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 | ||||||||||||
λεγειP5 · P66 | Says | λέγει | Says | λεγει | | | dicit | Dicit | Says | ܐܡܪ | Says | Λέγει | Says | |||||
αυτηP5 · P66 | to her | αὐτῇ | to her | αυτη | | | illi | ei | to her | ܠܗ | to her | αὐτῇ | to her | |||||
ιησP5 · P66 | <the> | ὁ | <the> | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | <the> | |||||
μηP5 · P66 | Jesus: | Ἰησοῦς· | Jesus: | — | | | ihs | Jesus | Jesus: | — | — | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus: | |||||
μουP5 · P66 | Not | μή | Not | μη | | | noli | Noli | Not | ܝܫܘܥ | Not | Μή | Not | |||||
απτουP5 · P66 | Me | μου | Me | μου | | | me | me | Me | ܠܐ | Me | μου | Me | |||||
ουπωP5 · P66 | do yourself touch; | ἅπτου· | do yourself touch; | απτου | | | tangere | tangere | do yourself touch; | ܬܬܩܪܒܝܢ | do yourself touch; | ἅπτου | do yourself touch; | |||||
γαρP5 · P66 | not yet | οὔπω | not yet | ουπω | | | necdum | nondum | not yet | — | — | οὔπω | not yet | |||||
αναβεβηκαP5 · P66 | for | γὰρ | for | γαρ | | | enim | enim | for | ܓܝܪ | for | γὰρ | for | |||||
προσP5 · P66 | have I ascended | ἀναβέβηκα | have I ascended | αναβεβηκα | | | ascendit | ascendi | have I ascended | ܠܐ | have I ascended | ἀναβέβηκα | have I ascended | |||||
τονP5 · P66 | to | πρὸς | to | προς | | | ad | ad | to | ܓܝܪ | to | πρὸς | to | |||||
τὸνP5 · P66 | the | τὸν | the | τον | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὸν | the | |||||
πατέραP5 · P66 | Father | πατέρα | Father | πρα | | | patrem | Patrem | Father | — | — | πατέρα | Father | |||||
μου.P5 · P66 | of mine. | μου. | of mine. | μου | | | meum | meum | of mine. | ܥܕܟܝܠ | of mine. | μου | of mine. | |||||
πορεύουP5 · P66 | do go | πορεύου | do go | πορευου | | | uade | vade | do go | ܤܠܩܬ | do go | πορεύου | do go | |||||
δὲP5 · P66 | however | δὲ | however | — | | | ergo | autem | however | ܕܝܢ | but | δὲ | however | |||||
πρὸςP5 · P66 | to | πρὸς | to | προς | | | ad | ad | to | — | — | πρὸς | to | |||||
τοὺςP5 · P66 | the | τοὺς | the | τους | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοὺς | the | |||||
ἀδελφούςP5 · P66 | brothers | ἀδελφούς | brothers | αδελφους | | | fratres | fratres | brothers | ܐܒܝ | brothers | ἀδελφούς | brothers | |||||
μουP5 · P66 | of Mine | μου | of Mine | — | | | illis | — | — | ܙܠܝ | of Mine | μου | of Mine | |||||
καὶP5 · P66 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | — | meos | and | ܕܝܢ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
εἰπὲP5 · P66 | do say | εἰπὲ | do say | ειπε | | | et | et | do say | — | — | εἰπὲ | do say | |||||
αὐτοῖς·P5 · P66 | to them; | αὐτοῖς· | to them; | αυτοις | | | dic | dic | to them; | ܠܘܬ | to them; | αὐτοῖς | to them; | |||||
ἀναβαίνωP5 · P66 | I am ascending | ἀναβαίνω | I am ascending | αναβαινω | | | dom | eis | I am ascending | ܐܚܝ | I am ascending | Ἀναβαίνω | I am ascending | |||||
πρὸςP5 · P66 | to | πρὸς | to | προς | | | ascendo | Ascendo | to | ܘܐܡܪܝ | to | πρὸς | to | |||||
τὸνP5 · P66 | the | τὸν | the | τον | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὸν | the | |||||
πατέραP5 · P66 | Father | πατέρα | Father | πρα | | | ad | ad | Father | — | — | πατέρα | Father | |||||
μουP5 · P66 | of Mine | μου | of Mine | μου | | | patrem | Patrem | of Mine | ܠܗܘܢ | of Mine | μου | of Mine | |||||
καὶP5 · P66 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | meum | meum | and | ܤܠܩ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
πατέραP5 · P66 | Father | πατέρα | Father | πατερα | | | et | et | Father | ܐܢܐ | Father | πατέρα | Father | |||||
ὑμῶνP5 · P66 | of you | ὑμῶν | of you | ϋμων | | | patrem | Patrem | of you | — | — | ὑμῶν | of you | |||||
καὶP5 · P66 | and to | καὶ | and to | και | | | uestrum | vestrum | and to | ܠܘܬ | and to | καὶ | and to | |||||
θεόνP5 · P66 | God | θεόν | God | θν | | | et | Deum | God | ܐܒܝ | God | θεόν | God | |||||
μουP5 · P66 | of Mine | μου | of Mine | μου | | | — | meum | of Mine | ܘܐܒܘܟܘܢ | of Mine | μου | of Mine | |||||
καὶP5 · P66 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | — | — | καὶ | and | |||||
θεὸνP5 · P66 | God | θεὸν | God | θν | | | dom | Deum | God | ܘܐܠܗܝ | God | θεὸν | God | |||||
ὑμῶν.¶P5 · P66 | of you. | ὑμῶν.¶ | of you. | ϋμων | | | uestrum | vestrum | of you. | ܘܐܠܗܟܘܢ | of you. | ὑμῶν | of you. | |||||
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