The Gospels across their earliest witnesses, and the tradition they carried forward
| Greek Papyri | Coptic | Alexandrian | Latin | Western | Syriac | Byzantine | ||||||||||||||
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c. 125–250 AD · Greek TAGNT | alignment under review c. 250–300 AD · Coptic Lexical aid: Crum/KELLIA | c. 175–325 AD · Greek Certified English | Clementine 1592/1598 · Latin Douay-Rheims 1899 | c. 150–400 AD · Greek/Latin Latin | c. 170–400 AD · Syriac Murdock 1851 | c. 300–500 AD · Greek Certified English | ||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | — | ܐܦ | that | — | — | ||||||
damagedταυτα P66 | these | ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉϩ | write | ταυτα | these | Hæc | these | ταυτα | | | haec | ܗܠܝܢ | these | Ταῦτα | these | ||||||
δε P66 | however | ⲇⲉ | and | δε | however | autem | But | δε | | | autem | ܕܝܢ | But | δὲ | however | ||||||
damagedγεγραπται P66 | have been written | ⲛⲁⲓ | this | γεγραπται | have been written | scripta | written | γεγραπται | | | scripta | — | — | γέγραπται | have been written | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | sunt | are | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
ινα P66 | that | ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ | that | ινα | that | ut | that | ϊνα | | | ut | ܕܟܬܝܒܢ | are written, | ἵνα | that | ||||||
damagedπιστευηται P66 | you may believe | ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ | to believe | πιστευητε | you may believe | credatis | you may believe | πιστευσητε | | | credatis | ܕܬܗܝܡܢܘܢ | ye may believe | πιστεύσητε | you may believe | ||||||
οτι P66 | that | ϫⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ | Jesus* | οτι | that | quia | that | οτι | | | quia | — | — | ὅτι | that | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ | son | omitted | — | — | — | — | | | — | — | — | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus | ||||||
ισ P66 | Jesus | ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ | god | ις | Jesus | Jesus | Jesus | — | | | ihs | ܕܝܫܘܥ | Jesus | ἐστιν | is | ||||||
damagedεστιν P66 | — | ⲡⲉ | sg. masc. copula | εστιν | is | est | is | — | | | est | ܗܘ | that | ὁ | the | ||||||
ο P66 | — | ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ | messiah | ο | the | — | — | — | | | — | — | — | χριστὸς | Christ | ||||||
χσ P66 | Christ | ⲁⲩⲱ | and | χς | Christ | Christus | the Christ | — | | | xps | ܡܫܝܚܐ | the Messiah, | ὁ | the | ||||||
ο P66 | the | — | — | ο | the | — | — | — | | | sunt | — | — | υἱὸς | Son | ||||||
υσ P66 | — | ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ | that | υιος | Son | Filius | the Son | ϋιος | | | filius | ܒܪܗ | the Son | τοῦ | <the> | ||||||
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του P66 | <the> | — | — | του | <the> | — | — | του | | | — | — | — | θεοῦ | of God | ||||||
θυ P66 | — | ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ | to believe | θυ | of God | Dei | of God | θυ | | | dei | ܕܐܠܗܐ | God; and | καὶ | and | ||||||
damagedκαι P66 | and | — | — | και | and | et | and | και | | | et | ܘܡܐ | that when | ἵνα | that | ||||||
damagedινα P66 | that | ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϫⲓ | receive | ινα | that | ut | that | ϊνα | | | ut | ܕܗܝܡܢܬܘܢ | ye believe, | πιστεύοντες | believing | ||||||
damagedπιστευοντεσ P66 | — | ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ | reveal | πιστευοντες | believing | credentes | believing | πιστευοντες | | | credentes | — | — | ζωὴν | life | ||||||
ζωην P66 | life | ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ | eternity | ζωην | life | vitam | life | ζωην | | | uitam | ܚܝܐ | have life eternal | ἔχητε | you may have | ||||||
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εχητε P66 | you may have | ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ | name | εχητε | you may have | habeatis | you may have | εχητε | | | habeatis | ܠܟܘܢ | ye may | ἐν | in | ||||||
εν P66 | in | — | — | εν | in | in | in | εν | | | in | — | — | τῷ | the | ||||||
τω P66 | the | — | — | τω | the | — | — | τω | | | sempiternam | — | — | ὀνόματι | name | ||||||
ονοματι P66 | — | — | — | ονοματι | name | nomine | name | ονοματι | | | nomine | ܒܫܡܗ | by his name. | αὐτοῦ | of Him. | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | — | ܢܗܘܘܢ | is | — | — | ||||||
αυτου P66 | — | — | — | αυτου | of Him. | ejus | his | αυτου | | | eius | ܕܠܥܠܡ | of | — | — | ||||||
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