark 15:43: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- Verse 4 lies inside this ref; its start is marked [4].

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 3 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-3).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 5

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-5
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: Herod answers that they would bury him anyway because of the law and the coming sabbath.

### Greek text

καὶ ὁ Ἡρώδης ἔφη ἀδελφὲ Πειλᾶτε, εἰ καὶ μή τις αὐτὸν ἠτήκχει, ἡμεῖς αὐτὸν ἐϑάπτομεν (ἐπεὶ καὶ σάββατον ἐπιφαύσχει, γέγραπται γὰρ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ, ἥλιον μὴ δῦναι ἐπὶ πεφονευμένῳ) πρὸ μιᾶς τῶν ἀζύμων, τῆς ἑορτῆς αὐτῶν.

### English translation (Claude)

And Herod said: 'Brother Pilate, even if no one had asked for him, we would have buried him, since the sabbath is dawning; for it is written in the law that the sun should not set on one who has been put to death' … before the first day of the unleavened bread, their feast.

### Scripture references

- Deut 21:22–23: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- A line is lost in the scan before 'before the first day': the edition reads 'and he handed him over to the people'. The law is Deut 21:22–23. The parenthesis is Harnack's.

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 5 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-5).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 6

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-6
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The people drag the Lord off, mock him with purple and seat him on the judgement seat.

### Greek text

Οἱ δὲ λαβόντες τὸν κύριον ὥϑουν αὐτὸν τρέχοντες καὶ ἔλεγον" σύρωμεν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ϑεοῦ ἐξουσίαν αὐτοῦ ἐσχηκότες, καὶ πορφύραν αὐτὸν περιέβαλλον καὶ ἐχάϑισαν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ καϑέδραν κρίσεως λέγοντες" δικαίως κρῖνε, βασιλεῦ τοῦ Ἰσραήλ.

### English translation (Claude)

So they took the Lord and pushed him along as they ran, and said: 'Let us drag the Son of God, now that we have power over him.' [7] And they clothed him with purple and sat him on a seat of judgement, saying: 'Judge justly, King of Israel.'

### Scripture references

- John 19:13: allusion, medium confidence
- Mark 15:17: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- Verse 7 lies inside this ref; its numeral, misread as a letter, is removed and its start marked [7].

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 6 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-6).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 8

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-8
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: One of them crowns the Lord with thorns.

### Greek text

καί τις αὐτῶν ἐνεγχῶν στέφανον ἀχάνϑινον ἔϑηκεν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς τοῦ κυρίου.

### English translation (Claude)

And one of them brought a crown of thorns and put it on the head of the Lord.

### Scripture references

- Matt 27:29: allusion, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 8 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-8).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 9

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-9
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: They spit on, strike, pierce and scourge the Lord in mockery.

### Greek text

καὶ ἕτεροι ἑστῶτες ἐνέπτυον αὐτοῦ ταῖς ὄψεσι, καὶ ἄλλοι τὰς σιαγόνας αὐτοῦ ἐράπισαν, ἕτεροι καλάμῳ ἔνυσσον αὐτὸν καί τινες αὐτὸν ἐμάστιζον λέγοντες" ταύτῃ τῇ τιμῇ ἐτιμήσαμεν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ϑεοῦ.

### English translation (Claude)

And others stood and spat in his face, and others struck his cheeks, others pierced him with a reed, and some scourged him, saying: 'With this honour let us honour the Son of God.'

### Scripture references

- Matt 27:30: allusion, high confidence
- Mark 15:19: allusion, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 9 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-9).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 10

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-10
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The Lord is crucified between two criminals, keeps silent, and his garments are divided.

### Greek text

Καὶ ἤνεγκον δύο κακούργους καὶ ἐσταύρωσαν ἀνὰ μέσον αὐτῶν τὸν κύριον, αὐτὸς δὲ ἐσιώπα ὡς μηδὲν πόνον ἔχων. καὶ ὅτε ὥρϑωσαν τὸν σταυρὸν ἐπέγραψαν, ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὃ βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, καὶ τεϑεικότες τὰ ἐνδύματα ἔμπροσϑεν αὐτοῦ διεμερίσαντο καὶ λαχμὸν ἔβαλον ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῖς.

