Papyrus 63 should not be confused with Papyrus Amherst 63.
Papyrus 63 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 63, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John. The surviving text of John are verses 3:14-18; 4:9-10. The manuscript paleographically had been assigned to the 4th century (or 5th century).[1]
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type, but with some the Byzantine readings. Aland placed it in Category II.[1]
Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: καθω̣ς̣ μ̣ωυσης υψωσεν τον οφιν ε̣ν̣ τη ερη̣μω ουτως υψωθηναι δει τον υιον του ανθ̣ρ̣ω̣πο̣υ̣ {{verse||15
Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: 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 {{verse||17
In it has the textual variant Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: υιον αυτου supported by the manuscript's second corrector of Sinaiticus (א2), A, L, Θ, Ψ, 063, 083, 086, 0113, f1, f13, Byz, Didache.
The codex is currently housed at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Inv. 11914) in Berlin.[1] [2]