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 | ||||||||||||
καιP66 · P75 · P95 | And | καὶ | And | και | | | et | et | And | ܘܐܒܐ | And | Καὶ | And | |||||
οP66 · P75 · P95 | the One | ὁ | the One | ο | | | qui | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the One | |||||
πεμψασP66 · P75 · P95 | having sent | πέμψας | having sent | πεμψας | | | misit | misit | having sent | ܕܫܠܚܢܝ | having sent | πέμψας | having sent | |||||
μεP66 · P75 · P95 | Me | με | Me | με | | | me | me | Me | — | — | με | Me | |||||
πηρP66 · P75 · P95 | the Father | πατὴρ | the Father | πατηρ | | | pater | Pater | the Father | ܗܘ | the Father | πατήρ | the Father | |||||
αυτοσP66 · P75 · P95 | Himself | ἐκεῖνος | Himself | εκεινος | | | ipse | ipse | Himself | ܤܗܕ | Himself | αὐτὸς | Himself | |||||
μεμαρτυρηκενP66 · P75 · P95 | has borne witness | μεμαρτύρηκεν | has borne witness | — | | | testimonium | testimonium | has borne witness | — | — | μεμαρτύρηκεν | has borne witness | |||||
περιP66 · P75 · P95 | concerning | περὶ | concerning | περι | | | perhibet | perhibuit | concerning | ܥܠܝ | concerning | περὶ | concerning | |||||
εμουP66 · P75 · P95 | Me; | ἐμοῦ· | Me; | εμου | | | de | de | Me; | ܠܐ | Me; | ἐμοῦ | Me; | |||||
ουτεP66 · P75 · P95 | Neither | οὔτε | Neither | ουτε | | | me | me | Neither | — | — | Οὔτε | Neither | |||||
φωνηνP66 · P75 · P95 | voice | φωνὴν | voice | φωνην | | | neque | neque | voice | ܩܠܗ | voice | φωνὴν | voice | |||||
αυτουP66 · P75 · P95 | of Him | αὐτοῦ | of Him | αυτου | | | uocem | vocem | of Him | ܡܡܬܘܡ | of Him | αὐτοῦ | of Him | |||||
πωποτεP66 · P75 · P95 | at any time | πώποτε | at any time | πωποτε | | | eius | ejus | at any time | — | — | ἀκηκόατε | at any time | |||||
ακηκοατεP66 · P75 · P95 | have You heard | ἀκηκόατε, | have You heard | ακηκοατε | | | umquam | umquam | have You heard | ܫܡܥܬܘܢ | have You heard | πώποτε | have You heard | |||||
ουτεP66 · P75 · P95 | nor | οὔτε | nor | ουτε | | | audistis | audistis | nor | ܘܠܐ | nor | οὔτε | nor | |||||
ειδοσP66 · P75 · P95 | form | εἶδος | form | ειδος | | | neque | neque | form | — | — | εἶδος | form | |||||
αυτουP66 · P75 · P95 | of Him | αὐτοῦ | of Him | αυτου | | | speciem | speciem | of Him | ܚܙܘܗ | of Him | αὐτοῦ | of Him | |||||
εωρακαταιP66 · P75 · P95 | have you seen, | ἑωράκατε, | have you seen, | εωρακατε | | | eius | ejus | have you seen, | ܚܙܝܬܘܢ | have you seen, | ἑωράκατε | have you seen, | |||||
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