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 | ||||||||||||
εκτενεισP109 · P59 | Amen | ἀμὴν | Amen | αμην | | | amen | Amen | Amen | ܐܡܝܢ | truly | Ἀμὴν | Amen | |||||
τασP109 · P59 | Amen | ἀμὴν | Amen | αμην | | | amen | amen | Amen | ܐܡܝܢ | truly | ἀμὴν | Amen | |||||
χειρασP109 · P59 | I say | λέγω | I say | λεγω | | | dico | dico | I say | ܐܡܪ | I say | λέγω | I say | |||||
σουP109 · P59 | to you; | σοι· | to you; | σοι | | | tibi | tibi | to you; | ܐܢܐ | to you; | σοι | to you; | |||||
καιP109 · P59 | When | ὅτε | When | οτε | | | cum | cum | When | ܠܟ | When | ὅτε | When | |||||
αλλοιP109 · P59 | you were | ἦς | you were | ης | | | quando | esses | you were | ܕܟܕ | you were | ἦς | you were | |||||
σεP109 · P59 | younger, | νεώτερος, | younger, | νεωτερος | | | eras | junior | younger, | ܛܠܐ | younger, | νεώτερος | younger, | |||||
ζωσουσινP109 · P59 | you were dressing | ἐζώννυες | you were dressing | εζωννυες | | | cingebas | cingebas | you were dressing | ܗܘܝܬ | you were dressing | ἐζώννυες | you were dressing | |||||
καιP109 · P59 | yourself | σεαυτὸν | yourself | σεαυτον | | | teipsum | te | yourself | ܐܢܬ | yourself | σεαυτόν | yourself | |||||
οισουσινP109 · P59 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܠܢܦܫܟ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
σεP109 · P59 | were walking | περιεπάτεις | were walking | περιεπατεις | | | ambulabas | ambulabas | were walking | ܐܤܪ | were walking | περιεπάτεις | were walking | |||||
οπουP109 · P59 | where | ὅπου | where | οπου | | | ubi | ubi | where | ܗܘܝܬ | where | ὅπου | where | |||||
ουP109 · P59 | you were desiring. | ἤθελες. | you were desiring. | ηθελες | | | uolebas | volebas | you were desiring. | ܚܨܝܟ | you were desiring. | ἤθελες | you were desiring. | |||||
θελεισP109 · P59 | when | ὅταν | when | οταν | | | iubenes | cum | when | ܘܡܗܠܟ | when | ὅταν | when | |||||
δὲP109 · P59 | however | δὲ | however | δε | | | autem | autem | however | ܕܝܢ | but | δὲ | however | |||||
γηράσῃς,P109 · P59 | you may be old, | γηράσῃς, | you may be old, | γηρασης | | | senueris | senueris | you may be old, | ܠܐܝܟܐ | you may be old, | γηράσῃς | you may be old, | |||||
ἐκτενεῖςP109 · P59 | you will stretch forth | ἐκτενεῖς | you will stretch forth | εκτενεις | | | extendes | extendes | you will stretch forth | ܕܨܒܐ | you will stretch forth | ἐκτενεῖς | you will stretch forth | |||||
τὰςP109 · P59 | the | τὰς | the | τας | | | manus | — | — | — | — | τὰς | the | |||||
χεῖράςP109 · P59 | hands | χεῖράς | hands | χιρας | | | tuas | tuas | hands | ܡܐ | hands | χεῖράς | hands | |||||
σου,P109 · P59 | of you, | σου, | of you, | σου | | | et | et | of you, | ܕܝܢ | of you, | σου | of you, | |||||
καὶP109 · P59 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | alii | alius | and | ܕܤܐܒܬ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
ἄλλοςP109 · P59 | another | ἄλλος | another | — | | | te | te | another | ܬܦܫܘܛ | another | ἄλλος | another | |||||
σεP109 · P59 | you | σε | you | σε | | | cingent | cinget | you | ܐܝܕܝܟ | you | σε | you | |||||
ζώσειP109 · P59 | will dress | ζώσει | will dress | — | | | et | et | will dress | ܘܐܚܪܝܢ | will dress | ζώσει | will dress | |||||
καὶP109 · P59 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | ducent | ducet | and | ܢܐܤܘܪ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
οἴσειP109 · P59 | will bring you | οἴσει | will bring you | — | | | — | quo | will bring you | ܠܟ | will bring you | οἴσει | will bring you | |||||
ὅπουP109 · P59 | where | ὅπου | where | οπου | | | tu | tu | where | ܚܨܝܟ | where | ὅπου | where | |||||
οὐP109 · P59 | not | οὐ | not | — | | | non | non | not | ܘܢܘܒܠܟ | not | οὐ | not | |||||
θέλεις.P109 · P59 | you do desire. | θέλεις. | you do desire. | θελεις | | | uis | vis | you do desire. | ܠܐܝܟܐ | you do desire. | θέλεις | you do desire. | |||||
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