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 | ||||||||||||||
οτεP59 | When | ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲙ | eat | Ὅτε | When | Cum | When | οτε | | | cum | ܟܕ | When | Ὅτε | When | ||||||
ουνP59 | therefore | — | — | οὖν | therefore | ergo | therefore | ουν | | | ergo | ܕܝܢ | therefore | οὖν | therefore | ||||||
ηριστησαν,P59 | they had dined, | ⲇⲉ | and | ἠρίστησαν, | they had dined, | prandissent | they had dined, | ηριστησαν | | | prandissent | ܐܫܬܪܝܘ | they had dined, | ἠρίστησαν | they had dined, | ||||||
λεγειP59 | says | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ | say | λέγει | says | dicit | says | λεγει | | | dicit | ܐܡܪ | says | λέγει | says | ||||||
τωP59 | <the> | — | — | τῷ | <the> | — | — | — | | | iohannis | — | — | τῷ | <the> | ||||||
σιμωνιP59 | to Simon | ϫⲉⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ | to Simon | Σίμωνι | to Simon | Simoni | to Simon | — | | | simoni | ܠܫܡܥܘܢ | to Simon | Σίμωνι | to Simon | ||||||
πετρωP59 | to Peter | ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ | son | Πέτρῳ | to Peter | Petro | to Peter | — | | | petro | ܟܐܦܐ | to Peter | Πέτρῳ | to Peter | ||||||
οP59 | <the> | ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ | <the> | ὁ | <the> | — | — | ο | | | quam | — | — | ὁ | <the> | ||||||
ιησους·P59 | Jesus; | ⲛϭⲓⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ | Jesus; | Ἰησοῦς· | Jesus; | Jesus | Jesus; | — | | | ihs | ܒܪ | Jesus; | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus; | ||||||
σιμωνP59 | Simon | ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ | Simon | Σίμων | Simon | Simon | Simon | σιμωνι | | | simon | ܝܘܢܐ | Simon | Σίμων | Simon | ||||||
ιωαννου,P59 | son of John, | ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ | — | Ἰωάννου, | son of John, | Joannis | son of John, | — | | | istos | ܪܚܡ | son of John, | Ἰωνᾶ | son of John, | ||||||
αγαπαςP59 | love you | ⲕⲙⲉ | love | ἀγαπᾷς | love you | diligis | love you | αγαπας | | | diligis | ܐܢܬ | love you | ἀγαπᾷς | love you | ||||||
μεP59 | Me | ⲙⲙⲟⲓ | our | με | Me | me | Me | με | | | me | ܠܝ | Me | με | Me | ||||||
πλεονP59 | more | ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ | — | πλέον | more | plus | more | πλεον | | | plus | ܝܬܝܪ | more | πλεῖον | more | ||||||
τουτων;P59 | than these? | ⲛⲁⲓ | my | τούτων; | than these? | his | than these? | τουτων | | | illi | ܡܢ | than these? | τούτων | than these? | ||||||
λεγειP59 | He says | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ | say | λέγει | He says | Dicit | He says | λεγει | | | dicit | ܗܠܝܢ | He says | Λέγει | He says | ||||||
αυτω·P59 | to Him; | ⲛⲁϥ | my | αὐτῷ· | to Him; | ei | to Him; | αυτω | | | dme | ܐܡܪ | to Him; | αὐτῷ | to Him; | ||||||
ναιP59 | Yes | ϫⲉⲥⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ | lord | ναὶ | Yes | Etiam | Yes | ναι | | | etiam | ܠܗ | Yes | Ναὶ | Yes | ||||||
κυριε,P59 | Lord, | ⲛⲧⲟⲕ | thou | κύριε, | Lord, | Domine | Lord, | — | | | — | ܐܝܢ | Lord, | κύριε | Lord, | ||||||
συP59 | You yourself | ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ | know | σὺ | You yourself | tu | You yourself | συ | | | tu | ܡܪܝ | You yourself | σὺ | You yourself | ||||||
οιδαςP59 | know | ϫⲉϯⲙⲉ | love | οἶδας | know | scis | know | οιδας | | | scis | ܐܢܬ | know | οἶδας | know | ||||||
οτιP59 | that | ⲙⲙⲟⲕ | our | ὅτι | that | quia | that | οτι | | | quoniam | ܝܕܥ | that | ὅτι | that | ||||||
φιλωP59 | I dearly love | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ | say | φιλῶ | I dearly love | amo | I dearly love | φιλω | | | amo | ܐܢܬ | I dearly love | φιλῶ | I dearly love | ||||||
σε.P59 | You. | ⲛⲁϥ | my | σε. | You. | te | You. | σε | | | te | ܕܪܚܡ | You. | σε | You. | ||||||
λεγειP59 | He says | ϫⲉⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ | pasture | λέγει | He says | Dicit | He says | λεγει | | | dicit | ܐܢܐ | He says | Λέγει | He says | ||||||
αυτω·P59 | to him; | ⲛⲛⲁϩⲓⲓⲃ | — | αὐτῷ· | to him; | ei | to him; | αυτω | | | illi | ܠܟ | to him; | αὐτῷ | to him; | ||||||
βοσκεP59 | do feed | βόσκε | do feed | Pasce | do feed | βοσκε | | | pasce | ܐܡܪ | do feed | Βόσκε | do feed | ||||||||
ταP59 | the | — | — | τὰ | the | — | — | τα | | | ihs | — | — | τὰ | the | ||||||
αρνιαP59 | lambs | ἀρνία | lambs | agnos | lambs | — | | | oues | ܪܥܝ | lambs | ἀρνία | lambs | ||||||||
μου.P59 | of Mine. | μου. | of Mine. | meos | of Mine. | μου | | | meas | ܠܝ | of Mine. | μου | of Mine. | ||||||||
| See 65 Earliest Papyri | Next Fragment: John 21:17 | |||||||||||||||||||