### English translation (Claude)

And they brought two criminals and crucified the Lord between them. But he kept silent, as having no pain. [11] And when they set the cross upright, they wrote on it: 'This is the King of Israel.' [12] And they laid his garments before him, divided them, and cast lots for them.

### Scripture references

- Luke 23:33: allusion, high confidence
- Isa 53:7: echo, medium confidence
- John 19:19: allusion, high confidence
- John 19:23–24: allusion, high confidence
- Ps 22:18 (21:19 LXX): allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- 'As having no pain' (ὡς μηδὲν πόνον ἔχων) has been read as docetic (Christ did not truly suffer) or as describing his endurance; the Greek says only 'as having no pain'. Verses 11 and 12 lie inside this ref, marked [11] and [12].

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 10 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-10).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 13

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-13
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: One criminal defends the Lord, and in anger they order that his legs not be broken so that he die in torment.

### Greek text

εἷς δέ τις τῶν κακούργων ἐκείνων ὠνείδισεν αὐτοὺς λέγων" ἡμεῖς διὰ τὰ κακὰ ἃ ἐποιήσαμεν οὕτω πεπόνϑαμεν, οὗτος δὲ σωτὴρ γενόμενος τῶν ἀνϑρώπων τί ἠδίχησεν ὑμᾶς; καὶ ἀγανακτήσαντες ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ ἐκέλευσαν ἵνα μὴ σκελοκοπηθῇ, ὅπως βασανιζόμενος ἀποϑάνῃ.

### English translation (Claude)

But one of those criminals reproached them, saying: 'We have suffered thus because of the evils we did; but this man, who has become the saviour of men, what wrong has he done you?' [14] And they were angry with him and ordered that his legs should not be broken, so that he might die in torment.

### Scripture references

- Luke 23:40–41: allusion, high confidence
- John 19:31–33: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- Verse 14 lies inside this ref, marked [14]. 'His legs' most likely refers to the criminal who spoke.

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 13 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-13).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 15

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-15
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: Darkness falls at noon and the Jews fear the sun has set while he still lives.

### Greek text

Ἦν δὲ μεσημβρία καὶ σκότος κατέσχε πᾶσαν τὴν Ἰουδαίαν καὶ ἐθορυβοῦντο καὶ ἠγωνίων μήποτε ὁ ἥλιος ἔδυ, ἐπειδὴ ἔτι ἔζη" γέγραπται γὰρ αὐτοῖς, ἥλιον μὴ δῦναι ἐπὶ πεφονευμένῳ.

### English translation (Claude)

It was noon, and darkness covered all Judea; and they were troubled and in anguish lest the sun had set, since he was still alive; for it is written for them that the sun should not set on one who has been put to death.

### Scripture references

- Mark 15:33: allusion, high confidence
- Deut 21:23: allusion, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 15 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-15).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 16

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-16
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: They give the Lord gall with vinegar and so complete their sins.

### Greek text

καί τις αὐτῶν εἶπεν" ποτίσατε αὐτὸν χολὴν μετὰ ὄξους, καὶ κεράσαντες ἐπότισαν. καὶ ἐπλήρωσαν πάντα καὶ ἐτελείωσαν κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτῶν τὰ ἁμαρτήματα.

### English translation (Claude)

And one of them said: 'Give him gall to drink with vinegar'; and they mixed it and gave him to drink. [17] And they fulfilled all things, and completed their sins upon their own head.

### Scripture references

- Ps 69:21 (68:22 LXX): allusion, high confidence
- Matt 27:34: allusion, high confidence
- 1 Thess 2:16: echo, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- Verse 17 lies inside this ref; its numeral is removed and its start marked [17].

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 16 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-16).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 18

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-18
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: In the darkness many go about with lamps and stumble.

### Greek text

περιήρχοντο δὲ πολλοὶ μετὰ λύχνων νομίζοντες ὅτι νύξ ἐστιν, καὶ ἐπέσαντο.

### English translation (Claude)

And many went about with lamps, thinking that it was night, and they fell.

