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 | ||||||||||||
απεκριθηP63 · P66 · P75 | Answered | Ἀπεκρίθη | Answered | απεκριθη | | | respondit | Respondit | Answered | ܥܢܐ | Answered | Ἀπεκρίθη | Answered | |||||
ισP63 · P66 · P75 | Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus | — | | | ihs | Jesus | Jesus | ܝܫܘܥ | Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus | |||||
καιP63 · P66 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | — | | | et | et | and | ܘܐܡܪ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
ειπενP63 · P66 · P75 | said | εἶπεν | said | — | | | dixit | dixit | said | ܠܗ | said | εἶπεν | said | |||||
αυτηP63 · P66 · P75 | to her; | αὐτῇ· | to her; | — | | | ei | ei | to her; | ܐܠܘ | to her; | αὐτῇ | to her; | |||||
ειP63 · P66 · P75 | If | εἰ | If | — | | | si | Si | If | ܝܕܥܐ | If | Εἰ | If | |||||
ηδεισP63 · P66 · P75 | you had known | ᾔδεις | you had known | — | | | scires | scires | you had known | — | — | ᾔδεις | you had known | |||||
τηνP63 · P66 · P75 | the | τὴν | the | — | | | uiuam | — | — | — | — | τὴν | the | |||||
δωρεανP63 · P66 · P75 | gift | δωρεὰν | gift | — | | | donum | donum | gift | ܗܘܝܬܝ | gift | δωρεὰν | gift | |||||
τουP63 · P66 · P75 | <the> | τοῦ | <the> | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | <the> | |||||
θυP63 · P66 · P75 | of God | θεοῦ | of God | — | | | dei | Dei | of God | ܡܘܗܒܬܐ | of God | θεοῦ | of God | |||||
καιP63 · P66 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | — | | | et | et | and | ܕܐܠܗܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
τισP63 · P66 · P75 | who | τίς | who | — | | | quis | quis | who | ܘܡܢܘ | who | τίς | who | |||||
εστινP63 · P66 · P75 | it is | ἐστιν | it is | — | | | est | est | it is | ܗܢܐ | it is | ἐστιν | it is | |||||
οP63 · P66 · P75 | who | ὁ | who | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | who | |||||
λεγωνP63 · P66 · P75 | is saying | λέγων | is saying | — | | | qui | qui | is saying | ܕܐܡܪ | is saying | λέγων | is saying | |||||
σοιP63 · P66 · P75 | to you; | σοι· | to you; | — | | | dicet | dicit | to you; | ܠܟܝ | to you; | σοι | to you; | |||||
δοσP63 · P66 · P75 | do give | δός | do give | — | | | tibi | tibi | do give | ܗܒ | do give | Δός | do give | |||||
μοιP63 · P66 · P75 | Me | μοι | Me | — | | | da | Da | Me | ܠܝ | Me | μοι | Me | |||||
πεινP63 · P66 · P75 | to drink, | πεῖν, | to drink, | — | | | mihi | mihi | to drink, | ܐܫܬܐ | to drink, | πιεῖν | to drink, | |||||
συP63 · P66 · P75 | you yourself | σὺ | you yourself | — | | | bibere | bibere | you yourself | ܐܢܬܝ | you yourself | σὺ | you yourself | |||||
ανP63 · P66 · P75 | then would | ἂν | then would | — | | | tu | tu | then would | ܫܐܠܐ | then would | ἂν | then would | |||||
ητησασP63 · P66 · P75 | you have asked | ᾔτησας | you have asked | — | | | — | forsitan | you have asked | — | — | ᾔτησας | you have asked | |||||
αυτονP63 · P66 · P75 | Him | αὐτὸν | Him | — | | | peteres | petisses | Him | ܗܘܝܬܝ | Him | αὐτόν | Him | |||||
καιP63 · P66 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | ab | ab | and | ܠܗ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
εδωκενP63 · P66 · P75 | He gave | ἔδωκεν | He gave | — | | | eo | eo | He gave | ܘܝܗܒ | He gave | ἔδωκεν | He gave | |||||
ανP63 · P66 · P75 | maybe | ἄν | maybe | — | | | et | et | maybe | ܗܘܐ | maybe | ἄν | maybe | |||||
σοιP63 · P66 · P75 | to you | σοι | to you | σοι | | | dedisset | dedisset | to you | ܠܟܝ | to you | σοι | to you | |||||
υδωρP63 · P66 · P75 | water | ὕδωρ | water | ϋδωρ | | | tibi | tibi | water | ܡܝܐ | water | ὕδωρ | water | |||||
ζωνP63 · P66 · P75 | living. | ζῶν. | living. | ζων | | | aquam | aquam | living. | ܚܝܐ | living. | ζῶν | living. | |||||
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