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 | ||||||||||||
πατερP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | Father, | Πάτερ, | Father, | πατερ | | | pater | Pater | Father, | ܐܒܐ | Father, | Πάτερ | Father, | |||||
οP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | that one | ὃ | that one | ο | | | quod | — | — | — | — | οὓς | that one | |||||
δεδωκασP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | You have given | δέδωκάς | You have given | δεδωκας | | | dedis | dedisti | You have given | ܕܝܗܒܬ | You have given | δέδωκάς | You have given | |||||
μοιP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | Me | μοι | Me | μοι | | | mihi | mihi | Me | ܠܝ | Me | μοι | Me | |||||
θελωP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | I desire | θέλω | I desire | θελω | | | uolo | volo | I desire | ܨܒܐ | I desire | θέλω | I desire | |||||
ιναP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | that | ἵνα | that | ϊνα | | | ut | ut | that | ܐܢܐ | that | ἵνα | that | |||||
οπουP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | where | ὅπου | where | οπου | | | ubi | ubi | where | — | — | ὅπου | where | |||||
ειμιP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | am | εἰμὶ | am | ειμι | | | sum | sum | am | ܕܐܬܪ | am | εἰμὶ | am | |||||
εγωP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | I myself | ἐγὼ | I myself | εγω | | | ego | ego | I myself | ܕܐܢܐ | I myself | ἐγὼ | I myself | |||||
κακεινοιP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | they also | κἀκεῖνοι | they also | κακεινοι | | | et | et | they also | ܐܦ | they also | κἀκεῖνοι | they also | |||||
ωσινP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | may be | ὦσιν | may be | ωσιν | | | illi | illi | may be | ܗܢܘܢ | may be | ὦσιν | may be | |||||
μετP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | with | μετ᾽ | with | μετ | | | sint | sint | with | ܢܗܘܘܢ | with | μετ’ | with | |||||
εμουP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | Me, | ἐμοῦ, | Me, | εμου | | | mecum | mecum | Me, | ܥܡܝ | Me, | ἐμοῦ | Me, | |||||
ιναP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | that | ἵνα | that | ϊνα | | | ut | ut | that | ܕܢܗܘܘܢ | that | ἵνα | that | |||||
θεωρωσινP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | they may behold | θεωρῶσιν | they may behold | θεωρωσι | | | aspiciant | videant | they may behold | ܚܙܝܢ | they may behold | θεωρῶσιν | they may behold | |||||
τηνP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | <the> | τὴν | <the> | την | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὴν | <the> | |||||
δοξανP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | glory | δόξαν | glory | δοξαν | | | — | claritatem | glory | ܫܘܒܚܐ | glory | δόξαν | glory | |||||
τηνP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | <the> | τὴν | <the> | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὴν | <the> | |||||
εμηνP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | of Mine | ἐμὴν | of Mine | — | | | me | meam | of Mine | ܕܝܠܝ | of Mine | ἐμὴν | of Mine | |||||
ηνP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | that | ἣν | that | ην | | | quam | quam | that | ܗܘ | that | ἣν | that | |||||
εδωκασP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | You have given | δέδωκάς | You have given | δεδωκας | | | dedisti | dedisti | You have given | ܕܝܗܒܬ | You have given | ἔδωκάς | You have given | |||||
μοιP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | Me | μοι, | Me | μοι | | | mihi | mihi | Me | — | — | μοι | Me | |||||
οτιP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | because | ὅτι | because | οτι | | | quia | quia | because | ܠܝ | because | ὅτι | because | |||||
ηγαπησασP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | You loved | ἠγάπησάς | You loved | ηγαπησας | | | dilexisti | dilexisti | You loved | ܕܐܚܒܬܢܝ | You loved | ἠγάπησάς | You loved | |||||
μεP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | Me | με | Me | με | | | gloriam | me | Me | ܡܢ | Me | με | Me | |||||
προP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | before | πρὸ | before | προ | | | ante | ante | before | ܩܕܡ | before | πρὸ | before | |||||
καταβολησP108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | the foundation | καταβολῆς | the foundation | καταβολης | | | constitutionem | constitutionem | the foundation | ܬܪܡܝܬܗ | the foundation | καταβολῆς | the foundation | |||||
κόσμου.P108 · P59 · P60 · P66 | of the world. | κόσμου. | of the world. | κοσμου | | | mundi | mundi | of the world. | ܕܥܠܡܐ | of the world. | κόσμου | of the world. | |||||
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