### Translation notes

- The meaning of the last word (ἐπέσαντο) is uncertain; the editors propose 'fell' or 'stumbled'. The edition's apparatus had leaked into the text after this verse and is removed.

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 18 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-18).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 19

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-19
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The Lord cries out to his power, is taken up, and the temple veil is torn.

### Greek text

καὶ ὃ κύριος ἀνεβόησε λέγων" ἡ δύναμίς μου, ἡ δύναμίς μου κατέλειψάς με, καὶ εἰπον ἀνελήφϑη. Καὶ αὐτῆς τῆς ὥρας διεράγη τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ τῆς Ἱερουσαλὴμ εἰς δύο,

### English translation (Claude)

And the Lord cried out, saying: 'My power, my power, you have forsaken me.' And having said this he was taken up. [20] And at the same hour the veil of the temple of Jerusalem was torn in two.

### Scripture references

- Ps 22:1 (21:2 LXX): allusion, high confidence
- Mark 15:34: allusion, high confidence
- Mark 15:38: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- 'My power, my power' stands where the canonical Gospels have 'My God, my God' (Ps 22:1); 'he was taken up' describes his death. Both have been read as docetic (the divine power leaving the man Jesus) or as reverent paraphrase; translated exactly. Verse 20 lies inside this ref, marked [20].

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 19 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-19).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 21

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-21
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The nails are drawn out, the Lord is laid on the ground, and the earth shakes.

### Greek text

καὶ τότε ἀπέσπασαν τοὺς ἥλους ἀπὸ τῶν χειρῶν τοῦ κυρίου καὶ ἔϑηκαν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἡ γῆ πᾶσα ἐσείσϑη καὶ φόβος μέγας ἐγένετο.

### English translation (Claude)

And then they drew the nails from the hands of the Lord and laid him on the ground; and the whole earth was shaken, and there was great fear.

### Scripture references

- Matt 27:51: allusion, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 21 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-21).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 22

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-22
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The sun shines again at the ninth hour, and the Jews give the body to Joseph.

### Greek text

τότε ἥλιος ἔλαμψε, καὶ εὐρέϑη ὥρα ἐνάτη, ἐχάρησαν δὲ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ δεδώχασι τῷ Ἰωσὴφ τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ, ἵνα αὐτὸ ϑάφῃ, ἐπειδὴ ϑεασάμενος ἦν ὅσα ἀγαϑὰ ἐποίησεν.

### English translation (Claude)

Then the sun shone, and it was found to be the ninth hour. [23] And the Jews rejoiced and gave his body to Joseph so that he might bury it, since he had seen all the good things he had done.

### Scripture references

- Mark 15:33–34: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- This ref begins with verse 22 (the sun shining); verse 23 begins at the mark [23].

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 22 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-22).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 24

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-24
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: Joseph washes, wraps and buries the Lord in his own tomb.

### Greek text

λαβὼν δὲ τὸν κύριον ἔλουσε καὶ ἐνείλησε σινδόνι καὶ εἰσήγαγεν εἰς ἴδιον τάφον καλούμενον κῆπον Ἰωσήφ.

### English translation (Claude)

And he took the Lord, washed him, wrapped him in linen, and brought him into his own tomb, called the Garden of Joseph.

### Scripture references

- Matt 27:59–60: allusion, high confidence
- John 19:41: allusion, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 24 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-24).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 25

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-25
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The Jewish leaders lament their sin and the coming judgement on Jerusalem.

### Greek text

τότε οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι. καὶ οἱ ἱερεῖς ἰδόντες οἷον κακὸν ἑαυτοῖς ἐποίησαν, ἤρξαντο κόπτεσϑαι καὶ λέγειν" οὐαὶ ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἡμῶν, ἤγγισεν ἡ κρίσις καὶ τὸ τέλος Ἱερουσαλήμ.

### English translation (Claude)

Then the Jews and the elders and the priests, seeing what evil they had done to themselves, began to beat their breasts and say: 'Woe for our sins! The judgement and the end of Jerusalem have drawn near.'

### Scripture references

- Luke 23:48: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- This gospel lays the blame for the crucifixion on the Jews and Herod; translated as written.

