The Gospels across their earliest witnesses, and the tradition they carried forward
| Greek Papyri | Coptic | Alexandrian | Latin | Western | Syriac | Byzantine | ||||||||||||||
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Earliest Papyri c. 125–250 AD · Greek TAGNT | Sahidic c. 250–300 AD · Coptic Horner | Vaticanus c. 175–325 AD · Greek TAGNT | Vulgate c. 150–383 AD · Latin Whitaker | Bezae c. 150–400 AD · Greek/Latin Latin | Peshitta c. 170–400 AD · Syriac PayneSmith | Byzantine c. 300–500 AD · Greek TAGNT | ||||||||||||||
ταυταP66 | these | ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉϩ | write | ταῦτα | these | Hæc | these | ταυτα | | | haec | ܐܦ | these | Ταῦτα | these | ||||||
δεP66 | however | ⲇⲉ | however | δὲ | however | autem | however | δε | | | autem | ܕܝܢ | but | δὲ | however | ||||||
γεγραπταιP66 | have been written | ⲛⲁⲓ | this | γέγραπται | have been written | scripta sunt | have been written | γεγραπται | | | scripta | ܕܝܢ | have been written | γέγραπται | have been written | ||||||
ιναP66 | that | ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ | that | ἵνα | that | ut | that | ϊνα | | | ut | ܕܟܬܝܒܢ | that | ἵνα | that | ||||||
πιστευηταιP66 | you may believe | ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ | to believe | πιστεύσητε | you may believe | credatis | you may believe | πιστευσητε | | | credatis | — | — | πιστεύσητε | you may believe | ||||||
οτιP66 | that | ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ | son | ὅτι | that | quia | that | οτι | | | quia | ܕܬܗܝܡܢܘܢ | that | ὅτι | that | ||||||
ισP66 | <the> | ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ | <the> | ὁ | <the> | — | — | — | | | — | — | — | Ἰησοῦς | <the> | ||||||
εστινP66 | Jesus | ϫⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ | Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus | Jesus | Jesus | — | | | ihs | ܕܝܫܘܥ | Jesus | ἐστιν | Jesus | ||||||
οP66 | is | ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ | god | ἐστιν | is | est | is | — | | | est | ܗܘ | is | ὁ | is | ||||||
χσP66 | the | — | — | ὁ | the | — | — | — | | | — | — | — | χριστὸς | the | ||||||
οP66 | Christ | ⲡⲉ | sg. masc. copula | χριστὸς | Christ | Christus | Christ | — | | | xps | ܡܫܝܚܐ | Christ | ὁ | Christ | ||||||
υσP66 | the | — | — | ὁ | the | — | — | — | | | sunt | — | — | υἱὸς | the | ||||||
τουP66 | Son | ⲁⲩⲱ | and | υἱὸς | Son | Filius | Son | ϋιος | | | filius | ܒܪܗ | Son | τοῦ | Son | ||||||
θυP66 | <the> | — | — | τοῦ | <the> | — | — | του | | | — | — | — | θεοῦ | <the> | ||||||
καιP66 | of God | ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ | that | θεοῦ | of God | Dei | of God | θυ | | | dei | ܕܐܠܗܐ | of God | καὶ | of God | ||||||
ιναP66 | and | — | — | καὶ | and | et | and | και | | | et | ܘܡܐ | and | ἵνα | and | ||||||
πιστευοντεσP66 | that | ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ | to believe | ἵνα | that | ut | that | ϊνα | | | ut | ܕܗܝܡܢܬܘܢ | that | πιστεύοντες | that | ||||||
ζωηνP66 | believing | ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϫⲓ | receive | πιστεύοντες | believing | credentes | believing | πιστευοντες | | | credentes | — | — | ζωὴν | believing | ||||||
εχητεP66 | life | ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ | reveal | ζωὴν | life | vitam | life | ζωην | | | uitam | ܢܗܘܘܢ | life | ἔχητε | life | ||||||
ενP66 | you may have | ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ | eternity | ἔχητε | you may have | habeatis | you may have | εχητε | | | habeatis | ܠܟܘܢ | you may have | ἐν | you may have | ||||||
τωP66 | in | ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ | name | ἐν | in | in | in | εν | | | in | ܒܫܡܗ | in | τῷ | in | ||||||
ονοματιP66 | the | — | — | τῷ | the | — | — | τω | | | sempiternam | — | — | ὀνόματι | the | ||||||
αυτουP66 | name | ὀνόματι | name | nomine | name | ονοματι | | | nomine | ܚܝܐ | name | αὐτοῦ | name | ||||||||
| lost | — | — | — | αὐτοῦ.¶ | of Him. | ejus | his | αυτου | | | eius | ܕܠܥܠܡ | of Him. | αὐτοῦ.¶ | of Him. | ||||||
| See 65 Earliest Papyri | Next Fragment: John 21:1 | |||||||||||||||||||