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 | ||||||||||||
εγωP66 · P75 · P95 | I myself | ἐγὼ | I myself | εγω | | | ego | Ego | I myself | ܠܝ | I myself | Ἐγὼ | I myself | |||||
δεP66 · P75 · P95 | however | δὲ | however | δε | | | autem | autem | however | ܕܝܢ | but | δὲ | however | |||||
εχωP66 · P75 · P95 | have | ἔχω | have | εχω | | | habeo | habeo | have | ܐܝܬ | have | ἔχω | have | |||||
τηνP66 · P75 · P95 | the | τὴν | the | την | | | me | — | — | — | — | τὴν | the | |||||
μαρτυριανP66 · P75 · P95 | testimony | μαρτυρίαν | testimony | μαρτυριαν | | | testimonium | testimonium | testimony | — | — | μαρτυρίαν | testimony | |||||
μειζωνP66 · P75 · P95 | greater than | μείζω | greater than | — | | | maius | majus | greater than | ܠܝ | greater than | μείζω | greater than | |||||
τουP66 · P75 · P95 | that | τοῦ | that | του | | | iohannen | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | that | |||||
ιωαννουP66 · P75 · P95 | of John; | Ἰωάννου· | of John; | — | | | — | Joanne | of John; | ܤܗܕܘܬܐ | of John; | Ἰωάννου | of John; | |||||
ταP66 · P75 · P95 | <the> | τὰ | <the> | τα | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὰ | <the> | |||||
γαρP66 · P75 · P95 | For | γὰρ | For | γαρ | | | opera | Opera | For | ܓܝܪ | for | γὰρ | For | |||||
εργαP66 · P75 · P95 | the works | ἔργα | the works | εργα | | | enim | enim | the works | ܡܢ | the works | ἔργα | the works | |||||
αP66 · P75 · P95 | that | ἃ | that | α | | | quam | quæ | that | ܕܝܘܚܢܢ | that | ἃ | that | |||||
αP66 · P75 · P95 | has given | δέδωκέν | has given | — | | | dedit | dedit | has given | ܥܒܕܐ | has given | ἔδωκέν | has given | |||||
δεδωκενP66 · P75 · P95 | Me | μοι | Me | μοι | | | mihi | mihi | Me | — | — | μοι | Me | |||||
μοιP66 · P75 · P95 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
οP66 · P75 · P95 | Father | πατὴρ | Father | πατηρ | | | pater | Pater | Father | ܓܝܪ | Father | πατὴρ | Father | |||||
πηρP66 · P75 · P95 | that | ἵνα | that | ϊνα | | | ut | ut | that | ܕܝܗܒ | that | ἵνα | that | |||||
ιναP66 · P75 · P95 | I may complete | τελειώσω | I may complete | τελιωσω | | | perficiam | perficiam | I may complete | ܠܝ | I may complete | τελειώσω | I may complete | |||||
τελιωσωP66 · P75 · P95 | them, | αὐτά, | them, | αυτα | | | ea | ea | them, | ܐܒܝ | them, | αὐτά | them, | |||||
αυταP66 · P75 · P95 | same | αὐτὰ | same | αυτα | | | ipsa | ipsa | same | ܕܐܫܠܡ | same | αὐτὰ | same | |||||
ταυταP66 · P75 · P95 | the | τὰ | the | τα | | | quae | — | — | — | — | τὰ | the | |||||
αυταP66 · P75 · P95 | works | ἔργα | works | εργα | | | opera | opera | works | — | — | ἔργα | works | |||||
ταP66 · P75 · P95 | which | ἃ | which | α | | | quae | quæ | which | ܐܢܘܢ | which | ἃ | which | |||||
εργαP66 · P75 · P95 | I myself | ἐγὼ | I myself | — | | | — | ego | I myself | ܗܢܘܢ | I myself | ἐγὼ | I myself | |||||
αP66 · P75 · P95 | I do, | ποιῶ, | I do, | ποιω | | | facio | facio | I do, | ܥܒܕܐ | I do, | ποιῶ | I do, | |||||
ποιωP66 · P75 · P95 | bear witness | μαρτυρεῖ | bear witness | μαρτυρι | | | testimonium | testimonium | bear witness | ܕܥܒܕ | bear witness | μαρτυρεῖ | bear witness | |||||
μαρτυριP66 · P75 · P95 | concerning | περὶ | concerning | περι | | | — | perhibent | concerning | ܐܢܐ | concerning | περὶ | concerning | |||||
περιP66 · P75 · P95 | Me | ἐμοῦ | Me | εμου | | | de | de | Me | ܤܗܕܝܢ | Me | ἐμοῦ | Me | |||||
εμουP66 · P75 · P95 | that | ὅτι | that | οτι | | | me | me | that | — | — | ὅτι | that | |||||
οτιP66 · P75 · P95 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | dat | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
πηρP66 · P75 · P95 | Father | πατήρ | Father | πατηρ | | | quia | quia | Father | ܥܠܝ | Father | πατήρ | Father | |||||
μεP66 · P75 · P95 | Me | με | Me | με | | | pater | Pater | Me | ܕܐܒܐ | Me | με | Me | |||||
απεσταλκενP66 · P75 · P95 | has sent. | ἀπέσταλκεν. | has sent. | — | | | misit | misit | has sent. | ܫܠܚܢܝ | has sent. | ἀπέσταλκεν | has sent. | |||||
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