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 25 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-25).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 26

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-26
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: Peter and his companions hide in grief, sought as would-be temple burners.

### Greek text

᾿Εγὼ δὲ μετὰ τῶν ἑταίρων μου ἐλυπούμην καὶ τετρωμένοι κατὰ διάνοιαν ἐχρυβόμεϑα᾽ ἐζητούμεϑα γὰρ ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὡς κακοῦργοι καὶ ὡς τὸν ναὸν ϑέλοντες ἐμπρῆσαι.

### English translation (Claude)

But I with my companions was grieving, and wounded in mind we hid; for we were being sought by them as criminals and as men who wished to set the temple on fire.

### Translation notes

- The narrator speaks as Peter (see v. 60).

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 26 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-26).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 27

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-27
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The disciples fast and mourn until the sabbath.

### Greek text

ἐπὶ δὲ τούτοις πᾶσιν ἐνηστεύομεν καὶ ἐχαϑεζόμεϑα πενθοῦντες καὶ κλαίοντες νυχτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας ἕως τοῦ σαββάτου.

### English translation (Claude)

And for all these things we fasted, and sat mourning and weeping night and day until the sabbath.

### Scripture references

- Mark 16:10: echo, low confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 27 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-27).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 28

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-28
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: Alarmed by the people's reaction, the leaders go to Pilate.

### Greek text

“Συναχϑέντες δὲ οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ φαρισαῖοι καὶ πρεσβύτεροι πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀκούσαντες, ὅτι ὃ λαὸς ἅπας γογγύζει καὶ κόπτεται τὰ στήϑη λέγοντες, ὅτι εἰ τῷ ϑανάτῳ αὐτοῦ ταῦτα τὰ μέγιστα σημεῖα γέγονεν, ἴδετε ὁπόσον δίκαιός ἐστιν, ἐφοβήϑησαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι καὶ ἦλϑον πρὸς Πειλᾶτον δεόμενοι αὐτοῦ καὶ λέγοντες"

### English translation (Claude)

But the scribes and Pharisees and elders gathered together, having heard that all the people were murmuring and beating their breasts, saying: 'If these very great signs have happened at his death, see how righteous he is.' [29] The elders were afraid, and came to Pilate, beseeching him and saying:

### Scripture references

- Matt 27:62: allusion, high confidence
- Luke 23:47–48: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- Verse 29 lies inside this ref, marked [29].

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 28 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-28).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 30

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-30
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The elders ask Pilate for soldiers to guard the tomb for three days.

### Greek text

παράδος ἡμῖν στρατιάτας ἵνα φυλάξωμεν τὸ μνῆμα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τρεῖς ἡμέρας, μήποτε ἐλθόντες οἱ μαϑηταὶ αὐτοῦ κλέψωσιν αὐτόν, καὶ ὑπολάβῃ ὁ λαὸς ὅτι ἐκ νεχρῶν ἀνέστη, καὶ ποιήσωσιν ἡμῖν κακά.

### English translation (Claude)

'Give us soldiers, so that we may guard his tomb for three days, lest his disciples come and steal him away, and the people suppose that he has risen from the dead, and do us harm.'

### Scripture references

- Matt 27:64: allusion, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 30 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-30).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 31

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-31
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: Pilate assigns the centurion Petronius and soldiers to guard the tomb.

### Greek text

ὃ δὲ Πειλᾶτος παραδέδωχεν αὐτοῖς Πετρώνιον τὸν χεντυρίωνα μετὰ στρατιωτῶν φυλάσσειν τὸν τάφον, καὶ σὺν αὐτοῖς ἦλϑον πρεσβύτεροι καὶ γραμματεῖς ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμα,

### English translation (Claude)

And Pilate gave them Petronius the centurion with soldiers to guard the tomb; and elders and scribes came with them to the tomb.

### Scripture references

- Matt 27:65–66: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- The centurion's name, Petronius, is given only in this gospel.

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 31 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-31).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 32

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-32
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: They roll a great stone to the tomb, seal it with seven seals and keep watch.

