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 | ||||||||||||
οP66 · P75 | The one | Ὁ | The one | ο | | | meum | — | — | — | — | Ὁ | The one | |||||
εχωνP66 · P75 | having | ἔχων | having | εχων | | | qui | Qui | having | ܡܢ | having | ἔχων | having | |||||
τηνP66 · P75 | the | τὴν | the | την | | | inpletum | — | — | — | — | τὴν | the | |||||
νυμφηνP66 · P75 | bride | νύμφην | bride | νυμφην | | | habet | habet | bride | ܕܐܝܬ | bride | νύμφην | bride | |||||
νυμφιοσP66 · P75 | the bridegroom | νυμφίος | the bridegroom | — | | | sponsam | sponsam | the bridegroom | ܠܗ | the bridegroom | νυμφίος | the bridegroom | |||||
εστινP66 · P75 | is. | ἐστίν. | is. | — | | | sponsus | sponsus | is. | ܟܠܬܐ | is. | ἐστίν | is. | |||||
οP66 · P75 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | est | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
δεP66 · P75 | now | δὲ | now | δε | | | est | est | now | ܕܝܢ | but | δὲ | now | |||||
φιλοσP66 · P75 | friend | φίλος | friend | φιλος | | | amicus | amicus | friend | ܗܘ | friend | φίλος | friend | |||||
τουP66 · P75 | of the | τοῦ | of the | του | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | of the | |||||
νυμφιουP66 · P75 | bridegroom, | νυμφίου, | bridegroom, | νυμφιου | | | autem | autem | bridegroom, | ܪܚܡܗ | bridegroom, | νυμφίου | bridegroom, | |||||
οP66 · P75 | the one | ὁ | the one | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the one | |||||
εστηκωσP66 · P75 | having stood | ἑστηκὼς | having stood | — | | | sponsi | sponsi | having stood | ܕܝܢ | having stood | ἑστηκὼς | having stood | |||||
καιP66 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | qui | qui | and | ܕܚܬܢܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
ακουωνP66 · P75 | listening | ἀκούων | listening | ακουων | | | stat | stat | listening | ܗܘ | listening | ἀκούων | listening | |||||
αυτουP66 · P75 | for him, | αὐτοῦ, | for him, | αυτου | | | et | et | for him, | ܕܩܐܡ | for him, | αὐτοῦ | for him, | |||||
χαραP66 · P75 | with joy | χαρᾷ | with joy | χαρα | | | audit | audit | with joy | ܘܨܐܬ | with joy | χαρᾷ | with joy | |||||
χαιρειP66 · P75 | rejoices | χαίρει | rejoices | χαιρει | | | eum | eum | rejoices | ܠܗ | rejoices | χαίρει | rejoices | |||||
διαP66 · P75 | because of | διὰ | because of | δια | | | gaudio | gaudio | because of | ܚܕܘܬܐ | because of | διὰ | because of | |||||
τηνP66 · P75 | the | τὴν | the | την | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὴν | the | |||||
φωνηνP66 · P75 | voice | φωνὴν | voice | φωνην | | | gaudet | gaudet | voice | ܪܒܬܐ | voice | φωνὴν | voice | |||||
τουP66 · P75 | of the | τοῦ | of the | του | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | of the | |||||
νυμφιουP66 · P75 | bridegroom. | νυμφίου. | bridegroom. | νυμφιου | | | propter | propter | bridegroom. | ܚܕܐ | bridegroom. | νυμφίου | bridegroom. | |||||
αυτηP66 · P75 | This | αὕτη | This | αυτη | | | uocem | vocem | This | ܡܛܠ | This | αὕτη | This | |||||
ουνP66 · P75 | therefore | οὖν | therefore | ουν | | | sponsi | sponsi | therefore | ܩܠܗ | therefore | οὖν | therefore | |||||
ηP66 · P75 | the | ἡ | the | η | | | — | — | — | — | — | ἡ | the | |||||
χαραP66 · P75 | joy | χαρὰ | joy | χαρα | | | hoc | Hoc | joy | ܕܚܬܢܐ | joy | χαρὰ | joy | |||||
ηP66 · P75 | <the> | ἡ | <the> | η | | | — | — | — | — | — | ἡ | <the> | |||||
εμηP66 · P75 | of mine | ἐμὴ | of mine | εμη | | | ergo | ergo | of mine | ܗܕܐ | of mine | ἐμὴ | of mine | |||||
πεπληρωταιP66 · P75 | has been fulfilled. | πεπλήρωται. | has been fulfilled. | πεπληρωται | | | gaudium | gaudium | has been fulfilled. | ܗܟܝܠ | has been fulfilled. | πεπλήρωται | has been fulfilled. | |||||
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