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 | ||||||||||||
ουP66 · P75 | Surely | οὐ | Surely | ου | | | non | Non | Surely | ܠܐ | Surely | Οὐ | Surely | |||||
πιστευεισP66 · P75 | you believe | πιστεύεις | you believe | πιστευεις | | | credis | creditis | you believe | ܡܗܝܡܢ | you believe | πιστεύεις | you believe | |||||
οτιP66 · P75 | that | ὅτι | that | οτι | | | qui | quia | that | ܐܢܬ | that | ὅτι | that | |||||
εγωP66 · P75 | I myself am | ἐγὼ | I myself am | εγω | | | ego | ego | I myself am | — | — | ἐγὼ | I myself am | |||||
ενP66 · P75 | in | ἐν | in | εν | | | in | in | in | ܕܐܢܐ | in | ἐν | in | |||||
τωP66 · P75 | the | τῷ | the | τω | | | que | — | — | — | — | τῷ | the | |||||
πριP66 · P75 | Father | πατρὶ | Father | πατρι | | | patre | Patre | Father | ܒܐܒܝ | Father | πατρί | Father | |||||
καιP66 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܘܐܒܝ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
οP66 · P75 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
πηρP66 · P75 | Father | πατὴρ | Father | πατηρ | | | pater | Pater | Father | ܒܝ | Father | πατὴρ | Father | |||||
ενP66 · P75 | in | ἐν | in | εν | | | in | in | in | ܡܠܐ | in | ἐν | in | |||||
εμοιP66 · P75 | Me myself | ἐμοί | Me myself | εμοι | | | me | me | Me myself | ܐܝܠܝܢ | Me myself | ἐμοί | Me myself | |||||
εστινP66 · P75 | is? | ἐστιν; | is? | εστιν | | | est | est | is? | — | — | ἐστιν | is? | |||||
ταP66 · P75 | The | τὰ | The | τα | | | locutus | — | — | — | — | Τὰ | The | |||||
ρηματαP66 · P75 | declarations | ῥήματα | declarations | ρηματα | | | uerba | Verba | declarations | ܕܐܢܐ | declarations | ῥήματα | declarations | |||||
αP66 · P75 | that | ἃ | that | α | | | quoniam | quæ | that | ܡܡܠܠ | that | ἃ | that | |||||
εγωP66 · P75 | I myself | ἐγὼ | I myself | εγω | | | ego | ego | I myself | ܐܢܐ | I myself | ἐγὼ | I myself | |||||
λαλωP66 · P75 | I say | λέγω | I say | — | | | — | — | — | ܡܢ | I say | λαλῶ | I say | |||||
υμεινP66 · P75 | to you | ὑμῖν | to you | ϋμειν | | | loquor | loquor | to you | ܢܦܫܝ | to you | ὑμῖν | to you | |||||
απP66 · P75 | from | ἀπ᾽ | from | απ | | | uobis | vobis | from | ܠܐ | from | ἀπ’ | from | |||||
εμαυτουP66 · P75 | Myself | ἐμαυτοῦ | Myself | εμαυτου | | | a | a | Myself | — | — | ἐμαυτοῦ | Myself | |||||
ουP66 · P75 | not | οὐ | not | ου | | | me | meipso | not | ܡܡܠܠ | not | οὐ | not | |||||
λαλωP66 · P75 | I speak; | λαλῶ· | I speak; | λαλω | | | non | non | I speak; | ܐܢܐ | I speak; | λαλῶ | I speak; | |||||
οP66 · P75 | <the> | ὁ | <the> | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | <the> | |||||
δεP66 · P75 | but | δὲ | but | δε | | | sum | loquor | but | ܕܝܢ | but | δὲ | but | |||||
πηρP66 · P75 | the Father | πατὴρ | the Father | πατηρ | | | pater | Pater | the Father | ܕܝܢ | the Father | πατὴρ | the Father | |||||
ενP66 · P75 | who | ὁ | who | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | who | |||||
εμοιP66 · P75 | in | ἐν | in | εν | | | autem | autem | in | ܕܒܝ | in | ἐν | in | |||||
μενωνP66 · P75 | Me myself | ἐμοὶ | Me myself | εμοι | | | in | in | Me myself | ܥܡܪ | Me myself | ἐμοὶ | Me myself | |||||
ποιειP66 · P75 | dwelling | μένων | dwelling | μενων | | | me | me | dwelling | — | — | μένων | dwelling | |||||
ταP66 · P75 | he himself | αὐτὸς | he himself | αυτος | | | manet | manens | he himself | ܗܘ | he himself | αὐτὸς | he himself | |||||
εργαP66 · P75 | does | ποιεῖ | does | — | | | facit | ipse | does | ܥܒܕ | does | ποιεῖ | does | |||||
αυτουP66 · P75 | the | τὰ | the | τα | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὰ | the | |||||
ἔργαP66 · P75 | works | ἔργα | works | εργα | | | sua | fecit | works | ܥܒܕܐ | works | ἔργα | works | |||||
αὐτοῦ.P66 · P75 | of Him. | αὐτοῦ. | of Him. | αυτου | | | opera | opera | of Him. | ܗܠܝܢ | of Him. | αὐτοῦ. | of Him. | |||||
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