### Greek text

καὶ κυλίσαντες λίϑον μέγαν μετὰ τοῦ κεντυρίωνος καὶ τῶν στρατιωτῶν ὁμοῖ πάντες οἱ ὄντες ἐκεῖ ἔϑηχκαν ἐπὶ τῇ ϑύρᾳ τοῦ μνήματος καὶ ἐπέχρισαν ἑπτὰ σφραγῖδας καὶ σχηνὴν ἐχεῖ πήξαντες ἐφύλαξαν.

### English translation (Claude)

And having rolled a great stone, together with the centurion and the soldiers, all who were there together set it at the door of the tomb; [33] and they smeared on it seven seals, pitched a tent there and kept watch.

### Scripture references

- Matt 27:66: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- Verse 33 lies inside this ref, marked [33].

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 32 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-32).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 34

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-34
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: A crowd comes on the sabbath morning to see the sealed tomb.

### Greek text

πρωΐας δὲ ἐπιφώσχοντος τοῦ σαββάτου ἦλϑεν ὄχλος ἀπὸ Ἱερουσαλὴμ καὶ τῆς περιχώρου, ἵνα ἴδωσι τὸ μνημεῖον ἐσφραγισμένον.

### English translation (Claude)

Early in the morning, as the sabbath was dawning, a crowd came from Jerusalem and the surrounding country to see the sealed tomb.

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 34 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-34).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 35

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-35
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: On the night before the Lord's day a loud voice sounds from heaven.

### Greek text

Τῇ δὲ νυχτὶ ἡ ἐπέφωσκχεν ἡ κυριαχὴ φυλασσόντων τῶν στρατιωτῶν ἀνὰ δύο δύο κατὰ φρουρὰν μεγάλη φωνὴ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ,

### English translation (Claude)

But in the night in which the Lord's day was dawning, while the soldiers were keeping guard two by two in each watch, a loud voice came in heaven,

### Scripture references

- Matt 28:1–2: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- 'The Lord's day' (ἡ κυριακή) is the early Christian name for Sunday.

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 35 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-35).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 36

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-36
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: Two radiant men descend from the opened heavens to the tomb.

### Greek text

καὶ εἶδον ἀνοιχϑέντας τοὺς οὐρανοὺς καὶ δύο ἄνδρας κατελθόντας ἐκεῖϑεν πολὺ φέγγος ἔχοντας καὶ ἐγγίσαντας τῷ τάφῳ.

### English translation (Claude)

and they saw the heavens opened and two men come down from there with great brightness and draw near to the tomb.

### Scripture references

- Luke 24:4: allusion, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 36 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-36).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 37

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-37
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The stone rolls away by itself and the two young men enter the tomb.

### Greek text

δὲ λίϑος ἐκεῖνος ὁ βεβλημένος ἐπὶ τῇ ϑύρᾳ ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ κυλισϑεὶς ἀπεχώρησε παρὰ μέρος, καὶ ὁ τάφος ἠνοίγη καὶ ἀμφότεροι οἱ νεανίσκοι εἰσῆλϑον.

### English translation (Claude)

And that stone which had been put at the door rolled away of itself and moved aside, and the tomb was opened, and both the young men went in.

### Scripture references

- Mark 16:4: allusion, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 37 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-37).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 38

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-38
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The soldiers wake the centurion and the elders.

### Greek text

ἰδόντες οὖν οἱ στρατιῶται ἐκεῖνοι ἐξύπνισαν τὸν κεντυρίωνα καὶ τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους --- παρῆσαν γὰρ καὶ αὐτοὶ φυλάσσοντες --

### English translation (Claude)

When those soldiers saw this, they woke the centurion and the elders (for they too were there keeping guard);

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 38 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-38).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 39

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-39
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The guards see three men come out of the tomb, two supporting one, followed by a cross.

### Greek text

καὶ ἐξηγουμένων αὐτῶν ἃ εἶδον πάλιν ὁρῶσιν ἐξελϑόντας ἀπὸ τοῦ τάφου τρεῖς ἄνδρας, καὶ τοὺς δύο τὸν ἕνα ὑπορϑοῦντας καὶ σταυρὸν ἀχολουϑοῦντα αὐτοῖς,

### English translation (Claude)

and while they were telling what they had seen, they see again three men coming out of the tomb, the two supporting the one, and a cross following them;

### Translation notes

- The risen Lord leaving the tomb, which the canonical Gospels do not describe, is narrated here.

