The Gospels across their earliest witnesses, and the tradition they carried forward
| Greek Papyri | Coptic | Alexandrian | Latin | Western | Syriac | Byzantine | ||||||||||||||
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c. 125–250 AD · Greek TAGNT | alignment under review c. 250–300 AD · Coptic Lexical aid: Crum/KELLIA | c. 175–325 AD · Greek Certified English | Clementine 1592/1598 · Latin Douay-Rheims 1899 | c. 150–400 AD · Greek/Latin Latin | c. 170–400 AD · Syriac Murdock 1851 | c. 300–500 AD · Greek Certified English | ||||||||||||||
ιωαννησ P66 | John | ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ | John* | ιωανης | John | Joannes | John | ϊωαννης | | | — | ܝܘܚܢܢ | John testified | Ἰωάννης | John | ||||||
damagedμαρτυρι P66 | witnesses/testifies | ϥⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ | testify | μαρτυρει | witnesses | testimonium | witness | μαρτυρι | | | — | — | — | μαρτυρεῖ | witnesses | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | perhibet | — | — | | | — | ܤܗܕ | of | — | — | ||||||
περι P66 · P75 | about/concerning | ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ | because of | περι | concerning | de | of | περι | | | — | ܥܠܘܗܝ | him, and | περὶ | concerning | ||||||
αυτου P66 · P75 | him | — | — | αυτου | Him | ipso | him | αυτου | | | — | — | — | αὐτοῦ | Him | ||||||
και P66 · P75 | and | — | — | και | and | et | and | και | | | — | ܘܩܥܐ | cried, | καὶ | and | ||||||
κεκραγε P66 · P75 | has cried out | ⲁⲩⲱ | and | κεκραγεν | he has cried out | clamat | crieth out | κεκραγεν | | | — | — | — | κέκραγεν | he has cried out | ||||||
damagedλεγων P66 · P75 | saying | ϥⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ | — | λεγων | saying; | dicens | saying | — | | | — | ܘܐܡܪ | and said: | λέγων | saying; | ||||||
ουτοσ P66 · P75 | This one | ⲉⲃⲟⲗ | out | ουτος | This | Hic | This | ουτος | | | — | ܗܢܘ | This | Οὗτος | This | ||||||
ην P66 · P75 | was | ⲉϥϫⲱ | say | ην | was He | erat | was | ην | | | — | ܗܘ | is he, | ἦν | was He | ||||||
ον P66 · P75 | whom | — | — | ο | the/this/whoLexical | quem | whom | ον | | | — | — | — | ὃν | of whom | ||||||
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ειπον P66 · P75 | I said | ⲙⲙⲟⲥ | our | ειπων | I was saying; | dixi | I spoke | ειπον | | | — | ܕܐܡܪܬ | whom I said, | εἶπον | I was saying; | ||||||
ο P66 · P75 | the one | — | — | ο | The [One] | Qui | that | ο | | | — | — | — | Ὁ | The One | ||||||
οπισω P66 · P75 | after/behind | ϫⲉⲡⲁⲓ | spathe | οπισω | after | post | after | οπισω | | | — | ܕܒܬܪܝ | after me, | ὀπίσω | after | ||||||
μου P66 · P75 | me | ⲡⲉ | sg. masc. copula | μου | me | me | me | μου | | | — | — | — | μου | I/we | ||||||
damagedερχομενοσ P66 · P75 | coming | ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ | say | ερχομενος | coming | venturus | — | ερχομενος | | | — | ܐܬܐ | That he cometh | ἐρχόμενος | coming | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | est | is | — | | | — | ܘܗܘܐ | and is | — | — | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | — | ܠܗ | to | — | — | ||||||
εμπροσθεν P66 · P75 | before/ahead of | ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ | because of | εμπροσθεν | precedence | ante | before | — | | | — | ܩܕܡܝ | before me; | ἔμπροσθέν | precedence | ||||||
μου P66 · P75 | me | ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ | come | μου | over me | me | me | μου | | | — | — | — | μου | I/we | ||||||
γεγονεν P66 · P75 | has become/been made | ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲉⲓ | after | γεγονεν | has, | factus | — | γεγονεν | | | — | — | — | γέγονεν | has, | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | est | — | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
damagedοτι P66 · P75 | because/for | ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ | become | οτι | because | quia | because | οτι | | | — | ܡܛܠ | for | ὅτι | because | ||||||
πρωτοσ P66 · P75 | first/before | ϩⲁⲧⲁϩⲏ | fore part | πρωτος | before | prior | — | πρωτος | | | — | ܕܩܕܡܝ | of | πρῶτός | before | ||||||
μου P66 · P75 | me | ϫⲉⲛⲉϥⲟ | act | μου | me | me | me | μου | | | — | — | — | μου | I/we | ||||||
ην P66 · P75 | was | ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ | first | ην | He was.’ | erat | — | ην | | | — | ܗܘ | he was prior | ἦν | He was.’ | ||||||
| — | — | ⲉⲣⲟⲓ | to | — | — | — | — | | | ܡܢܝ | me. | — | — | ||||||||
| — | — | ⲡⲉ | sg. masc. copula | — | — | — | — | | | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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