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 | ||||||||||||
αλλP66 | But | ἀλλ᾽ | But | — | | | sed | sed | But | ܐܠܐ | But | ἀλλ’ | But | |||||
εισP66 | one | εἷς | one | εις | | | unus | unus | one | ܚܕ | one | εἷς | one | |||||
τωνP66 | of the | τῶν | of the | των | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῶν | of the | |||||
στρατιωτωνP66 | soldiers | στρατιωτῶν | soldiers | στρατιωτων | | | militum | militum | soldiers | ܡܢ | soldiers | στρατιωτῶν | soldiers | |||||
λογχηP66 | with a spear | λόγχῃ | with a spear | λογχη | | | lancea | lancea | with a spear | — | — | λόγχῃ | with a spear | |||||
αυτουP66 | of His | αὐτοῦ | of His | αυτου | | | latus | latus | of His | ܐܤܛܪܛܝܘܛܐ | of His | αὐτοῦ | of His | |||||
τηνP66 | <the> | τὴν | <the> | την | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὴν | <the> | |||||
πλευρανP66 | side | πλευρὰν | side | πλευραν | | | eius | ejus | side | ܡܚܝܗܝ | side | πλευρὰν | side | |||||
ενυξενP66 | pierced, | ἔνυξεν, | pierced, | ενυξεν | | | aperuit | aperuit | pierced, | ܒܕܦܢܗ | pierced, | ἔνυξεν | pierced, | |||||
καιP66 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܒܠܘܟܝܬܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
εξηλθενP66 | came out | ἐξῆλθεν | came out | εξηλθεν | | | continuo | continuo | came out | ܘܡܚܕܐ | came out | εὐθέως | came out | |||||
ευθυσP66 | immediately | εὐθὺς | immediately | — | | | exiuit | exivit | immediately | — | — | ἐξῆλθεν | immediately | |||||
αιμαP66 | blood | αἷμα | blood | αιμα | | | sanguis | sanguis | blood | ܢܦܩ | blood | αἷμα | blood | |||||
καιP66 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܕܡܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
υδωρP66 | water. | ὕδωρ. | water. | ϋδωρ | | | aqua | aqua | water. | ܘܡܝܐ | water. | ὕδωρ | water. | |||||
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