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 39 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-39).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 40

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-40
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The giant figures emerge, a heavenly voice asks whether he has preached to the sleeping, the cross answers 'Yes', and the guards resolve to tell Pilate.

### Greek text

καὶ τῶν μὲν δύο τὴν κεφαλὴν χωροῦσαν μέχρι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, τοῦ δὲ χειραγωγουμένου ὑπ᾿ αὐτῶν ὑπερβαίνουσαν τοὺς οὐρανούς, καὶ φωνῆς ἤκουον ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν λεγούσης" ἐκήρυξας τοῖς κοιμωμένοις; καὶ ὑπακοὴ ἠκούετο ἀπὸ τοῦ σταυροῦ, ὅτι ναί. συνεσχέπτοντο οὖν ἀλλήλοις ἐχεῖνοι ἀπελϑεῖν καὶ ἐνφανίσαι ταῦτα τῷ Πειλάτῳ.

### English translation (Claude)

and the heads of the two reaching to heaven, but that of the one led by the hand by them going beyond the heavens. [41] And they heard a voice from the heavens saying: 'Have you preached to those who sleep?' [42] And an answer was heard from the cross: 'Yes.' [43] Those men then took counsel with one another to go away and report these things to Pilate.

### Scripture references

- 1 Pet 3:19: allusion, medium confidence
- 1 Pet 4:6: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- The preaching to 'those who sleep' (the dead) echoes 1 Pet 3:19; 4:6. Verses 41–43 lie inside this ref, marked [41], [42], [43].

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 40 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-40).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 44

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-44
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The heavens open again and a man descends into the tomb.

### Greek text

καὶ ἔτι διανοουμένων αὐτῶν φαίνονται πάλιν ἀνοιχϑέντες οἱ οὐρανοὶ καὶ ἀνϑρωπός τις κατελϑὸν καὶ εἰσελϑὸν εἰς τὸ μνῆμα.

### English translation (Claude)

And while they were still considering it, the heavens appear opened again, and a man came down and went into the tomb.

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 44 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-44).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 45

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-45
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The centurion reports to Pilate and confesses that he was the Son of God.

### Greek text

ταῦτα ἰδόντες οἱ περὶ τὸν κεντυρίωνα νυχτὸς ἔσπευσαν πρὸς Πειλᾶτον ἀφέντες τὸν τάφον ὃν ἐφύλασσον καὶ ἐξηγήσαντο πάντα ἅπερ εἶδον ἀγωνιῶντες μεγάλως καὶ λέγοντες" ἀληϑῶς υἱὸς ἦν ϑεοῦ.

### English translation (Claude)

Seeing these things, the centurion and those with him hurried by night to Pilate, leaving the tomb they were guarding, and told all that they had seen, greatly distressed and saying: 'Truly he was the Son of God.'

### Scripture references

- Matt 27:54: allusion, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 45 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-45).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 46

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-46
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: Pilate declares himself innocent of the blood of the Son of God.

### Greek text

ἀποχριϑεὶς ὁ Πειλᾶτος ἔφη" ἐγὼ καϑαρεύω τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ϑεοῦ, ὑμῖν δὲ τοῦτο ἔδοξεν.

### English translation (Claude)

Pilate answered and said: 'I am clean of the blood of the Son of God; this was your decision.'

### Scripture references

- Matt 27:24: allusion, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 46 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-46).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 47

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-47
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The leaders beg Pilate to silence the guards.

### Greek text

εἶτα προσελϑόντες πάντες ἐδέοντο αὐτοῦ καὶ παρεκάλουν κελεῦσαι.τῷ κεντυρίωνι καὶ τοῖς στρατιώταις μηδὲν εἰπεῖν ἃ εἶδον"

### English translation (Claude)

Then they all came and begged him and urged him to order the centurion and the soldiers to say nothing of what they had seen.

### Scripture references

- Matt 28:12–14: allusion, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 47 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-47).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 48

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-48
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: Fearing the people, the leaders prefer sin before God, and Pilate orders the guards to keep silent.

