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 | ||||||||||||
ειπανP5 · P66 | Said | εἶπαν | Said | — | | | dixerunt | Dixerunt | said (pl) | ܘܐܡܪܘ | Said | Εἶπον | Said | |||||
ουνP5 · P66 | therefore | οὖν | therefore | ουν | | | ergo | ergo | therefore | — | — | οὖν | therefore | |||||
εκP5 · P66 | some of | ἐκ | some of | εκ | | | ex | ex | from/out of | ܗܘܘ | some of | ἐκ | some of | |||||
τωνP5 · P66 | the | τῶν | the | των | | | pusillum | — | — | — | — | τῶν | the | |||||
μαθητωνP5 · P66 | disciples | μαθητῶν | disciples | μαθητων | | | discipulis | discipulis | ? | ܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ | disciples | μαθητῶν | disciples | |||||
αυτουP5 · P66 | of him | αὐτοῦ | of him | αυτου | | | eius | ejus | ? | — | — | αὐτοῦ | of him | |||||
προσP5 · P66 | to | πρὸς | to | προς | | | ad | ad | to | ܚܕ | to | πρὸς | to | |||||
αλληλουσP5 · P66 | one another; | ἀλλήλους· | one another; | αλληλους | | | inuicem | invicem | ? | ܠܚܕ | one another; | ἀλλήλους | one another; | |||||
τιP5 · P66 | What | τί | What | τι | | | quid | Quid | ? | — | — | Τί | What | |||||
εστινP5 · P66 | is | ἐστιν | is | εστιν | | | est | est | is | ܡܢܐ | is | ἐστιν | is | |||||
τουτοP5 · P66 | this | τοῦτο | this | τουτο | | | hoc | hoc | this | ܗܝ | this | τοῦτο | this | |||||
οP5 · P66 | that | ὃ | that | ο | | | quod | — | — | — | — | ὃ | that | |||||
λεγειP5 · P66 | He says | λέγει | He says | λεγει | | | dicit | quod | which/that | ܗܕܐ | He says | λέγει | He says | |||||
ημεινP5 · P66 | to us; | ἡμῖν· | to us; | ημειν | | | nobis | dicit | says | ܕܐܡܪ | to us; | ἡμῖν | to us; | |||||
μεικρονP5 · P66 | A little while | μικρὸν | A little while | μεικρον | | | — | nobis | ? | — | — | Μικρὸν | A little while | |||||
καιP5 · P66 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | pusillum | Modicum | ? | ܠܢ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
ουP5 · P66 | not | οὐ | not | — | | | et | et | and | ܕܩܠܝܠ | not | οὐ | not | |||||
θεωρειτεP5 · P66 | you do behold | θεωρεῖτέ | you do behold | — | | | non | non | not | — | — | θεωρεῖτέ | you do behold | |||||
μεP5 · P66 | Me, | με, | Me, | — | | | uidebitis | videbitis | ? | ܘܠܐ | Me, | με | Me, | |||||
καιP5 · P66 | and | καὶ | and | — | | | me | me | me | ܬܚܙܘܢܢܝ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
παλινP5 · P66 | again | πάλιν | again | — | | | et | et | and | — | — | πάλιν | again | |||||
μεικρονP5 · P66 | a little while | μικρὸν | a little while | — | | | iterum | iterum | ? | ܘܬܘܒ | a little while | μικρὸν | a little while | |||||
καιP5 · P66 | and | καὶ | and | — | | | — | modicum | ? | ܩܠܝܠ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
οψεσθεP5 · P66 | you will behold | ὄψεσθέ | you will behold | οψεσθε | | | et | et | and | — | — | ὄψεσθέ | you will behold | |||||
μεP5 · P66 | Me’? | με; | Me’? | με | | | uidebitis | videbitis | ? | ܘܬܚܙܘܢܢܝ | Me’? | με | Me’? | |||||
καιP5 · P66 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | me | me | me | ܘܕܐܙܠ | and | Καὶ | and | |||||
οτιP5 · P66 | Because | ὅτι | Because | οτι | | | et | et | and | — | — | ὅτι | Because | |||||
υπαγωP5 · P66 | I myself | ἐγὼ | I myself | εγω | | | quia | quia | because/that | ܐܢܐ | I myself | Ἐγὼ | I myself | |||||
προσP5 · P66 | I am going | ὑπάγω | I am going | υπαγω | | | uado | vado | ? | ܠܘܬ | I am going | ὑπάγω | I am going | |||||
τονP5 · P66 | to | πρὸς | to | προς | | | ad | ad | to | — | — | πρὸς | to | |||||
πραP5 · P66 | the | τὸν | the | τον | | | ego | — | — | — | — | τὸν | the | |||||
πατέρα;P5 · P66 | Father’? | πατέρα; | Father’? | πατερα | | | patrem | Patrem | father | ܐܒܝ | Father’? | πατέρα | Father’? | |||||
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