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 | ||||||||||||
οτεP60 · P66 · P90 | When | ὅτε | When | οτε | | | cum | Cum | When | ܟܕ | When | Ὅτε | When | |||||
ουνP60 · P66 · P90 | therefore | οὖν | therefore | ουν | | | ergo | ergo | therefore | ܕܝܢ | therefore | οὖν | therefore | |||||
ειδονP60 · P66 · P90 | saw | εἶδον | saw | ϊδον | | | uidissent | vidissent | saw | ܚܙܐܘܗܝ | saw | εἶδον | saw | |||||
αυτονP60 · P66 · P90 | Him | αὐτὸν | Him | αυτον | | | eum | eum | Him | — | — | αὐτὸν | Him | |||||
οιP60 · P66 · P90 | the | οἱ | the | οι | | | — | — | — | — | — | οἱ | the | |||||
αρχιερεισP60 · P66 · P90 | chief priests | ἀρχιερεῖς | chief priests | αρχϊερεις | | | pontifices | pontifices | chief priests | ܪܒܝ | chief priests | ἀρχιερεῖς | chief priests | |||||
καιP60 · P66 · P90 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܟܗܢܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
οιP60 · P66 · P90 | the | οἱ | the | οι | | | — | — | — | — | — | οἱ | the | |||||
υπηρεταιP60 · P66 · P90 | officers, | ὑπηρέται, | officers, | ϋπηρεται | | | ministri | ministri | officers, | ܘܕܚܫܐ | officers, | ὑπηρέται | officers, | |||||
εκραυγασανP60 · P66 · P90 | they cried out | ἐκραύγασαν | they cried out | εκραυγασαν | | | clamabant | clamabant | they cried out | ܩܥܘ | they cried out | ἐκραύγασαν | they cried out | |||||
λεγοντεσP60 · P66 · P90 | saying; | λέγοντες· | saying; | λεγοντες | | | dicentes | dicentes | saying; | ܘܐܡܪܝܢ | saying; | λέγοντες | saying; | |||||
σονP60 · P66 · P90 | do crucify | σταύρωσον | do crucify | σταυρωσον | | | crucifige | Crucifige | do crucify | ܨܠܘܒܝܗܝ | do crucify | Σταύρωσον | do crucify | |||||
σονP60 · P66 · P90 | do crucify | σταύρωσον | do crucify | σταυρωσον | | | crucifige | crucifige | do crucify | — | — | σταύρωσον | do crucify | |||||
λεγειP60 · P66 · P90 | him. | αὐτόν.¶ | him. | αυτον | | | eum | eum | him. | ܨܠܘܒܝܗܝ | him. | αὐτόν | him. | |||||
οP60 · P66 · P90 | Says | Λέγει | Says | λεγει | | | dicit | Dicit | Says | ܐܡܪ | Says | Λέγει | Says | |||||
πειλατοσP60 · P66 · P90 | to them | αὐτοῖς | to them | αυτοις | | | eis | eis | to them | ܠܗܘܢ | to them | αὐτοῖς | to them | |||||
λαβεταιP60 · P66 · P90 | <the> | ὁ | <the> | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | <the> | |||||
υμεισP60 · P66 · P90 | Pilate; | Πιλᾶτος· | Pilate; | πειλατος | | | pilatus | Pilatus | Pilate; | ܦܝܠܛܘܤ | Pilate; | Πιλάτος | Pilate; | |||||
αυτονP60 · P66 · P90 | do take | λάβετε | do take | λαβετε | | | accipite | Accipite | do take | ܕܒܪܘ | do take | Λάβετε | do take | |||||
σατεP60 · P66 · P90 | Him | αὐτὸν | Him | — | | | eum | eum | Him | — | — | αὐτὸν | Him | |||||
εγωP60 · P66 · P90 | yourselves | ὑμεῖς | yourselves | ϋμεις | | | uos | vos | yourselves | ܐܢܬܘܢ | yourselves | ὑμεῖς | yourselves | |||||
γαρP60 · P66 · P90 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܘܙܘܩܦܘܗܝ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
ουχP60 · P66 · P90 | do crucify him; | σταυρώσατε· | do crucify him; | — | | | crucifigite | crucifigite | do crucify him; | ܐܢܐ | do crucify him; | σταυρώσατε | do crucify him; | |||||
ευρισκωP60 · P66 · P90 | I myself | ἐγὼ | I myself | εγω | | | ego | ego | I myself | ܓܝܪ | I myself | ἐγὼ | I myself | |||||
ενP60 · P66 · P90 | for | γὰρ | for | γαρ | | | enim | enim | for | ܓܝܪ | for | γὰρ | for | |||||
αυτωP60 · P66 · P90 | no | οὐχ | no | ουχ | | | non | non | no | ܡܫܟܚ | no | οὐχ | no | |||||
αιτιανP60 · P66 · P90 | find | εὑρίσκω | find | ευρισκω | | | inuenio | invenio | find | — | — | εὑρίσκω | find | |||||
ἐνP60 · P66 · P90 | in | ἐν | in | εν | | | in | in | in | ܐܢܐ | in | ἐν | in | |||||
αὐτῷP60 · P66 · P90 | Him | αὐτῷ | Him | αυτω | | | eo | eo | Him | ܒܗ | Him | αὐτῷ | Him | |||||
αἰτίαν.P60 · P66 · P90 | guilt. | αἰτίαν. | guilt. | αιτιαν | | | causam | causam | guilt. | ܥܠܬܐ | guilt. | αἰτίαν | guilt. | |||||
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