### Greek text

συμφέρει γάρ, φασίν, ἡμῖν ὀφλῆσαι μεγίστην ἁμαρτίαν ἔμπροσϑεν τοῦ ϑεοῦ καὶ μὴ ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς χεῖρας τοῦ λαοῦ τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ λιϑασϑῆναι. ἐχέλευσεν οὖν ὁ Πειλᾶτος τῷ κεντυρίων[ι] καὶ τοῖς στρατιώταις μηδὲν εἰπεῖν.

### English translation (Claude)

'For it is better for us,' they say, 'to incur the greatest sin before God than to fall into the hands of the Jewish people and be stoned.' [49] So Pilate ordered the centurion and the soldiers to say nothing.

### Translation notes

- Verse 49 lies inside this ref, marked [49].

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 48 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-48).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 50

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-50
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: At dawn on Sunday Mary Magdalene and her friends come to the tomb to mourn.

### Greek text

Ὄρϑρου δὲ τῆς κυριακῆς Μαριὰμ ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ μαϑήτρεα τοῦ κυρίου (φοβουμένη διὰ τοὺς Ἰουδαίους, ἐπειδὴ ἐφλέγοντο ὑπὸ τῆς ὀργῆς, οὐχ ἐποίησεν ἐπὶ τῷ μνήματι τοῦ χυρίου ἃ εἰώϑεσαν ποιεῖν αἱ γυναῖχες ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀποϑνήσχουσε καὶ τοῖς ἀγαπωμένοις αὐταῖς) λαβοῦσα μεϑʼ ἑαυτῆς τὰς φίλας ἦλϑε ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον ὅπου ἦν τεϑείς,

### English translation (Claude)

At dawn on the Lord's day, Mary Magdalene, a disciple of the Lord, who for fear of the Jews, since they were inflamed with anger, had not done at the Lord's tomb what women are accustomed to do for those who die and are dear to them, [51] took her friends with her and came to the tomb where he had been laid.

### Scripture references

- Mark 16:1–2: allusion, high confidence
- John 20:1: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- Verse 51 lies inside this ref, marked [51].

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 50 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-50).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 52

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-52
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The women resolve to mourn at the tomb though they fear the Jews.

### Greek text

καὶ ἐφοβοῦντο μὴ ἴδωσιν αὐτὰς οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ ἔλεγον᾽ εἰ καὶ μὴ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ ἐσταυρώθη ἐδυνήϑημεν κλαῦσαι καὶ κόψασϑαι, κἂν νῦν ἐπὶ τοῦ μνήματος αὐτοῦ ποιήσωμεν ταῦτα.

### English translation (Claude)

And they were afraid that the Jews might see them, and they said: 'Although we could not weep and beat our breasts on the day on which he was crucified, let us do so now at his tomb.

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 52 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-52).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 53

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-53
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The women wonder who will roll away the stone.

### Greek text

τίς δὲ ἀποκυλίσει ἡμῖν καὶ τὸν λίϑον τὸν τεϑέντα ἐπὶ τῆς ϑύρας τοῦ μνημείου, ἵνα εἰσελθοῦσαι παρακαϑεσϑῶμεν αὐτῷ καὶ ποιήσωμεν τὰ ὀφειλόμενα,

### English translation (Claude)

But who will roll away for us the stone that has been set at the door of the tomb, so that we may go in and sit beside him and do what is due?

### Scripture references

- Mark 16:3: allusion, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 53 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-53).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 54

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-54
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The women plan to leave their offerings at the door if they cannot enter.

### Greek text

μέγας γὰρ ἦν ὁ λίϑος, καὶ φοβούμεϑα, μή τις ἡμᾶς ἴδῃ" καὶ εἰ μὴ δυνάμεϑα, κἂν ἐπὶ τῆς ϑύρας βάλωμεν ἃ φέρομεν εἰς μνημοσύνην αὐτοῦ, κλαύσομεν καὶ κοψόμεθα ἕως ἔλϑωμεν εἰς τὸν οἶχον ἡμῶν..

### English translation (Claude)

For the stone was great, and we are afraid that someone may see us. And if we cannot, let us at least lay at the door what we are bringing in his memory; we will weep and beat our breasts until we come to our home.'

