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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||||
απεκριθηP60 · P66 · P90 | Answered | Ἀπεκρίθη | Answered | απεκριθη | | | respondit | Respondit | Answered | ܐܡܪ | Answered | Ἀπεκρίθη | Answered | |||||
ισP60 · P66 · P90 | <the> | ὁ | <the> | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | Ἰησοῦς | <the> | |||||
ηP60 · P66 · P90 | Jesus; | Ἰησοῦς· | Jesus; | — | | | ihs | Jesus | Jesus; | ܠܗ | Jesus; | Ἡ | Jesus; | |||||
βασιλειαP60 · P66 · P90 | The | ἡ | The | η | | | — | — | — | — | — | βασιλεία | The | |||||
ηP60 · P66 · P90 | kingdom | βασιλεία | kingdom | βασιλεια | | | regnum | Regnum | kingdom | ܝܫܘܥ | kingdom | ἡ | kingdom | |||||
εμηP60 · P66 · P90 | <the> | ἡ | <the> | η | | | — | — | — | — | — | ἐμὴ | <the> | |||||
ουκP60 · P66 · P90 | of Mine | ἐμὴ | of Mine | εμη | | | meum | meum | of Mine | ܡܠܟܘܬܝ | of Mine | οὐκ | of Mine | |||||
εστινP60 · P66 · P90 | not | οὐκ | not | ουκ | | | non | non | not | ܕܝܠܝ | not | ἔστιν | not | |||||
εκP60 · P66 · P90 | is | ἔστιν | is | εστιν | | | est | est | is | ܠܐ | is | ἐκ | is | |||||
τουP60 · P66 · P90 | of | ἐκ | of | εκ | | | de | de | of | ܗܘܬ | of | τοῦ | of | |||||
κοσμουP60 · P66 · P90 | <the> | τοῦ | <the> | του | | | — | — | — | — | — | κόσμου | <the> | |||||
τουτουP60 · P66 · P90 | world | κόσμου | world | κοσμου | | | hoc | hoc | world | — | — | τούτου | world | |||||
ειP60 · P66 · P90 | this; | τούτου· | this; | τουτου | | | mundo | mundo | this; | ܡܢ | this; | εἰ | this; | |||||
εκP60 · P66 · P90 | if | εἰ | if | ει | | | si | Si | if | ܗܢܐ | if | ἐκ | if | |||||
τουτουP60 · P66 · P90 | of | ἐκ | of | εκ | | | ex | ex | of | ܥܠܡܐ | of | τοῦ | of | |||||
τουP60 · P66 · P90 | <the> | τοῦ | <the> | του | | | — | — | — | — | — | κόσμου | <the> | |||||
κοσμουP60 · P66 · P90 | world | κόσμου | world | κοσμου | | | hoc | hoc | world | ܐܠܘ | world | τούτου | world | |||||
ηνP60 · P66 · P90 | this | τούτου | this | τουτου | | | mundo | mundo | this | ܡܢ | this | ἦν | this | |||||
ηP60 · P66 · P90 | were | ἦν | were | ῆν | | | esset | esset | were | ܥܠܡܐ | were | ἡ | were | |||||
βασιλειαP60 · P66 · P90 | <the> | ἡ | <the> | η | | | — | — | — | — | — | βασιλεία | <the> | |||||
ηP60 · P66 · P90 | kingdom | βασιλεία | kingdom | — | | | regnum | regnum | kingdom | ܗܘܬ | kingdom | ἡ | kingdom | |||||
εμηP60 · P66 · P90 | <the> | ἡ | <the> | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ἐμή | <the> | |||||
οιP60 · P66 · P90 | of Mine, | ἐμή, | of Mine, | εμη | | | meum | meum | of Mine, | ܗܢܐ | of Mine, | οἱ | of Mine, | |||||
υπηρεταιP60 · P66 · P90 | <the> | οἱ | <the> | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὑπηρέται | <the> | |||||
οιP60 · P66 · P90 | attendants | ὑπηρέται | attendants | — | | | ministri | ministri | attendants | ܡܠܟܘܬܝ | attendants | ἂν | attendants | |||||
εμοιP60 · P66 · P90 | <the> | οἱ | <the> | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | οἱ | <the> | |||||
ηγωνιζοντοP60 · P66 · P90 | of Mine | ἐμοὶ | of Mine | — | | | mei | mei | of Mine | ܡܬܟܬܫܝܢ | of Mine | ἐμοὶ | of Mine | |||||
ιναP60 · P66 · P90 | they were fighting | ἠγωνίζοντο | they were fighting | — | | | utique | utique | they were fighting | ܗܘܘ | they were fighting | ἠγωνίζοντο | they were fighting | |||||
μηP60 · P66 · P90 | then would | ἂν | then would | — | | | decertarent | decertarent | then would | ܡܫܡܫܢܝ | then would | ἵνα | then would | |||||
παραδοθωP60 · P66 · P90 | that | ἵνα | that | — | | | ut | ut | that | ܕܠܐ | that | μὴ | that | |||||
τοισP60 · P66 · P90 | not | μὴ | not | — | | | non | non | not | ܐܫܬܠܡ | not | παραδοθῶ | not | |||||
ιουδαιοισP60 · P66 · P90 | I may be betrayed | παραδοθῶ | I may be betrayed | — | | | traderer | traderer | I may be betrayed | — | — | τοῖς | I may be betrayed | |||||
νυνP60 · P66 · P90 | to the | τοῖς | to the | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | Ἰουδαίοις | to the | |||||
δεP60 · P66 · P90 | Jews; | Ἰουδαίοις· | Jews; | — | | | iudaeis | Judæis | Jews; | ܠܝܗܘܕܝܐ | Jews; | νῦν | Jews; | |||||
ηP60 · P66 · P90 | Now | νῦν | Now | — | | | nunc | nunc | Now | ܗܫܐ | Now | δὲ | Now | |||||
βασιλιαP60 · P66 · P90 | however | δὲ | however | — | | | autem | autem | however | ܕܝܢ | but | ἡ | however | |||||
ηP60 · P66 · P90 | <the> | ἡ | <the> | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | βασιλεία | <the> | |||||
εμηP60 · P66 · P90 | kingdom | βασιλεία | kingdom | βασιλεια | | | regnum | regnum | kingdom | ܡܠܟܘܬܝ | kingdom | ἡ | kingdom | |||||
ουκP60 · P66 · P90 | <the> | ἡ | <the> | η | | | — | — | — | — | — | ἐμὴ | <the> | |||||
εστινP60 · P66 · P90 | of Mine | ἐμὴ | of Mine | — | | | meum | meum | of Mine | ܕܝܠܝ | of Mine | οὐκ | of Mine | |||||
εντευθενP60 · P66 · P90 | not | οὐκ | not | ουκ | | | non | non | not | ܠܐ | not | ἔστιν | not | |||||
ἔστινP60 · P66 · P90 | is | ἔστιν | is | εστιν | | | est | est | is | ܗܘܬ | is | ἐντεῦθεν | is | |||||
ἐντεῦθεν.¶P60 · P66 · P90 | from here. | ἐντεῦθεν.¶ | from here. | εντευθεν | | | hinc | hinc | from here. | ܡܟܐ | from here. | ἐντεῦθεν.¶ | from here. | |||||
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