The Gospels across their earliest witnesses, and the tradition they carried forward
Hover any Greek or Syriac word for phonetic transliteration.
Six manuscript witness columns span the table; their descent flows into the timeline below.
| Greek Papyri | Alexandrian | Western | Latin | Syriac | Byzantine | ||||||||||||
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Earliest Papyri c. 125–250 CE · Greek TAGNT | Vaticanus c. 325 CE · Greek TAGNT | Bezae c. 400 CE · Greek Latin | Vulgate c. 400 CE · Latin Whitaker | Peshitta c. 400–450 CE · Syriac PayneSmith | Byzantine c. 5th–9th c. · Greek TAGNT | ||||||||||||
οP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | obes | — | — | — | — | Ὁ | the | |||||
μισθωτοσP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | hired servant | μισθωτὸς | hired servant | — | | | mercennarius | Mercenarius | hired servant | ܐܓܝܪܐ | hired servant | μισθωτὸς | hired servant | |||||
καιP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | now | δέ | now | δε | | | autem | autem | now | ܕܝܢ | but | δέ | now | |||||
ουκP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | however | καὶ | however | και | | | et | et | however | ܕܠܐ | however | καὶ | however | |||||
ωνP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | not | οὐκ | not | ουκ | | | qui | qui | not | — | — | οὐκ | not | |||||
ποιμηνP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | being | ὢν | being | ων | | | non | non | being | ܗܘܐ | being | ὢν | being | |||||
ουP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | the shepherd, | ποιμήν, | the shepherd, | ποιμην | | | est | est | the shepherd, | ܪܥܝܐ | the shepherd, | ποιμήν | the shepherd, | |||||
ουκP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | whose | οὗ | whose | ου | | | pastor | pastor | whose | ܘܠܘ | whose | οὗ | whose | |||||
εστινP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | not | οὐκ | not | ουκ | | | cuius | cujus | not | ܕܝܠܗ | not | οὐκ | not | |||||
ιδιαP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | are | ἔστιν | are | — | | | non | non | are | ܐܢܘܢ | are | εἰσὶν | are | |||||
ταP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | the | τὰ | the | τα | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὰ | the | |||||
προβαταP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | sheep | πρόβατα | sheep | προβατα | | | sunt | sunt | sheep | — | — | πρόβατα | sheep | |||||
θεωρειP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | his own, | ἴδια, | his own, | ιδια | | | oues | oves | his own, | ܥܪܒܐ | his own, | ἴδια | his own, | |||||
τονP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | he sees | θεωρεῖ | he sees | θεωρει | | | propriae | propriæ | he sees | ܡܐ | he sees | θεωρεῖ | he sees | |||||
λυκονP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | the | τὸν | the | τον | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὸν | the | |||||
ερχομενονP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | wolf | λύκον | wolf | λυκον | | | uidet | videt | wolf | ܕܚܙܐ | wolf | λύκον | wolf | |||||
καιP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | coming | ἐρχόμενον | coming | ερχομενον | | | lupum | lupum | coming | ܕܐܒܐ | coming | ἐρχόμενον | coming | |||||
αφειησινP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | uenientem | venientem | and | ܕܐܬܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
ταP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | he leaves | ἀφίησιν | he leaves | αφιησιν | | | et | et | he leaves | ܫܒܩ | he leaves | ἀφίησιν | he leaves | |||||
προβαταP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | the | τὰ | the | τα | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὰ | the | |||||
καιP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | sheep | πρόβατα | sheep | προβατα | | | — | dimittit | sheep | — | — | πρόβατα | sheep | |||||
φευγειP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | — | oves | and | ܥܢܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
καιP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | flees — | φεύγει, | flees — | φευγει | | | et | et | flees — | ܘܥܪܩ | flees — | φεύγει | flees — | |||||
οP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | fugit | fugit | and | ܘܐܬܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
λυκοσP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
αρπαζειP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | wolf | λύκος | wolf | λυκος | | | et | et | wolf | ܕܐܒܐ | wolf | λύκος | wolf | |||||
αυταP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | snatches | ἁρπάζει | snatches | αρπαζει | | | lupus | lupus | snatches | ܚܛܦ | snatches | ἁρπάζει | snatches | |||||
καιP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | them | αὐτὰ | them | — | | | rapit | rapit | them | — | — | αὐτά | them | |||||
σκορπιζειP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܘܡܒܕܪ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
σκορπίζει.P44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | scatters —. | σκορπίζει. | scatters —. | σκορπιζει | | | dismittit | dispergit | scatters —. | ܠܗ | scatters —. | σκορπίζει | scatters —. | |||||
τὰP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | <the> | τὰ | <the> | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὰ | <the> | |||||
πρόβαταP44 · P45 · P66 · P75 | sheep | πρόβατα | sheep | — | | | dispargit | oves | sheep | ܠܥܢܐ | sheep | πρόβατα | sheep | |||||
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