### Scripture references

- Mark 16:4: allusion, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 54 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-54).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 55

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-55
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The women find the tomb open and a young man in shining clothes sitting inside.

### Greek text

καὶ ἀπελϑοῦσαι εὗρον τὸν τάφον ἠνεφγμένον καὶ προσελϑοῦσαι παρέκυψαν ἐκεῖ καὶ ὁρῶσιν ἐκεῖ τινὰ νεανίσχον καϑεζόμενον ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ τάφου ὡραῖον καὶ περιβεβλημένον στολὴν λαμπροτάτην, ὅστις ἔφη αὐταῖς"

### English translation (Claude)

And they went and found the tomb opened; and they came near, stooped and looked in there, and they see there a young man sitting in the middle of the tomb, handsome and clothed in a most shining robe, who said to them:

### Scripture references

- Mark 16:5: allusion, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 55 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-55).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 56

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-56
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The young man tells the women that the crucified one has risen and gone back to where he was sent, and they flee in fear.

### Greek text

τί ἤλθατε; τίνα ζητεῖτε; μὴ τὸν σταυρωϑέντα ἐκεῖνον; ἀνέστη καὶ ἀπῆλϑεν᾽ εἰ δὲ μὴ πιστεύετε, παρακύψατε καὶ ἴδατε τὸν τόπον ἔνϑα ἔχειτο, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν, ἀνέστη γὰρ καὶ ἀπῆλϑεν ἐκεῖ ὅϑεν ἀπεστάλη. τότε αἱ γυναῖχες φοβηϑεῖσαι ἔφυγον"

### English translation (Claude)

'Why have you come? Whom do you seek? Not that one who was crucified? He has risen and gone away. If you do not believe, stoop and look at the place where he lay, that he is not there; for he has risen and gone away to the place from which he was sent.' [57] Then the women were afraid and fled.

### Scripture references

- Mark 16:6–8: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- Verse 57 lies inside this ref, marked [57].

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 56 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-56).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 58

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-58
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: At the end of the feast many people return home.

### Greek text

ἦν δὲ τελευταία ἡμέρα τῶν ἀξύμων, καὶ πολλοί τινες ἐξήρχοντο ὑποστρέφοντες εἰς τοὺς οἴχους αὐτῶν τῆς ἑορτῆς παυσαμένης.

### English translation (Claude)

It was the last day of the unleavened bread, and many were going out, returning to their homes, since the feast was over.

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 58 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-58).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 59

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-59
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: The twelve disciples grieve and go home.

### Greek text

ἡμεῖς δὲ οἱ δώδεκα μαϑηταὶ τοῦ κυρίου ἐκλαίομεν καὶ ἐλυπούμεϑα καὶ ἕχαστος λυπούμενος διὰ τὸ συμβὰν ἀπηλλάγη εἰς τὸν οἶχον αὐτοῦ.

### English translation (Claude)

But we, the twelve disciples of the Lord, wept and grieved; and each one, grieving for what had happened, went away to his home.

### Translation notes

- 'The twelve' is the text's own number, though Judas is gone.

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 59 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-59).

## Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment) 60

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-60
- Source: Harnack 1893, 8–12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27

Summary: Peter, Andrew and Levi go back to fishing, where the fragment breaks off.

### Greek text

ἐγὼ δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος καὶ Ἀνδρέας ὁ ἀδελφός μου λαβόντες ἡμῶν τὰ λίνα ἀπήλϑαμεν εἰς τὴν ϑάλασσαν, καὶ ἦν σὺν ἡμῖν Λευεὶς ὁ τοῦ Ἀλφαίου ὃν κύριος.

### English translation (Claude)

But I, Simon Peter, and Andrew my brother took our nets and went away to the sea; and there was with us Levi, the son of Alphaeus, whom the Lord …

### Scripture references

- John 21:1–3: allusion, medium confidence
- Mark 2:14: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- The manuscript breaks off here mid-sentence.

### Citation (SBL)

Gos. Pet. 60 (Harnack 1893, 8–12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/evangelium-petri/0/#p-60).