The Gospels across their earliest witnesses, and the tradition they carried forward
| Greek Papyri | Coptic | Alexandrian | Latin | Western | Syriac | Byzantine | ||||||||||||||
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Earliest Papyri c. 125–250 AD · Greek TAGNT | Sahidic c. 250–300 AD · Coptic Horner | Vaticanus c. 175–325 AD · Greek TAGNT | Vulgate c. 150–383 AD · Latin Whitaker | Bezae c. 150–400 AD · Greek/Latin Latin | Peshitta c. 170–400 AD · Syriac PayneSmith | Byzantine c. 300–500 AD · Greek TAGNT | ||||||||||||||
λεγειP66 | Says | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ | say | λέγει | Says | Dicit | Says | λεγει | | | dicit | ܐܡܪ | Says | Λέγει | Says | ||||||
αυτωP66 | to him | ⲛⲁϥ | my | αὐτῷ | to him | ei | to him | αυτω | | | illi | ܠܗ | to him | αὐτῷ | to him | ||||||
ισP66 | <the> | — | — | ὁ | <the> | — | — | ο | | | — | — | — | ὁ | <the> | ||||||
εγωP66 | Jesus; | ⲛϭⲓⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ | Jesus; | Ἰησοῦς· | Jesus; | Jesus | Jesus; | — | | | ihs | ܝܫܘܥ | Jesus; | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus; | ||||||
ειμιP66 | I myself | ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ | spathe | ἐγώ | I myself | Ego | I myself | εγω | | | ego | ܐܢܐ | I myself | Ἐγώ | I myself | ||||||
ηP66 | am | ⲡⲉ | sg. masc. copula | εἰμι | am | sum | am | ειμι | | | sum | — | — | εἰμι | am | ||||||
οδοσP66 | the | ⲙⲏⲧⲓ | the | ἡ | the | — | — | η | | | — | — | — | ἡ | the | ||||||
καιP66 | way | ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ | road | ὁδὸς | way | via | way | οδος | | | uia | ܐܢܐ | way | ὁδὸς | way | ||||||
ηP66 | and | — | — | καὶ | and | et | and | και | | | et | ܐܘܪܚܐ | and | καὶ | and | ||||||
αληθιαP66 | the | — | — | ἡ | the | — | — | η | | | — | — | — | ἡ | the | ||||||
καιP66 | truth | ⲁⲩⲱ | and | ἀλήθεια | truth | veritas | truth | αληθεια | | | ueritas | ܘܫܪܪܐ | truth | ἀλήθεια | truth | ||||||
ηP66 | and | — | — | καὶ | and | — | — | και | | | — | ܘܚܝܐ | and | καὶ | and | ||||||
ζωηP66 | the | — | — | ἡ | the | — | — | η | | | — | — | — | ἡ | the | ||||||
ουδεισP66 | life. | ⲧⲙⲉ | love | ζωή. | life. | et | life. | ζωη | | | et | ܠܐ | life. | ζωή | life. | ||||||
ερχεταιP66 | No one | ⲁⲩⲱ | and | οὐδεὶς | No one | vita | No one | ουδεις | | | uita | ܐܢܫ | No one | οὐδεὶς | No one | ||||||
προσP66 | comes | ⲡⲱⲛϩ | live | ἔρχεται | comes | Nemo | comes | ερχεται | | | nemo | ܐܬܐ | comes | ἔρχεται | comes | ||||||
τοP66 | to | ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ | a textile material | πρὸς | to | venit | to | προς | | | uenit | ܠܘܬ | to | πρὸς | to | ||||||
πραP66 | the | — | — | τὸν | the | — | — | τον | | | — | — | — | τὸν | the | ||||||
ειP66 | Father | ⲛⲏⲩ | come | πατέρα | Father | ad | Father | πατερα | | | ad | — | — | πατέρα | Father | ||||||
μηP66 | only | ϣⲁⲡⲓⲱⲧ | father | εἰ | only | Patrem | only | ει | | | patrem | ܐܒܝ | only | εἰ | only | ||||||
διP66 | except | ⲉⲓ | come | μὴ | except | nisi | except | μη | | | nisi | ܐܠܐ | except | μὴ | except | ||||||
| — | — | ⲉⲃⲟⲗ | out | δι᾽ | through | per | through | δι | | | per | ܐܢ | through | δι’ | through | ||||||
εμου.P66 | Me. | ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ | willow | ἐμοῦ. | Me. | me | Me. | εμου | | | me | ܒܝ | Me. | ἐμοῦ | Me. | ||||||
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